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Damon Albarn

1968 - Today

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Damon Albarn (, AWL-barn; born 23 March 1968) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as the frontman, main vocalist, and lyricist of the rock band Blur and the co-creator and primary musical contributor of the virtual band Gorillaz. Raised in Leytonstone, East London, and around Colchester, Essex, Albarn attended the Stanway School, where he met Graham Coxon, with whom he would later form Blur in 1988. They released their debut album Leisure in 1991. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Damon Albarn is the 716th most popular musician (down from 632nd in 2019), the 2,291st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,897th in 2019) and the 143rd most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Damon Albarn ranks 716 out of 3,175. Before him are David Knopfler, Jim Lea, Enrico Toselli, Dick Dale, Maynard Ferguson, and Willy DeVille. After him are Jan Akkerman, Pierre Rode, Peter Hammill, Napoleon Orda, Howard Jones, and Mike Rutherford.

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Among people born in 1968, Damon Albarn ranks 85. Before him are Michael Kiske, Helena Christensen, Fabrizio Ravanelli, Anna Gunn, Aidan Gillen, and LL Cool J. After him are Stefan Effenberg, Sam Rockwell, Robert Jarni, Olivia Williams, Ashin Wirathu, and Paolo Di Canio.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Damon Albarn ranks 2,291 out of 8,785. Before him are Elihu Thomson (1853), Roger Fry (1866), Matt Lucas (1974), Eric Temple Bell (1883), Bert Williams (1920), and Riz Ahmed (1982). After him are Marie Belloc Lowndes (1868), Michael Sheen (1969), William Sealy Gosset (1876), Peter Hammill (1948), Miranda Richardson (1958), and Howard Jones (1955).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Damon Albarn ranks 143. Before him are Steve Jones (1955), Liam Gallagher (1972), Eric Woolfson (1945), Stephen Morris (1957), David Knopfler (1952), and Jim Lea (1949). After him are Peter Hammill (1948), Howard Jones (1955), Mike Rutherford (1950), Alex Turner (1986), Tim Rice (1944), and Brian Bennett (1940).

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