Ziggy Stardust

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Ziggy Stardust is David Bowie's iconic and androgynous alien rock-star persona central to his early-1970s glam rock era.

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Ziggy Stardust canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf alter ego
fictional character
stage persona
announcedRetirementBy David Bowie NERFINISHED
announcedRetirementDate 1973-07-03
announcedRetirementPlace Hammersmith Odeon, London NERFINISHED
associatedBand Spiders from Mars NERFINISHED
associatedWith Moonage Daydream (song) NERFINISHED
Rock 'n' Roll Suicide (song) NERFINISHED
Starman (song) NERFINISHED
Suffragette City (song) NERFINISHED
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (album) NERFINISHED
Ziggy Stardust (song) NERFINISHED
centralTo David Bowie's early-1970s image
David Bowie's glam rock era
characteristic alien rock star
androgynous
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
creator David Bowie NERFINISHED
culturalImpact icon of glam rock
influential androgynous image in popular music
inspired later rock personas and artists
firstAppearanceDate 1972
firstAppearanceInWork The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars NERFINISHED
genre glam rock
rock music
hasFashionStyle glittery jumpsuits
platform boots
theatrical makeup
hasHairColor bright red (dyed)
inspiredBy Iggy Pop NERFINISHED
Japanese kabuki theatre
Lou Reed NERFINISHED
Vince Taylor NERFINISHED
science fiction
inUniverseBackstory faces impending apocalypse
rock star sent to Earth to deliver a message of hope
languageOfWork English
mediaType music concept character
narrativeRole extraterrestrial visitor
rock messiah
notableQuoteContext "Not only the last show of the tour, but the last show that we'll ever do" (retirement announcement context)
performedDuringTour Ziggy Stardust Tour NERFINISHED
performer David Bowie NERFINISHED
tourEndYear 1973
tourStartYear 1972

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David Bowie alterEgo Ziggy Stardust