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Damon Albarn (English pronunciation: /ˈdeɪmən ˈælbɑrn/, born 23 March 1968) is an English singer-songwriter and record producer who has been involved in many high profile projects, coming to prominence as the frontman and primary songwriter of Britpop band Blur. Albarn's current role is lead vocalist and songwriter of Gorillaz, whose first two studio albums had sold more than 20 million copies combined by 2007. Albarn has also led projects such as The Good, the Bad & the Queen, Monkey: Journey to the West, Mali Music and Rocketjuice and The Moon. Albarn has released multiple singles... MORE

Damon Albarn (English pronunciation: /ˈdeɪmən ˈælbɑrn/, born 23 March 1968) is an English singer-songwriter and record producer who has been involved in many high profile projects, coming to prominence as the frontman and primary songwriter of Britpop band Blur. Albarn's current role is lead vocalist and songwriter of Gorillaz, whose first two studio albums had sold more than 20 million copies combined by 2007. Albarn has also led projects such as The Good, the Bad & the Queen, Monkey: Journey to the West, Mali Music and Rocketjuice and The Moon. Albarn has released multiple singles and albums which have charted at #1, both in the UK and internationally. Albarn was voted the 4th greatest frontman of all time in a 2010 UK Poll for Q magazine - which placed him behind Liam Gallagher, Bono and Freddie Mercury. Albarn was born in Whitechapel, London in 1968, and grew up with his middle-class, Quaker family in Leytonstone, later moving to Colchester. He attended the George Tomlinson Primary School, and studied piano, guitar, and violin. When he was aged 12, he became friends with Graham Coxon, a fellow student at Stanway School. At age 15, he won the regional heat in the Young Composer LESS