In Memory of David Bowie - Superstar - 10th Anniversary of His Death
David Bowie and his music are unforgettable - The song "Heroes" is currently being played endlessly on all streaming platforms
Today, on the 10th anniversary of his death, we remember the superstar David Bowie (January 8, 1947 - January 10, 2016) (Deutsch, English, Français, Italiano)
On January 8, 2026, David Bowie would have turned 79. The great, indeed legendary, British musician, producer, singer, songwriter, and actor, who constantly reinvented himself not only musically but also visually, passed away two days after his birthday, on January 10, 2016. Today marks the 10th anniversary of his death. Bowie profoundly influenced pop culture, so much so that his fan base—even in their later years—still says: "I'm a Bowie boy!" Bowie lived in Berlin in the 1970s – and in August 2016, a commemorative plaque was installed at his former residence at Hauptstraße 155 in Berlin-Schöneberg in his memory. The pop and rock superstar lived there until 1978.
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| David Bowie in his New York studio, photograph by Markus Klinko - exhibited in December 2025 at the Stephen Hoffman Gallery - Fine Art Photography, Prannerstrasse 5 - rear of Hotel Bayerischer Hof - Munich city center, photo: Helga Waess (Pressefotoarchiv) |
Collector's Photographs Show David Bowie
In Munich, the Stephen Hoffman - Fine Art Photography gallery is exhibiting collector's photographs by Terry O'Neill and Markus Klinko, depicting David Bowie in various creative periods. These limited-edition prints are available worldwide.
His personas, such as Ziggy Stardust, The Thin White Duke, and Aladdin Sane, remain unforgettable.
In his nearly 50-year music career, David Bowie released over 30 albums and sold 140 million records.
And who hasn't heard these tracks: "Space Oddity," "Heroes," "Under Pressure"—incidentally, a collaboration with Freddie Mercury and Queen—or "Let's Dance"?
His first album, "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars," released in 1972, still resonates with his longtime fans.
Bowie also impressed as an actor in films such as "The Prestige" and "The Man Who Fell to Earth."
Zu seinem 69. Geburtstag, kam 2016 sein letztes Album auf dem Markt:
Blackstar!
EHE MIT IMAN
David Bowie war über 24 Jahre mit Iman Abdumajid, dem Supermodel, verheiratet, mit der er 1992 nach New York zog. Das Paar hat eine Tochter.
His last album, Blackstar, was released in 2016, on his 69th birthday
Marriage to Iman
David Bowie was married to supermodel Iman Abdumajid for over 24 years, with whom he moved to New York in 1992. The couple has one daughter.
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| Markus Klinko's limited-edition collector's items: Bowie photographs on display at Stephen Hoffman's gallery in Munich's city center - Photo:Helga Waess (Pressefotoarchiv) |
Rare, limited-edition collector's photographs by Markus Klinko depict David Bowie at various stages of his iconic career
Around the year 2000, Bowie met the renowned photographer Markus Klinko in New York. Klinko not only photographed Bowie for GQ magazine, which had named him "Man of the Year," but also continued to collaborate with him, capturing his persona in highly sought-after collector's photographs.
In Munich, collectors and Bowie fans can find these signed, limited-edition hyper-glamour photographs at the Stephen Hoffman Gallery, located behind the Hotel Bayerischer Hof.
London photographer Terry O'Neill captured David Bowie in unique photographs
The photographs "Diamond Dogs" and "Ziggy Stardust" by Terry O'Neill are available as unique, limited-edition, and signed collector's prints at the Stephen Hoffman Gallery in Munich's city center (Prannerstrasse 5).
Today would have been the 10th anniversary of David Bowie's death.
The exceptional artist and music megastar David Bowie lives on in his music:
The song "Heroes" is currently being played endlessly on all streaming platforms—making it an earworm for today's generations as well—because it was musically revived during the credits in the very last episode of the mega-popular Netflix series "Stranger Things."
Text and photos: Helga Waess
