David Bowie from a decade-long recording hiatus with "The Next Day." He remained musically active until he died of liver cancer two days after the release of his final album, "Blackstar" (2016). Bowie was born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 in Brixton, London. His mother, Margaret Mary "Peggy" (née Burns; 1913–2001), was born at Shorncliffe Army Camp near Cheriton, Kent. Her paternal grandparents were Irish immigrants who had settled in Manchester. She worked as a waitress at a cinema in Royal Tunbridge Wells. His father, Haywood Stenton "John" Jones (1912–1969), was from Doncaster, and worked as a promotions officer for
Bowie Tsang his acting career, Bowie currently lived in Taiwan with her mother and her siblings. Bowie Tsang Bowie Tsang ( born February 21, 1973) is a Taiwanese female Mandopop singer, actress, TV host and author. She is also known by her nickname a*baw (). She holds a bachelor's degree in Sociology from National Taiwan University. She speaks Mandarin, Hokkien, Cantonese, Hakka, English, and a little Japanese. Bowie has a younger sister and two younger half brothers. Her parents are Hong Kong actor Eric Tsang and his first wife Taiwanese actress Wang Mei Hua (王美華). Her half brother Derek (from her father's