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- Nicknames
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- Elsie
- Height5′ 10½″ (1.79 m)
- David Coverdale was born on September 22, 1951 in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for Thunder Force (2021), The Fighter (2010) and Almost Famous (2000). He has been married to Cindy Barker since April 22, 1997. They have one child. He was previously married to Tawny Kitaen and Julia ?.
- SpousesCindy Barker(April 22, 1997 - present) (1 child)Tawny Kitaen(February 17, 1989 - April 1991) (divorced)Julia ?(1974 - ?) (divorced, 1 child)
- Often wears a 300-year-old turquoise Navajo bracelet bought in 1974
- Deep, powerful, bluesy vocals
- Sent in a photo of himself, as a boy in a scout uniform, to secure his audition with Deep Purple in 1973.
- The original 1982 version of the Whitesnake classic, "Here I Go Again", featured the line, "Like a hobo, I was born to walk alone", but the 1987 version replaced the word "hobo" with "drifter". In an interview, Coverdale claimed he changed the lyric because he was afraid people would think he was saying homo instead of hobo.
- Replaced Ian Gillan as lead singer of Deep Purple.
- Only member of Whitesnake to appear on all of their albums.
- Was only 21 years old when he replaced Ian Gillan in Deep Purple.
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