Damon Albarn
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Gender | Male |
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Age | 56 |
Web site | www.damonalbarnmusic.com |
Date of birth | March 23,1968 |
Zodiac sign | Aries |
Born | Whitechapel |
London | |
United Kingdom | |
Height | 180 (cm) |
Partner | Suzi Winstanley |
Music groups | Gorillaz |
Blur | |
Awards | NME Award for Greatest Music Moment of the Year |
NME Award for Dickhead of the Year | |
UK Festival Fitty Award | |
Official site | damonalbarnmusic.com |
Listen artist | www.youtube.com |
Current partner | Suzi Winstanley |
Groups | Gorillaz |
Blur | |
Elastica | |
The Good, the Bad & the Queen | |
Monkey | |
DRC Music | |
Children | Missy Albarn |
Songs | 2010 |
Parents | Keith Albarn |
Hazel Albarn | |
List | Rhinestone EyesPlastic Beach · 2010 |
Feel Good IncDemon Days · 2005 | |
Clint EastwoodGorillaz · 2001 | |
2010 | |
2005 | |
2001 | |
Albums | Everyday Robots |
Gorillaz | |
Plastic Beach | |
The Nearer the Fountain... | |
Mali Music | |
Siblings | Jessica Albarn |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 406444 |
Damon Albarn Life story
Damon Albarn OBE is an English and Icelandic musician, singer, songwriter and composer. He is the frontman and main lyricist of the rock band Blur and the co-creator and primary musical contributor of the virtual band Gorillaz.
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Terry Hall was diagnosed with cancer before his death, his bandmate reveals
... Blur s Damon Albarn, who has often described Hall as an inspiration, posted a moving piano cover of The Specials Friday Night, Sunday Morning to social media, accompanied by the caption: " Terry, you meant the world to me...
Terry Hall of The Specials dies aged 63
... He launched a solo career in 1994 with Home, by which time he was being cited as a key influence by artists like Damon Albarn and Massive Attack...
Paris terror attacks: 'I refuse to hate my brother's killers'
... Tributes poured in from music legends including Damon Albarn and Cat Stevens, but also from people who had only met him once while buying merchandise, but he had still left his mark on them, Zoe says...
Glastonbury 2022: Paul McCartney, Billie Eilish and Kendrick Lamar to headline
... In 2021, the festival was replaced by a technically-flawed live stream featuring performances from Coldplay, Wolf Alice, Damon Albarn and Jorja Smith...
Shlomo on why he stepped back from the beatboxing limelight
... Shlomo on why he stepped back from the beatboxing limelightShlomo is a beatboxer who has performed with the likes of Ed Sheeran, Bjork and Damon Albarn...
Artists open up John Peel's historic vinyl collection
... " The unusual chronological layout and the anarchic press handouts in the sleeves attracted Damon Albarn as he made his selection...
Terry Hall was diagnosed with cancer before his death, his bandmate reveals
By Mark SavageBBC Music Correspondent
The Specials ' frontman Terry Hall had been diagnosed with cancer shortly before his death This Week at The Age Of 63, his bandmate has confirmed.
Bassist Horace Panter gave a revealing they had planned to record a new album in November before Hall was taken ill with a suspected stomach bug.
It later transpired to be pancreatic cancer, which had spread to his liver.
Initial treatment went well, but Hall began to Fade In December, Panter said.
" Reports are not good, " he wrote. " Terry has lost a lot of weight and is very frail.
" His friend Ian Broudie [of The Lightning Seeds] visits and phones manager Steve. He fears that Terry is Slipping Away . "
The Bbc is not responsible for The content of external sites.He continued: "15th December and manager Steve drives up to London to visit. He calls me on his return journey and says things are not looking promising. Terry is dying. The Next day he is put on morphine and is more-or-less unconscious for most of The Time . "
Panter said he had planned to visit his friend in hospital, but was advised not to by Hall's wife Lindy, who arranged a phone call to Say Goodbye .
" It was tough, " Panter said. " Terry died around half past five The Next evening, Sunday 18th December.
" The World has lost a unique voice and I have lost a good friend. "
Speaking on LBC, Barry Ashworth , frontman of Dub Pistols , added that Hall's Last Words had been " Love, love, love" - The same phrase he often used to close shows.
" Never forget it, " Ashworth told presenter Andrew Marr , adding: " I've lost one of my heroes, but I've lost one of my dearest, dearest, dearest friends. "
The Bbc is not responsible for The content of external sites.Tributes to Hall, who also fronted bands including Fun Boy Three and The Colourfield , poured in from across The Music world on Tuesday, With Friends and colleagues remembering his warmth and dry humour, as much as his music.
Pogues frontman MacGowan wrote that he was " really [expletive] sad to hear about Terry Hall " adding: " He was a great guy and I Am praying for His Family and friends >Stone Roses singer Ian Brown called The musician " a musical pioneer, a true original, one of The Great frontmen, an inspiration and a lovely fella".
Blur's Damon Albarn , who has often described Hall as an inspiration, Posted a moving piano cover of The Specials ' Friday Night , Sunday Morning to Social Media , accompanied by The caption: " Terry, you meant The World to me. I love you. "
The Bbc is not responsible for The content of external sites.Madness, who were also at The forefront of The 80s ska movement, shared a black and white picture of Hall on Twitter, writing: " A terrible loss to all of us, way too young, RIP Terry Hall . "
And Billy Bragg recalled: " The Specials were a celebration of how British culture was invigorated by Caribbean immigration but The onstage demeanour of their lead singer was a reminder that they were in The serious business of challenging our perception of who we were in The late 1970s. "
The Specials were formed in Hall's home city of Coventry in 1977 by Jerry Dammers , Lynval Golding and Horace Panter - with Hall, Neville Staple , Roddy Byers and John Bradbury joining a year later.
They scored seven consecutive Top 10 hits with tracks like Gangsters, A Message To You Rudy, Too Much, Too Young and Ghost Town before Hall left to form Fun Boy Three in 1981.
He rejoined The Band for a Reunion Tour in 2008; and they scored their first ever Number One album with 2019's Encore.
The Band announced his death following a " brief illness" on Monday night.
In a statement, they asked for privacy, adding: " He will be deeply missed by all Who Knew and loved him and leaves behind The Gift of his remarkable music and profound humanity. "
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