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Also known as Noel Thomas David Gallagher, Noel Thomas Gallagher

British singer and guitarist

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Noel Thomas David Gallagher is a British guitarist, singer-songwriter, and composer. Born on 29 May 1967 in Longsight, he is a member of the bands Oasis and Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds. His musical work spans rock, alternative rock, and pop music, with additional genres including blues, blues rock, and folk. He has been active since 1988 and is signed to Creation Records.

Gallagher is the sibling of Liam Gallagher. He speaks English and identifies as an atheist. His official website is noelgallagher.com, and his copyright is represented by PRS for Music. He is left-handed and has a social media following of 1,326,822.

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Person · Open Library

Works
1

Top works

  • Oasis
  • Any Road Will Get Us There (If We Don't Know Where We're Going)

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Film & TV

Acting · Burnage, Manchester, England

Noel Thomas David Gallagher (born 29 May 1967) is an English singer, songwriter, and musician. He is the primary songwriter, lead guitarist and co-lead vocalist of the rock band Oasis. After formerly leaving Oasis, he formed Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.

Known for

  • Untitled Oasis Documentary — Self2026
  • The Oasis Revolution — Self (archive footage)2025
  • Oasis at The BBC2025
  • Oasisdefinitely2025
  • Oasis: First Night Live at Knebworth Park — Self2024
  • 60 Songs: BBC Two at 60 — Self (archive footage)2024
  • Oasis: Rivalry & Reunion2024
  • Camden — Self2024
  • Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis) — Self2023
  • Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Live at Wythenshawe Park, Manchester — Self2023

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Ireland
Active from
1967
bluesblues rockblues/rockclassic pop and rockfolkguitarist

Member of

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
224,611
Total plays
4,151,575

Tags

britpoprockacousticalternativelegend

Noel Thomas David Gallagher (born 29 May 1967) is an English singer-songwriter and famed for being the former principal songwriter for the British band Oasis. Noel is the older brother of Liam Gallagher, the former lead singer in Oasis. 'The Dreams We Have As Children' is a collection of songs recorded by Noel at the London Royal Albert Hall on March 27, 2007, along with fellow Oasis member Gem Archer. The album's title stems from a lyric in the Oasis song, "Fade Away". <a href="https://www.la

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Quotes

  • I haven't seen your face around since I was a kid / It's bringing back the memories of the things that we did"
  • My body feels young but my mind is very oldSo what do you say / You can't give me the dreams that are mine anyway / You're half the world awayI've been lost, I've been found / But I don't feel down"
  • When I was young I though I had my own key / I knew exactly what I wanted to be / Now I'm sure / You've boarded up every doorWhile we're living / The dreams we had as children fade away"
  • We need each other / We believe in one another / And I know we're gonna uncover / What's sleeping in our souls"
  • All your dreams are made of strawberry lemonade / And you make sure I eat today"
  • Take the time to make some sense / Of what you want to say / And cast your words away upon the wavesDance if you wanna dance, please brother take a chance / You know we're gonna go which way we wanna go / All we know is that we don't know how it's gonna be, please brother let it be / Life, on the other hand, won't make you understand / We're all part of the masterplan.I'm not saying right is wrong / It's up to us to make the best of all the things that come our way

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Encyclopedic overview

Noel Thomas David Gallagher (born 29 May 1967) is an English musician, singer and songwriter. Gallagher is the primary songwriter, lead guitarist and a co-lead vocalist of the rock band Oasis. After leaving Oasis, he formed Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds. Gallagher is one of the most successful songwriters in British music history, with nine UK number-one singles and twelve UK number-one albums (eight with Oasis and four with the High Flying Birds). He became the first artist in UK chart history to reach number one with ten consecutive studio albums. He is widely considered to be one of the most influential songwriters in the history of British rock music, cited by numerous major subsequent artists as an influence.

Gallagher began playing the guitar at the age of twelve, and became a roadie and technician for Inspiral Carpets when he was 21. He learnt that his younger brother Liam had joined a band called the Rain, which Liam subsequently renamed to Oasis; Liam invited him to join the group as manager. After rejecting the offer, Gallagher agreed to join the band, on the condition that he would take creative control of the group and become its sole songwriter and lead guitarist. He became the band's de facto leader and he was the sole credited writer for the band's first three studio albums.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Noel Gallagher” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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