Phil Collins全名Philip David Charles Collins，于1951年1月30日生于伦敦西部一个叫CHISWICK的小镇。少年时就读于一家戏剧学校，12岁开始学习打鼓，19岁时加入摇滚乐队Gensis（创世纪）做鼓手。当时乐队已成立了2、3年，深受好评。1974年是这支乐队的颠峰时期，他们的摇滚歌剧“百老汇的祭祀羔羊”反映十分强烈。但在次年5月，乐队主唱Peter Gabriel离开乐队，乐队面临解散的危机。这时Collins才走到了台前，担任起了主唱。
1981年，何林斯正式开始个人的发展。首张专辑名为《Pace Value(脸面的价值)》，其中单曲《In The Air Tonight(今晚夜空中)》获排行榜亚军，专辑列排行榜首,第一张专辑也成为白金唱片。
1984年，菲尔·柯林斯为电影《困难重重(Against All odds)>创作主题曲，该曲在美国连获三周排行榜冠军，并获当年奥斯卡电影最佳插曲奖的提名。 1985年专辑《No Jacket Required(不需夹克)》推出后在美国连获七周冠军，单曲《One Nore Night(再绐我一个夜晚)》也蝉连两周第一名。 1989年推出的单曲《天堂里的又一天(Another Day ln Psradise)》在英美迅速夺冠，专辑《郑重其事(Be Seriously)》在英国连续十星期高居榜首。1991年，已过不惑之年的菲尔·河林斯同时荣获美国音乐奖最佳摇滚艺术家和格兰美最佳单曲、最佳个人专辑奖。
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音乐与爱情一样，都拥有一种令人温暖的力量，PHIL COLLINS的声线将两者完美融合，带来这首经典的《True Colors》[em07]
You with the sad eyes
Don't be discouraged
Oh I realize
It's hard to take courage
In a world full of people
You can lose sight of it
And the darkness, inside you
Makes you feel so small
But I see your true colors
Shining through
I see your true colors
And that's why I love you
So don't be afraid to let them show
Just show your true colors
True colors are beautiful,
Like a rainbow
Show me a smile then,
Don't be unhappy, can't remember
When I last saw you laughing
If this world makes you crazy
And you've taken all you can bear
Just call me up
Because you know I'll be there
And I'll see your true colors
Shining through
I see your true colors
And that's why I love you
So don't be afraid to let them show
Just show your true colors
True colors are beautiful,
Like a rainbow
[intru part]
Such sad eyes
Take courage now
Realize
When this world makes you crazy
And you've taken all you can bear
Just call me up
Because you know I'll be there
And I'll see your true colors
Shining through
I see your true colors
And that's why I love you
So don't be afraid to let them show
Just show your true colors
True colors, true colors
Are shining through
I see your true colors
And that's why I love you
So don't be afraid; just let them show
Your true colors, true colors
True colors are beautiful,
Beautiful, like a rainbow
