My Take
Rob Halford is simply one of the greatest rock vocalists who ever lived, and I say that without a shred of hyperbole. The man fronted Judas Priest from 1973 onward and essentially co-invented what heavy metal looks and sounds like — the leather, the studs, the roaring motorbike entrance onstage, all his doing. But strip away the theater and you're still left with one of the most jaw-dropping voices in the business: a multi-octave range that can go from a menacing growl to a glass-shattering shriek in the same breath. When he publicly came out as gay in 1998, he did it on his own terms, and metal — a genre not always known for open arms — largely embraced him. The 2010 Grammy for Best Metal Performance was long overdue. Watching him still belt it out well into his seventies is honestly humbling.
Overview
Robert John Arthur Halford (born 25 August 1951) is an English heavy metal singer. He is the lead vocalist of Judas Priest, which he joined in 1973, and has received accolades such as the 2010 Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance. He is noted for his powerful and wide-ranging operatic style and trademark leather-and-studs image, both of which have become iconic in heavy metal.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Rob Halford
- Name (Japanese)
- ロブ・ハルフォード
- Reading
- ろぶ・はるふぉーど
- Born
- August 25, 1951 (age 74)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Rabbit
- Origin
- Sutton Coldfield, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / songwriter / composer / musician
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.