Badly Drawn Boy (real name - Damon Gough, born Damon Gough - born October 2, 1969 in Bolton , England ) is a British singer-songwriter who became widely known in 2000 when his debut album The Hour of Bewilderbeast (# 13 UK Albums Chart [1] ) with the unanimous support of music critics received the prestigious Mercury Award [2] .
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| Full name | Damon gough |
| Date of Birth | October 2, 1969 (50 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Bolton , Lancashire , England |
| A country |  United Kingdom |
| Professions | author-performer |
| Instruments | guitar the piano |
| Genres | alternative rock indie rock |
| Labels | Twisted Nerve Records XL Recordings Emi |
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In 2001, writer Nick Hornby invited Hoff to write music for the movie About a Boy based on his novel [3] . A year later, Gough released the self-titled soundtrack album (# 6, UK [1] ), from which 3 singles came out. On subsequent albums - Have You Fed the Fish? (2002), One Plus One Is One (2004) and Born in the UK (2006) - the criticism reaction was mixed, but all of them were in the British Top 20 [1] .
Discography
- The Hour of Bewilderbeast (2000)
- About a Boy (2002, soundtrack for the movie of the same name)
- Have You Fed the Fish? (2002)
- One Plus One Is One (2004)
- Born in the UK (2006)
- Is There Nothing We Could Do? (2009)
- It's What I'm Thinking Pt. 1 - Photographing Snowflakes (2010)
- Being Flynn (2012, soundtrack for the movie of the same name)
Notes
- β 1 2 3 Badly Drawn Boy UK Charts . www.chartstats.com. Date of treatment May 18, 2010. Archived on April 6, 2012.
- β 2000. Shortlist 200 . www.mercuryprize.com. Date of treatment May 18, 2010. Archived on April 6, 2012.
- β John Bush. Badly Drawn Boy biography . www.allmusic.com. Date of treatment May 18, 2010. Archived on April 6, 2012.
Links
- The official Badly Drawn Boy Myspace page
- Last.fm Biography