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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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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Mark
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Tottenham
Place of death
London
Occupation
musician
Languages spoken
English language
Instrument
voice
Record label
Polydor
Number of children
2
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date of birth
1955-01-04
date of death
2019-02-25
member of
Talk Talk
start of work period
1970-00-00
cause of death
cancer
manner of death
natural causes
different from
Mark Hollis
end of work period
1998-00-00
copyright representative
PRS for Music
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