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Also known as Alexander David Turner, Alex

British musician (born 1986)

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Alex Turner is a British musician born in 1986, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the Arctic Monkeys. He's an important figure in modern rock music whose distinctive songwriting and vocal style have influenced contemporary alternative rock.

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Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Switzerland
Active from
1939-11-26
Active to
2023-05-24
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Alexander David Turner (born January 6, 1986) is the lead singer and guitarist for the bands Arctic Monkeys and The Last Shadow Puppets. He first met drummer Matt Helders at Stocksbridge High School. He has maintained a very private life, and shunned media publicity when declared the Coolest Man On The Planet by NME magazine in December 2005. In August of 2007 he and The Rascals' member Miles Kane started recording an album for their new band The Last Shadow Puppets. It was released in the UK

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Born
Alexander David Turner , ( 1986-01-06 ) 6 January 1986 (age 40) , Sheffield , England
Genres
Indie rock garage rock post-punk revival psychedelic rock alternative rock lounge pop baroque pop art rock
Occupations
Singer musician songwriter
Instruments
Vocals guitar keyboards
Years active
2002–present
Member of
Arctic Monkeys The Last Shadow Puppets

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Alex Turner
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1986-01-06
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2002-00-00
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Alexander David Turner (born 6 January 1986) is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist, and the frontman of the rock band Arctic Monkeys. He is known for his lyricism ranging from kitchen sink realism to surrealist wordplay, which has been praised by music critics. All but one of Turner's studio albums have topped the UK Albums Chart. He has won seven Brit Awards, an Ivor Novello Award, and a Mercury Prize among other accolades.

When Turner was 16, he and three friends formed Arctic Monkeys. Their debut album, Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (2006), became the fastest-selling debut album in British history and, along with the band's fifth studio album AM (2013), appeared on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time and other lists. The band has experimented with desert rock, indie pop, R&B, and lounge music. He also co-founded The Last Shadow Puppets with Miles Kane in 2007, who have released two orchestral pop albums: The Age of the Understatement (2008) and Everything You've Come to Expect (2016).

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