Gorillaz

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Gorillaz are a British virtual band formed in 1998 by Damon Albarn of Blur, and Jamie Hewlett, co-creator of the comic book Tank Girl. They had the idea to create the band while watching MTV in their London flat and originally intended to call the project Gorilla.

The band consists of four fictional band members: 2-D (vocals, keyboard), Murdoc Niccals (bass), Noodle (guitar, vocals), and Russel Hobbs (drums). These characters only appear in animated form and are not alter-egos of real people, as is often mistakenly assumed. There is an extensive fictional back-story behind these band members, written by Albarn and Hewlett. Their albums, several of their music videos, and their autobiographical book Rise Of The Ogre all tell the saga. Damon Albarn is the only permanent musical contributor to the band, which is also a collaboration between various musicians. Their style is broad with a large number of alternative influences including rock, hip-hop, and electronica.

Genres

Electronic Alternative Rock Trip Hop Hip Hop Electropop

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Gorillaz members

Current members: Noodle (background vocals, guitar, keyboard, original), Murdoc Niccals (bass guitar, drum machine, original), 2D (keyboard, lead vocals, melodica, original), Russel Hobbs (drums (drum set), original, percussion)

Former members: DJ D-Zire (additional, turntable), Del Tha Ghost Rapper (spoken vocals), Paula Cracker (guitar, original), Cyborg Noodle (guitar family), Ace (bass)