Jarvis Cocker

Jarvis Cocker (born September 19th, 1963, in Sheffield, England) is a British pop music star, best known for fronting the band Pulp.

Related Topics:
September 19th - 1963 - Sheffield - England - British - Pop music - Pulp

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Cocker's estranged father, Mac Cocker, left the family when Jarvis was a child and emigrated to Australia, where he became a well-known disc jockey in Sydney on alternative rock radio station 2JJ (Double Jay) in the late 1970s.

Related Topics:
Australia - Disc jockey - Sydney - Alternative rock - Double Jay - 1970s

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Jarvis founded Arabacus Pulp at the age of 15 whilst he was still at school. After numerous line-up changes, and a shortening of the name to just Pulp, they shot to fame in the 1990s with the great commercial success of the albums His and Hers (1994) and Different Class (1995). Cocker famously invaded the stage at the 1996 Brit Awards to protest against Michael Jackson's performance. Although arrested and taken from the hall by the police, he was not prosecuted.

Related Topics:
1990s - 1994 - 1995 - 1996 - Brit Awards - Michael Jackson

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Cocker was also renowned for being a witty, but never cynical observer of the cultural scene far beyond pop music, and was seen by some as a sex symbol. He was a frequent guest on TV shows in the 90s, as well as hosting an arts series for the BBC.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Two more albums were released (This Is Hardcore and We Love Life) to critical acclaim, though neither achieved the commercial success of Different Class, Pulp then released a greatest hits album and went on hiatus. Jarvis moved to Paris with his wife, Camille Bidault-Waddington, with whom he has a son, Albert.

Related Topics:
This Is Hardcore - We Love Life - Paris

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Cocker also directed some music videos, most notably On by Aphex Twin and Aftermath by Nightmares on Wax.

Related Topics:
Music videos - Aphex Twin - Nightmares on Wax

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

He reemerged in 2003 to promote a new album, under the pseudonym "Darren Spooner", for his new band called Relaxed Muscle. 2004 then brought Cocker briefly back into the limelight with two collaborations with Nancy Sinatra on her new album.

Related Topics:
2003 - Pseudonym - Relaxed Muscle - 2004 - Nancy Sinatra

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Cocker is producing the soundtrack for the fourth installment of the Harry Potter movie series and will have a brief role. He will also appear in the film as a member of the fictious pop act the Weird Sisters, along with Jonny Greenwood and Phil Selway from Radiohead.

Related Topics:
Harry Potter - Jonny Greenwood - Phil Selway - Radiohead

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~