David Coverdale

David Coverdale is an English singer and songwriter, best known as the founder and lead singer of the hard rock band Whitesnake. He was also the lead singer of Deep Purple, from 1973 to 1976, after which he released two solo studio albums, White Snake and Northwinds, before forming Whitesnake in 1978. During Whitesnake's first hiatus from 1990 to 1993, he collaborated with Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page on the album Coverdale–Page, which was subsequently certified platinum.