No, Phil Collins is NOT dead!

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Anyone who just opens Twitter gets a big shock: Phil Collins is trending – and that immediately causes many users of the social network to panic. Because: A random increase in hashtags for people often means that a star has died. So we can reassure you: the rumors about the death of the 71-year-old are wrong.

The reason for the sudden Twitter trend is a well-known phenomenon. A small viral trend suddenly developed into a big Internet hype, because users made false assumptions and in turn posted about it. The name “Phil Collins” has now spread thousands of times. Mainly, however, people in the network only express their relief that the musician is still alive.

And why did Phil Collins end up in the Twitter trends now?

Now that that’s settled, there’s only one question left: why did people originally tweet about Phil Collins? Probably because on March 25, 1985 “Easy Lover” had climbed to the top of the UK charts. So today is the 37th anniversary of the musical success. From March 24th to 26th, Genesis will also be guests in London’s O2 Arena, which should also have caused a little hype.

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