A year to the day of David Bowie‘s death, family, friends, fans and collaborators have taken online to remember the icon on the anniversary of his passing.
The musical icon died after a battle with cancer on 10 January 2016, just two days after he celebrated his 69th birthday and released what would become his final album, ‘Blackstar’.
- Read more: RIP David Bowie – the NME obituary
While Gary Oldman led a tribute gig to his friend with a slew of past collaborators and special guests backed by his old live band in Bowie’s native Brixton this weekend, his son Duncan Jones and wife Iman took to Twitter to honour him:
Happy birthday (grand)dad. We love you. Goodnight. pic.twitter.com/O4St8GJu6G
— Duncan Jones (@ManMadeMoon) January 8, 2017
Jan 8th #ForeverLove #BowieForever pic.twitter.com/dDq5Sus5pS
— Iman Abdulmajid (@The_Real_IMAN) January 8, 2017
To mark the one year anniversary of his death, Bowie’s own Facebook account have shared a beautiful animation to show his many style evolutions throughout his entire career from album to album:
“We can be Heroes, for ever and ever”Helen Green Art has created this beautiful animation referencing 28 images associated with each Bowie studio album.#BowieForever
Posted by David Bowie on Monday, January 9, 2017
His longtime friend and collaborator Brian Eno has also shared a long slew of memories of Bowie:
Gone But Never Forgotten: RIP David Bowie (January 8, 1947 – January 10, 2016) pic.twitter.com/CLjcz5Es27
— Brian Eno (@dark_shark) January 9, 2017
David Bowie: Live in Lisbon, Portugal, September 14, 1990 #mp3 https://t.co/NPMmUHRFGe pic.twitter.com/S1GiZhrc87
— Brian Eno (@dark_shark) January 10, 2017
David Bowie: Confession Of An Elitist in MELODY MAKER February 18, 1978 #interview #BrianEno #Low #Heroes https://t.co/hTc2OmybKD pic.twitter.com/Kkhin7043i
— Brian Eno (@dark_shark) January 10, 2017
Blondie & Robert Fripp: "Heroes" – Live at CBGB, New York, 1978 #DavidBowie #BrianEno https://t.co/52EqLhFCec
— Brian Eno (@dark_shark) January 10, 2017
David Bowie: The Gender Bender in THE FACE November 1980 #BrianEno #Low #Heroes #ScaryMonsters #Fashion https://t.co/cT8fOQNCHX pic.twitter.com/YMoQDosXBV
— Brian Eno (@dark_shark) January 10, 2017
David Bowie: Toy – the unreleased album recorded in 2001 #RIP #FLAC https://t.co/dlBVghmYNr pic.twitter.com/FTxP7cx2QO
— Brian Eno (@dark_shark) January 10, 2017
As #RIPDavidBowie has started trending, fans of the star have remembered him on Twitter:
Can't believe it's a year already since we lost a true legend that was #DavidBowie!! Gone but never forgotten!! #RIPDavidBowie pic.twitter.com/yaf5J4Mck3
— LynneG (@lynger2000) January 10, 2017
It was exactly a year ago today that 2016 began to go to shit (10 days in!). We'll never see another like you, Starman. #RIPDavidBowie
— Sean Rhys-James (@seanrhys_james) January 10, 2017
There aren't many days that pass when this guy doesn't still touch my life in some way or other #RIPDavidBowie
— Mark Phillips (@C8PPO) January 10, 2017
Lost my hero a year ago today. He will continue to inspire me in every way for the rest of my life ❤️ #RIPDavidBowie pic.twitter.com/dhtmY31Tdj
— Alex B-C (@__AlexBC__) January 10, 2017
#RIPDavidBowie pic.twitter.com/sMB5jvsQlv
— Roastbeef Johnny (@roastbeefjohnny) January 10, 2017
1 year on, whoa! #RIPDavidBowie pic.twitter.com/gfWehps0Mz
— Scott Dillon (@sdillon90) January 10, 2017
https://twitter.com/JurgenMarechal/status/818778499418832896
Planet Earth is blue, & there's nothing I can do. #ripDavidBowie #oneyear #Starman ?⚡️
— Leslie ? (@leslieRN88) January 10, 2017
I want eagles ? in my daydreams ? diamonds ? in my eyes ??
I'm a ★
I'm a ★#RIPDavidBowie pic.twitter.com/FcacUquFOJ— Nik D (@nikidoog) January 10, 2017
After the likes of Simon Le Bon, La Roux, Tom Chaplin, Tony Hadley, Mr Hudson and more joined three generations of Bowie collaborators on stage at Brixton Academy, the ‘Celebrating David Bowie’ show will now continue to tour in New York (Terminal 5 – 10 January), Los Angeles (Wiltern – 25 January) and Tokyo (Tokyo Dome City Hall – 2 February).
Meanwhile, the weekend also saw a new David Bowie EP and video for ‘No Plan’ released featuring his final recordings.