All About Phil Collins’ 5 Kids

Drumroll, please…introducing Phil Collins’ very talented family.

Phil Collins is the father of five children, including three sons and two daughters. He welcomed them with women from three different marriages between 1975 and 2005.

The legendary drummer shares children Joely and Simon Collins with his first wife, Andrea Bertorelli, whom he was married to from 1975 to 1979. Phil wrote “In the Air Tonight” after failing to win her back post divorce.

Phil shares actress Lily Collins with his second wife, actress Jill Tavelman, to whom he was married until 1994. The Emily in Paris star, who was five years old at the time of her parents’ tumultuous divorce, has since been vocal about the impact it had on her life.

The former Genesis member welcomed sons Nicholas and Matthew with his third wife, Orianne Cevey, to whom he was initially married from 2000 to 2006. Ten years after their split, the two reconciled, entering a relationship again after she divorced investment banker Charles Mejjati; they called it quits once more in 2020.

Phil is supportive of all his kids, and they are also vocal in their fondness for their dad. “Thank you for inspiring me and supporting the woman I am today. I love you to the moon and back again…” Lily wrote in an Instagram tribute to her dad.

Keep scrolling for everything to know about the rock icon’s five children.

Joely Collins, 50

Joely was born on Aug. 8, 1972 and is the daughter of Collins and his first wife, Andrea Bertorelli. She was welcomed into their family via adoption, and was raised in Canada where she began her career as an actress and a producer.

The eldest of the Collins siblings, Joely is known for her work on the Canadian TV shows Madison and Cold Squad. She also founded her own production company, StoryLab Productions, in 2009 and produced the feature film Becoming Redwood in 2012.

When her father decided to retire from music professionally for the first time in 2011, Joely was in part the reason why he chose to return to the music scene; Collins recalled her telling him “it’s very dangerous” to step away from the sticks, without a plan to return, after playing professionally since he was 19.

“To stop doing what you’ve done all your life,” the rock elder recalled her saying, “You’re taking away something that makes you tick.”

He concluded, “That stayed with me. Then you get out there [to perform], and people like what you do, and you think, ‘I can do more of this.’ ”

Now, Joely is married to Dutch-born Stefan Buitelaar, with whom she shares one child, daughter Zoë Amelie. “I love being a mum! I think it is the most rewarding job you can have,” she told Canadian outlet Urban Moms.

Simon Collins, 46

Simon was born in London on Sept. 14, 1976 to Phil and Andrea, and is a musician in his own right.

His love for percussion began when Phil gave him a drum kid on his eighth birthday; he grew up alongside his dad’s band and accompanied them when they toured.

“Genesis had a deep impact on my life,” Simon said in an interview with Hot Press. “Growing…