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Chester Bennington

Also known as Chester Charles Bennington

American singer, songwriter and musician (1976–2017)

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Chester Bennington was an American singer, songwriter, and musician who lived from 1976 to 2017. He is notable as a significant figure in music during the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United States
Active from: 1976-03-20
Active to: 2017-07-20

alternative metalalternative rockalternative-rockhard rocknu metalrock

Discography

Crazy
I'm Eighteen (Live) (Alice Cooper Cover)
Let Down (Live Acoustic 2005)2005
Home Sweet Home2005
Black Heart2013
Out of Time2013
High Rise2013
Cross Off2019

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Listeners: 319,414
Total plays: 1,686,313

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alternative rockNu Metalrockalternativemetal

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Chester Charles Bennington (March 20, 1976 – July 20, 2017) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. He was best known as the lead vocalist for Linkin Park and was also lead vocalist for the bands Grey Daze, Dead by Sunrise and, between 2013 and 2015, Stone Temple Pilots. Bennington has been credited by several publications as one of the greatest rock vocalists of his generation. Bennington first gained prominence as a vocalist following the release of Linkin Park's debut album Hybrid Theory (2000) <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Chester+Bennington">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Authority record · VIAF

Lifespan: 1976–2017
Nationality: US
Role / Field: Singers, Rock musicians, Lyricists, Composers, Songwriter, Rock music
Language: eng
Gender: Male

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Encyclopedic overview

Chester Charles Bennington (March 20, 1976 – July 20, 2017) was an American singer and songwriter who was the lead vocalist of the rock band Linkin Park. He was also the lead vocalist of Grey Daze, Dead by Sunrise, and Stone Temple Pilots at various points in his career.

Bennington first gained prominence as a vocalist following the release of Linkin Park's debut album, Hybrid Theory (2000), which was a worldwide commercial success. The album was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America in 2005, making it the bestselling debut album of the decade. He continued as the band's lead vocalist for their next six studio albums, from Meteora (2003) to One More Light (2017), with each charting within the top three spots of the Billboard 200.

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