Damon Albarn
Biography
Damon Albarn is an English musician who formed Blur in 1988 with guitarist Graham Coxon, a friend from Stanway Comprehensive. The band's debut, Leisure, arrived in 1991, and Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993), Parklife (1994) and The Great Escape (1995) made them a central act of Britpop; at the 1995 Brit Awards they won four honors, including Best British Group. Later albums such as Blur (1997) and Think Tank (2003) incorporated electronic and world music. With comic artist Jamie Hewlett he created the virtual band Gorillaz in 1998, whose debut sold more than seven million copies. He also led the Good, the Bad & the Queen and Rocket Juice & the Moon, co-founded Africa Express, scored films including Ravenous, and wrote music for the stage works Wonder.land (2015), Monkey: Journey to the West (2007) and Dr Dee (2011). The documentary Blur: No Distance Left to Run (2010) earned a Grammy nomination.
58years old
Turns 59 on March 23in 132 days
- Born Whitechapel
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 27 years1997 to 2024
Every film, newest first
- 2024blur: To the EndIMDb rating 7.1
- 2015808IMDb rating 7.3
- 2010Blur: No Distance Left to RunIMDb rating 7.9
- 2006Scott Walker: 30 Century ManIMDb rating 7.2
- 1997FaceIMDb rating 6.6
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Early training
Albarn attended the East 15 Acting School in Debden for acting but departed after his first year. He then signed a production and management contract with the Beat Factory studio's owners, where Blur, then Seymour, made their first recordings.
Big break
Watching MTV gave Albarn and Hewlett the idea for a cartoon band that would comment on the channel's lack of substance. In 2001 their debut album sold more than seven million copies and earned a Guinness record as the Most Successful Virtual Band.
First role
Albarn's first group was Two's a Crowd, a synthpop band. He also played with the Aftermath and Real Lives before his time in Blur.
Early training
In 1988 Albarn signed up for a part-time music course at Goldsmiths College in London, saying he only wanted to get into the student union bar.
Behind the camera
Albarn set up Studio 13 with Tom Girling and Jason Cox for their own use. Its first projects were pre-production for Blur's similarly-named album and Albarn's work on the Ravenous soundtrack, and later artists such as Paul Simonon and Jorja Smith used it.
Beyond film
For the tribute album Twentieth-Century Blues: The Songs of Noel Coward, Michael Nyman and Albarn recorded "London Pride" in 1998.
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Films together
Alex James's page
Graham Coxon's page
Dave Rowntree's page
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| Officer of the Order of the British Empire | Won | ||
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