Damon Albarn

Damon Albarn, born March 23, 1968 in Leytonstone, London, is a British vocalist and keyboardist who initially gained fame as the lead singer of rock band Blur. Though Blur has not disbanded, Albarn has been more active as of late as a member of Gorillaz and as a solo artist.

Blur

In 1988, Albarn enrolled at Goldsmiths College in New Cross, London, England; he took a part-time course which he claims he did "just to get on campus". There, he met up with Coxon once more. After recording a number of demo tapes together, the two formed "the Circus," at which point Coxon introduced Albarn to Alex James. With the addition of Dave Rowntree, the band began playing as "Seymour". Before long the band was signed to Food Records and changed its name to Blur.

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1988 - Goldsmiths College - New Cross - Alex James - Dave Rowntree - Food Records

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As of 2005 Blur has released seven full-length albums, five of which went to #1 in the United Kingdom and all of which reached the top 40. Albarn wrote the lyrics to nearly every song performed by the band since their formation. He has publicly stated he is waiting for the return of Graham Coxon, who left the band prior to the release of Think Tank, to produce more Blur material.

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2005 - United Kingdom - Think Tank

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