list_text=          With his distinctive percussive style and soulful songwriting, Phil Collins penned songs that added a unique emotional dimension to Disney's animated hit "Tarzan," including "You'll Be In My Heart," which won him an Oscar.
          And rather than the animated characters singing his music, Phil lent his own throaty, passionate voice to the film's songs, including "Two Worlds," "Son of Man," and "Strangers Like Me," creating a unique experience for Disney moviegoers.
		  As Phil told "People" magazine in 1999, "We've broken some molds.  The fact that I'm singing and the characters don't burst into song makes it (the film) very different."
		  Composer Mark Mancina, who worked with Phil on "Tarzan," observed, "There's something very sincere about Phil's voice ...  His voice has a tendency to wrap itself around you and bring you into his world.  As soon as he starts singing it's just magic and provides a very welcoming feeling."
		  Phil translated that feeling into other languages, as well, when he recorded the Tarzan soundtrack in German, Italian, French, and two dialects of Spanish (Latin American and Castilian), an unprecedented feat by a musical artist for a motion picture.
		  Born in London, on January 30, 1951, the youngest of three children, Phil grew up a child actor.  At 13, he played the Artful Dodger in the London production of "Oliver!," the musical version of Charles Dickens classic tale "Oliver Twist".  By his late teens, Phil entered the music scene, selected from 400 hopefuls as replacement drummer for the British rock band Genesis in 1970.
		  By 1978, the band's album "And Then There Were Three" had gone gold, and the follow-up, "Duke," was even more successful.
		  Around that time, Phil began producing solo music.  His first single, "In the Air Tonight," quickly rose to No. 2 in the United Kingdom and the Top 20 chart in the United States.  He went on to release a string of 13 straight U.S. Top 10 hits between 1984 and 1990, including "Sussudio," "Don't Lose My Number," and "Another Day in Paradise."
		  Phil was first nominated for an Oscar in 1985, for his song "Take a Look at Me Now," which he wrote and performed for the motion picture "Against All Odds," starring Jeff Bridges.
		  In 1991, he released the album "Face Value," which became a bigger hit than any of the Genesis albums he performed on.  By 1996, after 25 years, Phil left the band to focus on his solo career.  His other albums include "Hello," "I Must Be Going," "No Jacket Required," "Dance Into the Light," and more.
		  Along the way, Phil Collins has also continued acting, appearing in HBO's "And The Band Played On," a film about AIDS and "Buster," which he both starred in and provided music for.&