Group    From 1988 

Blur

Rock band. The group originally comprised Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree, and were central to the so-called 'Britpop' music genre. They broke up in 2003 and reformed in 2008.

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Blur

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Damon Albarn

Damon Albarn the British singer, songwriter, producer and composer, best know...

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Jenny Lind

Jenny Lind

Singer. Born Johanna Maria Lind at 40 Mästersamuelsgränd, Stockholm. Her operatic fame began when she sang the role of Agathe in Der Freischütz. She was appointed court singer and made a member of ...

Person, Music / songs, Sweden, USA

1 memorial
Al Bowlly

Al Bowlly

Popular singer.  Born in Mozambique, Albert Alick Bowlly was brought up in Johannesburg.  Performed in the colonies and then came to London in 1928. 1931-3 he appeared in 6 films normally as an unc...

Person, Music / songs, South Africa

1 memorial
Richard Tauber

Richard Tauber

Lyric tenor.  Born Austria.  An an international star he came to London a few times: 1931, 1938 and lastly when already diagnosed with lung cancer he was invited by the Vienna State Opera to perfor...

Person, Music / songs, Austria

1 memorial
Elizabeth Mitchell

Elizabeth Mitchell

Singer. Born in Jamaica, her family emigrated to London in 1963. Known as Liz Mitchell, she joined the cast of the musical 'Hair' and eventually moved to Berlin to join the German production, where...

Person, Music / songs, Caribbean Islands, Germany

1 memorial
Freddy Randall

Freddy Randall

Trumpeter. Born in Clapton, East London. He led the St. Louis Four in 1939, and during the war played in a group featuring Sir John Dankworth. He also led his own Dixieland jazz group which feature...

Person, Music / songs

1 memorial