Mike Oldfield Musical artist

Michael Gordon "Mike" Oldfield (born 15 May 1953) is an English musician and composer. His work blends progressive rock with world, folk, classical, electronic, ambient, and new-age. 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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Alias (AKA)	Oldfield Michael Gordon
Birth date	May 15, 1953
Birth place	England , Reading Berkshire

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Musical artist

Career started	1967
associated musical artist	Robert Wyatt David Bedford Alex Harvey (musician) Maggie Reilly Kevin Ayers Pekka Pohjola Anita Hegerland
Background	Solo singer
genre	Folk music Pop music Classical music Ambient music Progressive rock World music Experimental music Minimal music New-age music
instrument	Guitars (Mike Oldfield album)
record label	Mercury Records Virgin Records Reprise Records