Nineties rock star unrecognisable after huge football anthem, being axed from band and replacing Phil Collins in Genesis

ROCK star Ray Wilson looks unrecognisable almost three decades after first shooting to fame.

The 54-year-old hit the big time with band Stiltskin in the early 90s and they enjoyed huge success with their debut album.

Their number one hit Inside was featured on Sky Sports between 1998 and 2002.

Ray went on to enjoy further success when he replaced Phil Collins as the lead singer of Genesis in 1996.

After the band went on hiatus Ray went on to launch a solo career and is still performing to this day.

But he looks completely different, replacing his fresh-faced and clean shaven look with a beard and even longer hair.

Four years after Genesis went on hiatus they returned with Phil, and Ray later said: "I've read some articles saying that I was fired and stuff, but to be fair to them, they didn't phone me up and say, "Ray, you're fired.

"We're going to carry on and we're going to get somebody else to sing." Or, "We're going to carry on and get Phil back." There was never any of that. They just said, "We've decided not to continue because the market doesn't want us."

Ray previously spoke about the teething problems of joining Genesis.

He told Louder Week: "This was never something that was going to run perfectly in five minutes.

"I mean, you’ve taken Phil Collins out of the band. It’s like taking Jagger out of the Stones, or Bono out of U2. You can’t bring someone else in and expect everyone to love it instantly. It’s gonna take time."