After a long battle with colon cancer, the Bee Gees singer died May 20, 2012. He was 62.
Robin Gibb and his twin brother Maurice were born Dec. 22, 1949—Robin was born 35 minutes before his brother.
Gibb rose to fame after starting the disco group the Bee Gees with his twin brother Maurice and older brother Barry.
The British-born, Australian-raised singer co-wrote the Bee Gees' biggest hits, including "Night Fever," "How Deep Is Your Love" and "Stayin' Alive," with older brother Barry.
The group achieved both commercial and critical success and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997.
Artist Dwina Gibb married the singer nearly 30 years ago and the two have one child together, Robin-John Gibb. The singer also has two older children, Melissa and Spencer, with his first wife, Molly Hullis.
Robin's twin brother Maurice passed away in 2003—the loss was especially hard on Robin, according to the band's manager.
In 2004, just one year after Maurice's death, Robin Gibb and his brother Barry received honorary doctorates from the University of Manchester. A posthumous honor was also awarded to Maurice.
Flashback alert! The Bee Gees—along with Peter Frampton and George Burns—take part in a scene during the filming of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely HearTS Club Band in California, April 1978. Doesn't this just make you want to sing "Stayin' Alive"?!
Robin Gibb—who never stopped rocking his Saturday Night swag—speaks onstage during the World Music Awards 2010 at the Sporting Club in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
Memories of the disco era continue to spill into the music scene of today as Barry and Robin Gibb take the stage with American Idol contestants Siobhan Magnus and Aaron Kelly. They all performed together at the American Idol grand finale at the Nokia Theatre in 2010.
The Bee Gees remain popular well after the disco era—the group was even honored with a reoccuring Saturday Night Live skit starring Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake, "The Barry Gibb Talk Show."
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