David Bowie: A life in pictures

David Bowie in 2004 Credit: Reuters

Rock legend David Bowie has died just days after his 69th birthday and the release of his latest album 'Blackstar'.

Here's a look at the singer's life in pictures.

1973: David Bowie receives a presentation of six discs from RCA Records to mark the occasion of having six albums in the charts Credit: PA
David Bowie with his then-wife Angie and their son Zowie - now Duncan Jones - in the 1970s Credit: PA
1975: David Bowie as Ziggy Stardust. Credit: PA/Pop /Topham Picturepoint
1994: David Bowie married his second wife Iman in 1992. The couple arrive for the launching of a new art magazine at the Fine Art Society's Mayfair gallery in London. Credit: Greg Bos/Reuters
1993: David Bowie greeted by Princes Diana, Patron of the National AIDS Trust, backstage at Wembley Arena in London December 1 1993, before the Concert of Hope to mark World AIDS Day. Credit: Reuters
1997: David Bowie celebrates his 50th birthday with a concert at New York's Madison Square Garden Credit: Jeff Christensen/Reuters
1997: Bowie with his wife Iman with a crowd of Bowie's fans prior to ceremonies honouring the rockstar with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood. Credit: Fred Prouser/Reuters
2000: Bowie headlines Glastonbury - playing for the first time at the festival since 1971, when the event was only in its second year. Credit: Reuters
2010: David Bowie arrives with his wife Iman to attend the Council of Fashion Designers of America fashion awards in New York. Credit: Lucas Jackson/Reuters