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Sir Paul McCartney CH, MBE
Paul McCartney in 2010
Born	James Paul McCartney (1942-06-18) 18 June 1942 (age 75) Liverpool, England
Occupation	Singer-songwriter music and film producer businessman
Years active	1957–present
Spouse(s)	Linda Eastman (m. 1969; d. 1998) Heather Mills (m. 2002; div. 2008) Nancy Shevell (m. 2011)
Children	5, including Heather (adopted), Mary, Stella, and James McCartney
Parent(s)	Jim and Mary McCartney
Relatives	Mike McGear (brother)
Website	paulmccartney.com
Musical career
Genres	Rock pop classical electronic
Instruments	Vocals bass guitar guitar piano
Labels	Apple Capitol Columbia Decca Hear Music Parlophone Polydor Swan Vee-Jay
Associated acts	The Quarrymen The Beatles Wings The Fireman Michael Jackson
Paul McCartney's voice from the BBC programme Front Row, 26 December 2012.

Sir James Paul McCartney, CH, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer. He gained worldwide fame as the bass guitarist and singer for the rock band the Beatles, widely considered the most popular and influential group in the history of pop music. His songwriting partnership with John Lennon was the most successful of the post-war era. After the group disbanded in 1970, he pursued a solo career and formed the band Wings with his first wife, Linda, and Denny Laine.

McCartney has been recognised as one of the most successful composers and performers of all time. More than 2,200 artists have covered his Beatles song "Yesterday", making it one of the most covered songs in popular music history. Wings' 1977 release "Mull of Kintyre" is one of the all-time best-selling singles in the UK. A two-time inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as a member of the Beatles in 1988, and as a solo artist in 1999), and a 18-time Grammy Award winner, McCartney has written, or co-written, 32 songs that have reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, and as of 2009^[update] he has 25.5 million RIAA-certified units in the United States. McCartney, Lennon, Harrison and Starr all received appointment as Members of the Order of the British Empire in 1965 and, in 1997, McCartney was knighted for services to music. McCartney is also one of the wealthiest musicians in the world, with an estimated net worth of US$1.2 billion.