Gavin Rossdale

Gavin McGregor Rossdale (born 30 October 1965) is an English musician and actor, and the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the rock band Bush. He helped form Bush in 1992; upon its separation in 2002, he became the lead singer and guitarist for Institute, and later began a solo career. When performing solo, Rossdale plays songs from his musical libraries. He was ranked at 100 in the Top 100 Heavy Metal Vocalists by Hit Parader. In 2013 Rossdale received the British Academy's Ivor Novello Award for International Achievement. In 2017, Rossdale became a coach on ITV's The Voice UK. 2Early life Rossdale was born in Marylebone, London, the son of Barbara Stephan (née Bowie) and Douglas Rossdale, a doctor. His mother was born in Scotland and his father was of Russian Jewish descent, with the family's surname originally being Rosenthal. His parents divorced when he was 11, and he was raised by his father and aunt. His mother remarried and moved to Tampa, Florida. Rossdale has a younger sister, Soraya, and an older sister, Lorrain