Damon Albarn
Sign in to saveDamon Albarn is an English musician. He is the main vocalist and lyricist of the rock band Blur and the co-creator and primary musical contributor of the virtual band Gorillaz.
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Damon Albarn is a British musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer who began his professional career in 1988. Born in Whitechapel in 1968, he holds citizenship in both the United Kingdom and Iceland. He is a member of the bands Blur, Gorillaz, and The Good, the Bad & the Queen. Albarn was educated at Goldsmiths, University of London, and his musical work spans genres including alternative rock, indie rock, Britpop, and worldbeat.
He performs on guitar, melodica, piano, and voice, possessing a baritone voice type. His recordings have been released through labels such as Parlophone, Food Records, Virgin Records, and EMI. Albarn has received the award of Officer of the Order of the British Empire. He is a vegetarian, speaks English as his native language, and has one child.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Oracle of Dr. John Dee
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1968
Discography
Member of
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The Sequence of the Human Genome
· 2001 · cited 10,170x
- The Genome Sequence of
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· 2000 · cited 4,798x
- Global Biodiversity: Indicators of Recent Declines
· 2010 · cited 3,898x
- The B73 Maize Genome: Complexity, Diversity, and Dynamics
· 2009 · cited 3,494x
- Mapping genomic loci implicates genes and synaptic biology in schizophrenia
· 2022 · cited 2,507x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1968-03-23 ) 23 March 1968 (age 58) , Whitechapel , London, England
- Genres
- Alternative rock art pop Britpop electronic hip hop
- Occupations
- Singer songwriter record producer
- Instruments
- Vocals keyboards guitar
- Works
- Discography
- Years active
- 1988–present
- Labels
- Food SBK Virgin Parlophone XL Honest Jon's Warner Transgressive
- Member of
- Blur Gorillaz
- Formerly of
- The Good, the Bad & the Queen Rocket Juice & the Moon
- Partners
- Justine Frischmann (1991–1998) Suzi Winstanley (1998–2023)
- Website
- www .damonalbarnmusic .com
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Encyclopedic overview
Damon Albarn (/ˈɔːlbɑːrn/ ALL-barn; born 23 March 1968) is an English musician. He is the main vocalist and lyricist of the rock band Blur and the co-creator and primary musical contributor of the virtual band Gorillaz.
Albarn was raised in Leytonstone, East London, and around Colchester, Essex. While attending the Stanway School, he met Graham Coxon, with whom he formed Blur in 1988. They released their debut album, Leisure, in 1991. After spending long periods touring the US, Albarn's songwriting became increasingly influenced by British bands from the 1960s. The result was the Blur albums Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993), Parklife (1994) and The Great Escape (1995). All three received acclaim, while Blur gained mass popularity in the UK, aided by a Britpop chart rivalry with Oasis. Chart-topping albums such as Blur (1997), 13 (1999) and Think Tank (2003) incorporated influences from lo-fi, art rock, electronic and world music. These were followed by The Magic Whip (2015), Blur's first studio album in 12 years, and The Ballad of Darren in 2023.
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