Ray Wilson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ray Wilson
Occupation	Rock Singer
Date Of Birth	Sep 8, 1968(1968-09-08)
Age	56
Birthplace	Scotland
Country	United Kingdom
Horoscope	Virgo

Ray Wilson Biography

Ray Wilson is one of the most popular and richest Rock Singer who was born on September 8, 1968 in Scotland, United Kingdom. Post-grunge singer who is known for fronting Stiltskin and for working with the rock group Genesis from 1996 to 1998.

He performed the song “Big City Lights” with Matthias Jabs and Scorpions.

Wilson started off in a band called Guaranteed Pure in the 1990s, which featured himself along with Paul Holmes (keyboards), Steve Wilson (guitars), John Haimes (bass) and Chris Cavanagh (drums). They released an album called Swing Your Bag, the title track of which was included on a compilation album on the label of Fish entitled The Funny Farm Project : Outpatients ’93. He then joined Stiltskin; they released one album and had a No. 1 hit in the UK with the single “Inside”.

Wilson joined Genesis as the band’s lead singer after Phil Collins officially announced his departure in March 1996. Genesis founder members Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford were handed a CD of the Stiltskin album The Mind’s Eye from Virgin Records executives. They were impressed with Wilson’s vocal abilities and had their manager, Tony Smith, contact him for an audition. Wilson was announced as the new lead singer of Genesis in June 1997. Their only album with Wilson, …Calling All Stations…, was released that September and became a top 10 worldwide hit, except for the U.S. where it reached No. 54 on the Billboard 200 album chart. The album was re-issued in 2007. Genesis toured Europe in winter 1997 spring 1998, but the American leg was cancelled due to low ticket sales. The band went on an extended hiatus after the critical failure of the album.

He has a brother, a guitarist named Steve, and is the cousin of Art Brut musician Ian Wilson.

Ray Wilson Net Worth

Ray Wilson is one of the richest Rock Singer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ray Wilson 's net worth $3 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He formed his first band, Guaranteed Pure, in 1990.

He released his third solo album, Propaganda Man, in 2008.

Raymond Wilson (born 8 September 1968) is a Scottish singer and guitarist, best known as vocalist in the post-grunge band Stiltskin, and in Genesis from 1996 to 1998.

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Who is Ray Wilson Dating?

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In 2007, after a concert in Poland, Wilson met the dancer Małgorzata Mielech also known as Gosia. After a few months of dating, he left Edinburgh and moved to Poznań in September 2008. To celebrate their lasting love, in 2016 Ray wrote a song for Gosia entitled “Not Long ‘Til Springtime”: she appeared as main actor in the official video of the song. As of 2018, the couple were engaged. Despite Wilson being reluctant in showing and talking about his personal life, he and Gosia gave an important interview with an exclusive photoshoot showing the duo together for the famous Polish magazine “Pani” in August 2018.

Facts & Trivia

Ray Ranked on the list of most popular Rock Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Ray Wilson celebrates birthday on September 8 of every year.

In 2014, the first Ray Wilson biography, Gypsy, by journalist Mario Giammetti, was published in Italy (Edizioni Segno). It would be the first ever and only existing book about Wilson’s life and musical career.