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Date of Birth
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15-May-1953
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Place of Birth
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Reading
(Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, with Dependencies and Territories, United Kingdom)
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Nationality
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England
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Also know as
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M. Oldfield, Oldfield, Michael Gordon Oldfield, Michael Oldfield, Oldfield, Mike
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Profession
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Musician, Record producer, Songwriter, Game designer, Guitarist, Bassist, Film Score Composer, Composer, Multi-instrumentalist
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Michael Gordon "Mike" Oldfield is an English musician and composer whose work blends progressive rock with world, folk, classical, electronic, ambient, New Age. It is often elaborate and complex in nature. He is best known for his 1973 album Tubular Bells – which launched Virgin Records and became a hit after its opening was used as the theme for the film The Exorcist – and for his 1983 hit single "Moonlight Shadow". He is also known for his hit rendition of the Christmas piece "In Dulci Jubilo".
Oldfield has released more than 20 albums with the most recent being a rock themed album titled Man on the Rocks, released in 2014.
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