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David Bowie: a look back at an incredible life in pictures

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English model Twiggy poses with David Bowie in Paris for the cover of his Pin Ups album, 1973.

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David pictured with his first wife Angie Bowie and their son, who was then known as Zowie and now goes by Duncan, in 1974.

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Brixton-born David pictured at Hilversum TV studios in 1975 wearing his famous eyepatch. According to reports, this wasn't a fashion statement but down to a condition such as conjunctivitis.

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David Bowie stars in The Man Who Fell to Earth in 1976. The British science fiction film directed by Nicolas Roeg maintains a strong cult following for its use of surreal imagery and its performances by David Bowie in his first starring film role.

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In 1986 adventure fantasy film Labyrinth starring David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly hits the screen.

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David Bowie and model Iman announce their engagement in 1991. Here, the happy couple are pictured in London.

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HELLO! exclusively covered the couple's romantic nuptials, which took place in Florence, in 1992.

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The music legend receives his star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Los Angeles in 1997.

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The musician and model introduced their daughter to the world in a HELLO! exclusive in 2000. Speaking about the first time they met, David said: "My attraction to her was immediate and all-encompassing. I couldn't sleep for the excitement of our first date. That she would be my wife, in my head, was a done deal. I'd never gone after anything in my life with such passion in all my life. I just knew she was the one."

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Rock legend David Bowie performs on stage at the Forum in Copenhagen in October 2003.

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David stars in The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars, a documentary and concert movie featuring David and his backing group The Spiders from Mars performing at the Hammersmith Odeon on 3 July 1973.

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The Ziggy Stardust icon and his model wife Iman at the 2010 CFDA Fashion Awards in 2010.

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On stage David transformed into his flamboyant alter ego Ziggy Stardust, a science-fiction based, theatrical, enigmatic, androgynous character. Pictured here in concert at the Hammersmith Odeon.

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