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Origin
Colchester, Essex
Genre
Alternative Rock
Style
Rock/Pop
Mood
Good Natured
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1 MaleOrigin
Colchester, EssexGenre
Alternative RockStyle
Rock/PopMood
Good NaturedBorn
1968
Active
1988 to Present...
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Damon Albarn - Mr Tembo5 users
Damon Albarn - Hostiles1 users
Damon Albarn - The Selfish Giant
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Damon Albarn (/ˈdeɪmən ˈælbɑrn/; born 23 March 1968 in Whitechapel, London) is an English musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He is best known for being the frontman of the alternative rock band Blur as well as the vocalist and principal songwriter of virtual band Gorillaz.
Raised in Leytonstone, London and around Colchester, Essex, Albarn attended Stanway Comprehensive School where he met Graham Coxon and eventually formed Blur whose debut album, Leisure, was released in 1990 to mixed reviews. After spending long periods of time touring the United States, Albarn's songwriting became increasingly influenced by British bands from the 1960s. The result of these influences came in the form of Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993), Parklife (1994) and The Great Escape (1995). All three albums received widespread critical acclaim while Blur gained mass popularity in the UK, aided by a rivalry shared with Oasis. Subsequent albums contained influences from lo-fi, electronic and hip hop music.
In 1998, Albarn along with Tank Girl creator Jamie Hewlett, formed the "virtual band" Gorillaz. Drawing influences from hip hop, electronica, dub and alternative rock, the band released their self-titled debut album in 2001 which was hugely successful worldwide. Although Albarn is the only permanent musical contributor, the albums feature many collaborations from a wide range of artists. Gorillaz are cited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the "Most Successful Virtual Band".
Other projects include working with African musicians in aid of the charity Oxfam, writing and performing lead vocals on The Good, the Bad and the Queen as part of an unnamed supergroup featuring Tony Allen, Paul Simonon and Simon Tong and composing film soundtracks. He has also ventured into the world of opera with Doctor Dee and Monkey: Journey to the West.
Albarn was voted the fourth-greatest frontman of all time in a 2010 UK Poll for Q Music magazine.
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