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Also known as John Cope, Mark David Hollis

British singer (1955–2019)

Person · Open Library

Works
3

Top works

  • Christian Meditation
  • Non-Religious Meditation
  • Encountering Buddhism

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1955-01-04
Active to
2019-02-25
britishenglishrockuk

Discography

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
100,939
Total plays
1,340,297

Tags

post-rocksinger-songwriterexperimentaljazzminimal

Mark David Hollis (4 January 1955 – 25 February 2019) was an English musician and singer-songwriter. He achieved commercial success and critical acclaim in the 1980s and 1990s as the co-founder, lead singer and principal songwriter of the band Talk Talk. Hollis wrote or co-wrote most of Talk Talk's music—including hits like "It's My Life" and "Life's What You Make It"—and in later works developed an experimental, contemplative style. Beginning in 1981 as a synth-pop group with a New Romantic im

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