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Damon Albarn
Damon Albarn was born in Whitechapel Hospital, London. He was the son of Keith (a former luminary of England's late-1960s psychedelic rock scene that yielded Soft Machine and others) and Hazel (a stage designer for Joan Littlewood's theatre company). Arriving in Colchester, Essex in the late '70s, the young Damon began studying music (the piano) ...
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Soundtrack (191 credits)
Soundtrack (191 credits)
2017
The Footy Show
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #24.20
(2017)
... (writer: "Song 2" - uncredited)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes, 2015 - 2017) (performer - 1 episode, 2017)
- Pharrell Williams/Chris Colfer/Vince Staples
(2017)
... (performer: "Love Can Be...") / (writer: "Love Can Be...")
- Scarlett Johansson/David Steinberg/Blur
(2015)
... (writer: "Ong Ong")
2017
Glastonbury 2017
(TV Mini-Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Day 1, Part 1
(2017)
... (writer: "Song 2" - uncredited)
2017
The Graham Norton Show
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Diane Keaton/Jessica Chastain/Kevin Bacon/Michael Fassbender/Gorillaz
(2017)
... (writer: "We Got The Power")
2017
Catastrophe
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #3.6
(2017)
... (writer: "Good Song" - uncredited)
2017
Gorillaz: Saturnz Barz
(Video short) (writer: "Ascension", "Saturnz Barz", "Andromeda", "We Got The Power")
2017
Snooker: Coral Welsh Open
(TV Series) (writer - 3 episodes)
- 2017: Day Seven - Part 2
(2017)
... (writer: "Song 2" - uncredited)
- 2017: Day Seven - Part 1
(2017)
... (writer: "Song 2" - uncredited)
- 2017: Day Six - Part 2
(2017)
... (writer: "Song 2" - uncredited)
2016
Fuego, placeres terrenales
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Julieta Zylberberg
(2016)
... (writer: "Parklife")
2016
The Women's Football Show
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Episode #4.15
(2016)
... (performer: "Hollow Ponds" - uncredited)
2016
Go for It
(TV Series) (lyrics - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.6
(2016)
... (lyrics: "Parklife" - uncredited)
2016
Oasis in Their Own Words
(TV Short documentary) (lyrics: "Country House" - uncredited) / (music: "Country House" - uncredited)
Who's Doing the Dishes?
(TV Series) (lyrics - 1 episode, 2016) (music - 1 episode, 2016) (writer - 1 episode, 2016)
- Sean Wilson
(2016)
... (lyrics: "Country House" - uncredited) / (music: "Country House" - uncredited)
- Ricky Groves
(2016)
... (writer: "Parklife" - uncredited)
2016
Glastonbury 2016
(TV Mini-Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Day 1, Part 2
(2016)
... (performer: "Noura Song")
2016
Match of the Day: Euro 2016
(TV Mini-Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Wales vs. Slovakia
(2016)
... (writer: "Clint Eastwood" - uncredited)
2016
Alan Shearer's Euro 96: When Football Came Home
(TV Movie documentary) (writer: "Country House", "The Universal", "Battery in Your Leg" - uncredited)
Britain's Got More Talent
(TV Series) (lyrics - 1 episode, 2016) (music - 1 episode, 2016)
- Episode #10.13
(2016)
... (lyrics: "Country House" - uncredited) / (music: "Country House" - uncredited)
2016
Live Boxing
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Haye Day II: David Haye vs. Arnold Gjergjaj
(2016)
... (writer: "Song 2" - uncredited)
2016
La gent normal
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Canviar d'orientació sexual d'adult, com es viu?
(2016)
... (writer: "Girls & Boys")
2015
International Test Series 2015
(TV Mini-Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- England vs. New Zealand: Match 2
(2015)
... (writer: "Song 2" - uncredited)
- England vs. New Zealand: Match 1
(2015)
... (writer: "Song 2" - uncredited)
2015
Girl in a Band
(TV Movie documentary) (lyrics: "Girls and Boys", "Country House" - uncredited) / (music: "Girls and Boys", "Country House" - uncredited)
2015
It Was Alright in the 70s
(TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- Cool Britannia
(2015)
... (writer: "Song 2" - uncredited)
Music for Misfits: The Story of Indie
(TV Mini-Series documentary) (lyrics - 1 episode, 2015) (writer - 1 episode, 2015)
- Into the Mainstream
(2015)
... (lyrics: "Girls & Boys", "Country House" - uncredited) / (writer: "Parklife" - uncredited)
2015
Live Forever! 90's Britpop
(TV Movie) (lyrics: "Girls and Boys") / (music: "Girls and Boys") / (writer: "Country House")
2015
Today at Wimbledon
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- 2015: Day 3
(2015)
... (writer: "19-2000" - uncredited)
My Mad Fat Diary
(TV Series) (lyrics - 9 episodes, 2013 - 2015) (music - 7 episodes, 2013 - 2015) (writer - 3 episodes, 2013 - 2015)
- Who Is Stan Ford?
(2015)
... (lyrics: "Country House" - uncredited) / (music: "Country House" - uncredited) / (writer: "Song 2" - uncredited)
- Not I
(2014)
... (lyrics: "To the End" - uncredited)
- Friday
(2014)
... (lyrics: "End of a Century" - uncredited) / (music: "End of a Century" - uncredited) / (writer: "It Could Be You" - uncredited)
- Girls
(2014)
... (lyrics: "Chemical World" - uncredited) / (music: "Chemical World" - uncredited)
- Radar
(2014)
... (lyrics: "To the End", "Sing" - uncredited)
2015
Prized Apart
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.1
(2015)
... (writer: "Song 2" - uncredited)
2015
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
(TV Movie documentary) (writer: "Parklife", "Girls & Boys", "Look Inside America" - uncredited)
2015
TFI Friday
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- 19th Anniversary Special
(2015)
... (writer: "Coffee + TV (Live)" - uncredited)
2015
Scorpion
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Once Bitten, Twice Die
(2015)
... (writer: "Clint Eastwood" - uncredited)
2015
Match of the Day 2
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #11.21
(2015)
... (writer: "Parklife" - uncredited)
2014
Danville 2nd Ward Young Men
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Fathers and Sons Camp Out 2014
(2014)
... (writer: "On Melancholy Hill")
2014
Newsnight
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Episode dated 25 April 2014
(2014)
... (performer: "Everyday Robots" - uncredited)
2014
CFI on Location: Naked GoPro Adventure at Deep Creek
(Documentary short) (writer: "Dirty Harry")
2014
Britpop at the BBC
(TV Movie) (lyrics: "Girls & Boys", "Parklife") / (music: "Girls & Boys", "Parklife") / (writer: "Country House")
2014
Parks and Recreation
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Prom
(2014)
... (writer: "Song 2" - uncredited)
Impractical Jokers
(TV Series) (lyrics - 1 episode, 2014) (music - 1 episode, 2014)
- Episode #2.3
(2014)
... (lyrics: "Tender" - uncredited) / (music: "Tender" - uncredited)
2013
La força de la vida. El making of del disc i del llibre de La Marató
(TV Movie) (writer: "Suau")
2013
Todd's Pop Song Reviews
(TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- Gorilla
(2013)
... (writer: "DARE")
2013
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #27.4
(2013)
... (writer: "Coffee + TV" - uncredited)
That Music Show
(TV Series) (lyrics - 1 episode, 2013) (music - 1 episode, 2013) (writer - 1 episode, 2013)
- 2005 vs. 1995
(2013)
... (lyrics: "Country House" - uncredited) / (music: "Country House" - uncredited) / (writer: "Song 2" - uncredited)
The Dumping Ground
(TV Series) (lyrics - 1 episode, 2013) (music - 1 episode, 2013)
- The Real Faith Davis
(2013)
... (lyrics: "Country House" - uncredited) / (music: "Country House" - uncredited)
2013
Parenthood
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Because You're My Sister
(2013)
... (writer: "Under the Westway" - uncredited)
2012
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #21.63
(2012)
... (writer: "Song 2" - uncredited)
London Calling
(TV Series documentary) (lyrics - 1 episode, 2012) (music - 1 episode, 2012)
- Fuck Art Let's Dance
(2012)
... (lyrics: "Stereotypes") / (music: "Stereotypes")
The Voice UK
(TV Series) (lyrics - 1 episode, 2012) (music - 1 episode, 2012)
- Blind Auditions 3
(2012)
... (lyrics: "Country House" - uncredited) / (music: "Country House" - uncredited)
2011-2012
Luck
(TV Series) (writer - 6 episodes)
- Two Prized Colts Go Head-to-Head
(2012)
... (writer: "Splitting the Atom" - uncredited)
- Ace Counters Smythe's Move with His Own
(2012)
... (writer: "Splitting the Atom" - uncredited)
- Ace and Claire Tour a Horse Farm
(2012)
... (writer: "Splitting the Atom" - uncredited)
- Ace Pitches a Deal
(2012)
... (writer: "Splitting the Atom" - uncredited)
- Ace Meets with a Colleague
(2012)
... (writer: "Splitting the Atom" - uncredited)
2011
Kinect Sports: Season Two
(Video Game) (courtesy: "Parklife") / (music: "Parklife") / (writer: "Parklife")
Showboaters
(TV Series) (lyrics - 1 episode, 2011) (music - 1 episode, 2011)
- Episode #1.6
(2011)
... (lyrics: "The Universal", "Girls & Boys" - uncredited) / (music: "The Universal", "Girls & Boys" - uncredited)
Being Erica
(TV Series) (lyrics - 1 episode, 2011) (music - 1 episode, 2011)
- Born This Way
(2011)
... (lyrics: "Girls and Boys") / (music: "Girls and Boys")
2011
P.O.V.
(TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
(2011)
... (writer: "Girls and Boys")
2011
20 to 1
(TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- Adults Only 20 to 1: Naughty Trends
(2011)
... (writer: "19-2000" - uncredited)
2011
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
(Documentary) (writer: "Girls and Boys")
2010
Peep Show
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- New Year's Eve
(2010)
... (writer: "19-2000" - uncredited)
2010
Rude Tube
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Total Stunts
(2010)
... (writer: "Song 2" - uncredited)
2010
Total Wipeout
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- The Awards
(2010)
... (writer: "Song 2" - uncredited)
Formula 1: BBC Sport
(TV Series) (lyrics - 1 episode, 2010) (music - 1 episode, 2010) (writer - 1 episode, 2010)
- The Turkish Grand Prix
(2010)
... (lyrics: "The Universal" - uncredited) / (music: "The Universal" - uncredited)
- The Australian Grand Prix
(2010)
... (writer: "Parklife")
Live from Studio Five
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2010) (writer - 1 episode, 2010)
- Episode #1.82
(2010)
... (performer: "Parklife", "No Distance Left to Run", "Song 2") / (writer: "Parklife", "No Distance Left to Run", "Song 2")
2009
Jonathan Meades: Off-Kilter
(TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.3
(2009)
... (writer: "This Is A Low" - uncredited)
2009
The Real Hustle
(TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #7.3
(2009)
... (writer: "The Universal" - uncredited)
2008-2009
The Inbetweeners
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- Will's Birthday
(2009)
... (writer: "Kids With Guns (Hot Chip Remix)" - uncredited)
- Bunk Off
(2008)
... (writer: "Feel Good Inc" - uncredited)
2008
The Nostalgia Critic
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Top 11 Drug PSAs
(2008)
... (writer: "Left Hand Suzuki Method" - uncredited)
2008
Torchwood
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- Reset
(2008)
... (writer: "Feel Good Inc." - uncredited)
- Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
(2008)
... (writer: "Song 2" - uncredited)
2007-2008
Parashat Ha-Shavua
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- VaEra
(2008)
... (writer: "Demon Days")
- Shemot, Part I
(2007)
... (writer: "Demon Days")
Seven Ages of Rock
(TV Series documentary) (lyrics - 1 episode, 2007) (writer - 1 episode, 2007)
- What the World Is Waiting For: Indie Rock
(2007)
... (lyrics: "Girls & Boys", "Parklife" (uncredited)) / (writer: "Country House")
2007
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Abridged Series
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Massively Multiplayer Online Children's Card Game
(2007)
... (writer: "Feel Good Inc." - uncredited)
2006
South Park
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Stanley's Cup
(2006)
... (writer: "Song 2" - uncredited)
Sinchronicity
(TV Series) (lyrics - 1 episode, 2006) (music - 1 episode, 2006)
- Episode #1.1
(2006)
... (lyrics: "Sweet Song" - uncredited) / (music: "Sweet Song" - uncredited)
2006
Sto para 5
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.25
(2006)
... (writer: "He Was Licking Me")
2006
Gorillaz: Live in Manchester
(TV Special) (writer: "Intro", "Last Living Souls", "Kids with Guns", "O Green World", "Dirty Harry", "Feel Good Inc.", "El Manana", "Every Planet We Reach is Dead", "November Has Come", "All Alone", "White Light", "DARE", "Fire Coming Out of the Monkey's Head", "Don't Get Lost in Heaven", "Demon Days", "Hong Kong", "Latin Simone (¿Qué Pasa Contigo?)")
2006
Ha-Shminiya
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- The Exposition
(2006)
... (writer: "Song 2" - uncredited)
2005
Girls and Boys: Sex and British Pop
(TV Mini-Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- Wannabe: The 1990s
(2005)
... (writer: "Country House", "Girls & Boys" - uncredited)
2003
Liquid Assets
(TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- Oasis's Million$
(2003)
... (writer: "Country House")
2002
The Pop Years
(TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- 1995
(2002)
... (writer: "Country House")
Later... With Jools Holland
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2002) (writer - 1 episode, 2002)
- Episode #19.6
(2002)
... (performer: "Sunset Coming In", "Niger") / (writer: "Sunset Coming In", "Niger")
2002
Real World/Road Rules Challenge
(TV Series) (writer - 3 episodes)
- Battle of the Seasons: Siamese Wrestling
(2002)
... (writer: "19-2000" - uncredited)
- Battle of the Seasons: Blockhead
(2002)
... (writer: "19-2000" - uncredited)
- Battle of the Seasons: Musical Inner-Tube Tango
(2002)
... (writer: "19/2000" - uncredited)
EastEnders
(TV Series) (lyrics - 3 episodes, 2001) (music - 3 episodes, 2001) (writer - 2 episodes, 1996 - 2001)
- Episode dated 15 November 2001
(2001)
... (lyrics: "Country House" - uncredited) / (music: "Country House" - uncredited)
- Episode dated 31 July 2001
(2001)
... (writer: "Girls and Boys" - uncredited)
- Episode dated 23 July 2001
(2001)
... (lyrics: "Tender" - uncredited) / (music: "Tender" - uncredited)
- Episode dated 29 January 2001
(2001)
... (lyrics: "Tender" - uncredited) / (music: "Tender" - uncredited)
- Episode dated 3 October 1996
(1996)
... (writer: "The Universal" - uncredited)
2001
Dark Angel
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Boo
(2001)
... (writer: "Clint Eastwood" - uncredited)
2001
Smallville
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Hothead
(2001)
... (writer: "Clint Eastwood" - uncredited)
2001
The Sopranos
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Pine Barrens
(2001)
... (writer: "Coffee & TV")
2000
The Best of Blur
(Video) (lyrics: "Country House", "Charmless Man", "Stereotypes", "The Universal") / (music: "Country House", "Charmless Man", "Stereotypes", "The Universal")
Top of the Pops
(TV Series) (writer - 4 episodes, 1995 - 2000) (lyrics - 2 episodes, 1994 - 1996)
- Episode dated 27 October 2000
(2000)
... (writer: "Music Is My Radar", "Girls And Boys")
- Episode dated 7 March 1996
(1996)
... (lyrics: "There's No Other Way")
- Episode dated 23 November 1995
(1995)
... (writer: "The Universal")
- Episode dated 31 August 1995
(1995)
... (writer: "Country House")
- Episode dated 3 August 1995
(1995)
... (writer: "Country House")
2000
Ordinary Decent Criminal
(lyrics: "Special Brew", "Come Together", "Film Ballad") / (music: "Special Brew", "Come Together", "Film Ballad") / (performer: "Special Brew", "Come Together", "Film Ballad") / (producer: "Special Brew", "Come Together", "Film Ballad")
1995-1999
Top of the Pops 2
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- TOTP2 Presents the Nineties
(1999)
... (writer: "Song 2")
- Britpop: Then and Now
(1995)
... (writer: "Jubilee")
1999
The Simpsons
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Sunday, Cruddy Sunday
(1999)
... (writer: "Song 2" - uncredited)
Omnibus
(TV Series documentary) (lyrics - 1 episode, 1998) (music - 1 episode, 1998)
- Alan McGee: The Man Who Discovered Oasis
(1998)
... (lyrics: "Country House" - uncredited) / (music: "Country House" - uncredited)
Daria
(TV Series) (lyrics - 3 episodes, 1997 - 1998) (music - 3 episodes, 1997 - 1998) (writer - 1 episode, 1998)
- I Don't
(1998)
... (lyrics: "Country House" - uncredited) / (music: "Country House" - uncredited) / (writer: "Country House" - uncredited)
- Too Cute
(1997)
... (lyrics: "Beeltebum" - uncredited) / (music: "Beeltebum" - uncredited)
- Malled
(1997)
... (lyrics: "Song 2" - uncredited) / (music: "Song 2" - uncredited)
1997
The Lakes
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.1
(1997)
... (writer: "Song 2" - uncredited)
1997
The Drum
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Oasis Special
(1997)
... (writer: "Song 2" - uncredited)
Late Show with David Letterman
(TV Series) (lyrics - 1 episode, 1997) (music - 1 episode, 1997)
- Episode dated 2 July 1997
(1997)
... (lyrics: "Song 2" - uncredited) / (music: "Song 2" - uncredited)
1997
Egos & Icons
(TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- Oasis
(1997)
... (writer: "Girls and Boys" - uncredited)
1996
Only Fools and Horses....
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Modern Men
(1996)
... (writer: "Country House" - uncredited)
1996
Trainspotting
(lyrics: "Sing") / (music: "Sing") / (performer: "Closet Romantic" - as Albarn) / (writer: "Closet Romantic")
1995
The O-Zone
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Oasis: (What's the Story) Morning Glory? Special
(1995)
... (writer: "Country House")
Nine O'Clock News
(TV Series) (lyrics - 1 episode, 1995) (music - 1 episode, 1995)
- Episode dated 14 August 1995
(1995)
... (lyrics: "Country House" - uncredited) / (music: "Country House" - uncredited)
The White Room
(TV Series) (lyrics - 1 episode, 1995) (performer - 1 episode, 1995)
- Episode #1.2
(1995)
... (lyrics: "Parklife (Live)" - uncredited) / (performer: "Waterloo Sunset (Live)", "Parklife (Live)" - uncredited)
1994-1995
Beavis and Butt-Head
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- Lightning Strikes
(1995)
... (writer: "Parklife")
- Generation in Crisis
(1994)
... (writer: "Chemical World")
1993
Blur: Starshaped
(Video documentary) (writer: "Intermission", "Explain", "There's No Other Way", "Luminous", "She's So High", "Colin Zeal", "Pop Scene", "Sunday Sunday", "Coping", "Day Upon Day", "For Tomorrow", "Chemical World", "Advert", "Commercial Break")
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Self (86 credits)
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Voice of 2-D of the band Gorillaz See more »Publicity Listings:
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Blur | Damon | the Bad & the Queen The Good | Gorillaz | The Orchestra of Syrian Musicians with Damon AlbarnHeight:
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Productivity can stop. So I'm going to use every second that I've got of musical juice. And when it stops I will, hopefully, take it gracefully. Until then, I'll try to keep getting up in the morning and going to work.Trivia:
Spent most of the 1990's in Iceland. He owned a home in Grafarvogur, a suburb of Reykjavík. See more »Star Sign:
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