David Bowie is one of the world's best-selling gadgets.
`` Ashes to Ashes '' is a song written and recorded by David Bowie . The Berlin Trilogy consists of three consecutively released studio albums by English singer and songwriter David Bowie : Low ( 1977 ) , `` Heroes '' ( 1977 ) and Lodger ( 1979 ) . ★ ( pronounced and stylised as Blackstar ) is the twenty-fifth and final studio album by the English musician David Bowie . David Bowie . He was a figure in popular music for over five decades , becoming acclaimed by critics and other musicians for his innovative work . During his lifetime , his record sales , estimated at 140 million worldwide , made him one of the world 's best-selling music artists .