Gorillaz
Gorillaz is an English virtual band that was formed in 1998. It was formed by the musician Damon Albarn and the artist Jamike Hewlett from London, England. The band contains four animated members 2-D(vocals, keyboards), Murdoc Nicclas(bass Guitar), Russel Hobbs(drums), and Noodle (Guitar, keyboards, vocals). Their fictional universe is presented in interviews, music videos and short cartoons, comic strips. Gorillaz music always makes a mix with feature artists, with Albarn as the only permanent musical contributor.
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The lead vocalist of the Gorillaz is Damon Albarn. Damon is famous as the lead singer of Blur. They worked cordially to make Britpop happen. The idea to form Gorillaz came after Albarn and Hewlett once watched MTV. Jamie Hewlett was a comic artist and writer. With Gorillaz, Albarn deviated from the Britpop of his band Blur, searching for different music styles which contain hip hop, electronic music, and world music in an “eccentrically postmodern” way. The band’s 2001 debut album Gorillaz had dub, Latin, and punk influences that have gone triple platinum in the UK and double platinum in Europe. Their second album Demon Days have gone six times platinum in the UK and double platinum in the US.
Gorillaz Face Reveal
Gorillaz had presented the live show in many ways in the Band’s History, like hiding the touring band from the audience‘s view during the initial years of the project. It showed the animated band members on stage using computer graphics. They made a traditional live show having a visible live band. In this way, the band has sold nearly 25 million records worldwide. Gorillaz Band is authorized by the Guinness World Records as the “Most Successful Virtual Band“. The Band had won two MTV Video Music Awards, a Grammy Award, and three MTV Europe Music Awards. They were nominated for 11 Brit Awards, while they won Best British Group at the 2018 Brit Awards.
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Gorillaz Characters
Gorillaz is a virtual band, which is the product of Jamie Hewlett. As you may have seen, the music videos of Gorillaz contain animated characters, graphically these are Jamie Hewlett's creations. Each character will have a different role in the band.
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| Characters | Status |
| Murdoc Niccals (Bass) | (1998–2018, 2018–present) |
| 2-D (Vocals/Keys) | (1998–present) |
| Russel Hobbs (Drums/Percussion) | (1998–2006, 2012–present) |
| Noodle (Guitar) | (1998–2006, 2012–present) |
Murdoc Niccals (Bass)
Murdoc Faust Niccals is the fictional bassist for the virtual band Gorillaz. He is from England. He is voiced by Phil Cornwell and was created by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett. He was responsible for the conception and formation of the band. Murdoc was based on the Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards. This Englishman is regarded as the Bands leader.
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2D (Vocals)
Stuart Harold "2-D" Pot is a fictional English musician, singer, and member of the British virtual band Gorillaz. He gives the lead vocals and plays the keyboard for the band. 2-D’s speaking voice is given by actor Nelson De Freitas in many Gorillaz direct-to-video projects like Phase Two: Slowboat to Hades and Phase One: Celebrity Take Down. His singing voice is given by Blur frontman Damon Albarn on Gorillaz recordings and performances. Kevin Bishop became the new voice of 2-D. He was created by Jamie Hewlett and Albarn in 1998.
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Noodle
Noodle is a fictional Japanese singer and musician, who is a member of the British virtual band Gorillaz. She gives the lead guitar, as well as some occasional lead and backing vocals for the band. She was created by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett in 1998. Noodle has been voiced by Haruka Kuroda and Haruka Abe. Haruka Kuroda is a Japanese-English actress and singer-songwriter Miho Hatori of the trip-hop group Cibo Matto. Haruka Abe is also a Japanese-English actress.
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Russel Hobbs(Drums)
Russel Hobbs is a musician from America and a member of the British Virtuala band Gorillaz. He gives the drums and percussion for the band. Similar to other Gorillaz band members, Russel was created by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett in 1998. He firstly appeared in Gorillaz’s debut EP Tomorrow Comes Today in 2000. His speaking voice is given by Nigerian drummer Remi Kabaka Jr., who joined Gorillaz in an official capacity on actual percussion in 2016.
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