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Gorillaz - Wikipedia. Gorillaz are an English virtual band created in 1. Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett. The band consists of four animated members: 2- D (lead vocals, keyboards), Murdoc Niccals (bass guitar), Noodle (guitar, keyboards) and Russel Hobbs (drums and percussion). These members are fictional and are not personas of any "real life" musicians involved in the project.[8] Their fictional universe is explored through the band's music videos, as well as a number of other short cartoons. In reality, Albarn is the only permanent musical contributor, and the music is often a collaboration between various musicians. Writers and critics have described their music as alternative rock,[1]trip hop,[9][1.

Britpop, dance- rock,[1. The band's 2. 00. Gorillaz sold over seven million copies.[1. It was nominated for the Mercury Prize in 2.

Their second studio album Demon Days (2. UK[1. 8] and double platinum in the US.[1.

The band has won other awards, including one Grammy Award, two MTV Video Music Awards, an NME Award, three MTV Europe Music Awards, and have been nominated for nine Brit Awards.[2. The band's third studio album, Plastic Beach, was released in March 2. Their fourth studio album called The Fall was released in December 2.

April 2. 01. 1 as a physical release. After a five- year hiatus, Gorillaz announced their fifth studio album Humanz,[2. April 2. 01. 7. History[edit]Creation and early years (1.

Musician Damon Albarn and comic book artist Jamie Hewlett met in 1. Graham Coxon, a fan of Hewlett's work, asked him to interview Blur, a band Albarn and Coxon had recently formed.[8] The interview was published in Deadline magazine, home of Hewlett's comic strip Tank Girl.

Hewlett initially thought Albarn was "arsey, a wanker"; despite becoming acquaintances with the band, they often did not get on, especially after Hewlett began seeing Coxon's ex- girlfriend Jane Olliver.[8] Despite this, Albarn and Hewlett started sharing a flat on Westbourne Grove in London in 1. Hewlett had recently broken up with Olliver and Albarn was at the end of his highly publicised relationship with Justine Frischmann of Elastica.[8]The idea to create Gorillaz came about when Albarn and Hewlett were watching MTV. Hewlett said, "If you watch MTV for too long, it's a bit like hell – there's nothing of substance there. So we got this idea for a cartoon band, something that would be a comment on that."[2. The band originally identified themselves as "Gorilla" and the first song they recorded was "Ghost Train"[2. B- side on their single "Rock the House" and the B- side compilation G Sides.

The musicians behind Gorillaz' first incarnation included Albarn, Del the Funky Homosapien, Dan the Automator and Kid Koala, who had previously worked together on the track "Time Keeps on Slipping" for Deltron 3. Although not released under the Gorillaz name, Albarn has said that "one of the first ever Gorillaz tunes" was Blur's 1. On Your Own", which was released for their fifth studio album Blur.[2. Phase One: Celebrity Take Down (2. The band's first release was the EPTomorrow Comes Today, released in 2. The band's first single was "Clint Eastwood" and was released on 5 March 2.

No. 4 in the UK.[3. It was produced by hip hop producer Dan the Automator and originally featured UK rap group Phi Life Cypher, but the version that appears on the album features American rapper Del the Funky Homosapien,[3. Del tha' Ghost Rapper, a spirit in the band's drummer Russel Hobbs.[3. The Phi Life Cypher version of "Clint Eastwood" appears on the B- side album G Sides.

Later that same month, their first full- length album, the self- titled. Gorillaz, was released, producing four singles: "Clint Eastwood", "1. Tomorrow Comes Today", and "Rock the House". In June 2. 00. 1, "1. No. 6 in the UK, and the song was used as the title theme for EA Sports.

FIFA video game FIFA Football 2. The end of the year brought the song "9. Gorillaz and hip hop group D1. Eminem) and Terry Hall about the September 1. Meanwhile, G Sides, a compilation of the B- sides from the Tomorrow Comes Today EP and first three singles, was released in Japan on 1. December 2. 00. 1 and quickly followed with international releases in early 2.

Gorillaz performed at the 2. Brit Awards in London on 2.

February, appearing in 3. D animation on four large screens along with rap accompaniment by Phi Life Cypher. The band was nominated for four Brit Awards, including Best British Group, Best British Album and Best British Newcomer,[3. In November 2. 00. DVD titled Phase One: Celebrity Take Down was released, giving the phase its name. The DVD contains the four Phase One promos, the abandoned video for "5/4", the Charts of Darkness documentary, the five Gorilla Bitez (comedic shorts starring the band characters), a tour of the website by the MEL 9. The DVD's menu was designed much like the band's website and depicts an abandoned Kong Studios.[3.

Rumours were circulating at this time that the Gorillaz team were busy preparing a film, but Hewlett said that the film project had been abandoned: "We lost all interest in doing it as soon as we started meeting with studios and talking to these Hollywood executive types, we just weren't on the same page. We said, fuck it, we'll sit on the idea until we can do it ourselves, and maybe even raise the money ourselves."[3. Phase Two: Slowboat to Hades (2.

On 8 December 2. 00. Watch The Best Thief Partner Online there. Rock It".[3. 8] The album Demon Days was released on 1. May 2. 00. 5 in Japan, 2. May in the United Kingdom and Australia, and on 2. May in the United States.

The album debuted at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart.[3. The third single was "Dirty Harry", which had been released as a promotional single earlier that year. It was released in the United Kingdom on 2. November 2. 00. 5. On its first week, it charted at No. 6. The release of the single raised the album once again back up to the top 1. Watch A Princess For Christmas HDQ. The fourth and final single was the double A- side, "Kids with Guns"/"El Mañana".

It was released in the UK on 1. April 2. 00. 6.[4. Unlike its Top 1. Kids With Guns" / "El Mañana" reached No. 2. UK. A week later, the single had fallen out of the Top 4.

UK (see 2. 00. 6 in British music). By the end of 2. 00. Demon Days had sold over a million copies in the UK, making it the UK's fifth best selling album of 2. Demon Days has since gone five times platinum in the UK,[1.

United States,[1. Australia[4. 2] and has sold over 6 million copies worldwide.[4. At the 2. 00. 5 MTV Video Music Awards in Miami on 2. August, Gorillaz won two awards for "Feel Good Inc.", including the award for Breakthrough Video.[4. De La Soul performing "Feel Good Inc." with Gorillaz at the Demon Days Live concert in Manchester, England.

Gorillaz performed "Dirty Harry" at the 2. Brit Awards in London, and the band was nominated for Best British Group, and Best British Album (Demon Days).[2.

Plans were unveiled for Gorillaz to go on a "holographic" world tour in 2. The cartoon members would be shown as virtual characters on stage using Musion Eyeliner technology, giving them a lifelike appearance on stage. The virtual characters were first used at the 2. MTV Europe Music Awards on 3 November 2. Grammy Awards on 8 February 2. Madonna, where the band played a pre- recorded version of "Feel Good Inc."[4. All the Kidrobot figures that were released.

The black set, red set, special "Dare" Noodle, CMYK set, white set and two- tone set. In 2. 00. 5, a set of Gorillaz figures were released by Kidrobot to coincide with the release of Demon Days. Two variations of the set were released, known as the Red and Black editions, and a limited edition Noodle from the music video for "Dare" was also released.[4. Three new sets of Gorillaz vinyl figures were released in 2. The basic set which was limited to 6.

October 2. 00. 6, and on 2 November 2. The Phase Two: Slowboat to Hades DVD was released on 3. October in the UK, and 3. October in the US. The Gorillaz illustrated autobiography, titled Rise of the Ogre, was released on 3. October 2. 00. 6 in the UK, and 2 November in the US.

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