Damon Albarn

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Biography

Damon Albarn, OBE (born 23 March 1968) is an English musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. He is best known as the lead singer of the British rock band blur as well as co-founder, vocalist, instrumentalist and principal songwriter of the virtual band Gorillaz.

Known For

Saturday Night Live

Self - Musical Guest

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Self - Musical Guest

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Self

The Graham Norton Show

Self - Performer

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Self - Musical Guest

Face

Jason

Gorillaz: Reject False Icons

Self [Gorillaz]

Top of the Pops

Self - Host

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2026	Gorillaz - Journey to The Mountain MOVIE	Self
2026	Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God MOVIE	2D (voice)
2025	Antoine de Caunes : la vie rêvée d'un enfant du rock MOVIE	Self
2025	Together for Palestine MOVIE	Self
2025	Gorillaz Live (YouTube Music Nights) MOVIE	Lead Vocals/Keys/Guitar/Melodica
2024	Pauline Black: A 2-Tone Story MOVIE	Self
2024	blur: Live at Wembley Stadium MOVIE	Self
2024	blur: To the End MOVIE	Self
2024	Record On: The Specials - A Message to You MOVIE	Self
2023	blur \| In Concert BBC Radio 2 MOVIE	Self [blur]
2023	blur at the BBC MOVIE	Self
2023	Blur Presents The Ballad of Darren MOVIE	Self
2023	Silent Running MOVIE	2D (voice)
2023	Gorillaz \| MTV World Stage MOVIE	Self [Gorillaz]
2022	Gorillaz \| Flow Festival 2022 MOVIE	Self
2021	Gorillaz \| Song Machine Live From Kong MOVIE	Self
2021	Damon Albarn @ ARTE Concert Festival 2021 MOVIE	Self
2021	Damon Albarn \| A Modern British Tale MOVIE	Self
2021	Glastonbury Festival Presents Live at Worthy Farm MOVIE	Self
2021	This Is Pop TV	Self (archive footage)
2021	Africa Express Presents: EGOLI MOVIE	Self
2020	Gorillaz Present: Song Machine LIVE MOVIE	Self [Gorillaz]
2020	The BRITs at 40 MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2019	Gorillaz: Reject False Icons MOVIE	Self [Gorillaz]
2018	Gorillaz \| Sziget Festival 2018 (ARTE Concert) MOVIE	Self
2018	Gorillaz: The Now Now Live from Tokyo MOVIE	Self
2018	Gorillaz \| Live Rock Am Ring MOVIE	Self
2017	Gorillaz at Zénith 2017 MOVIE	Self
2017	Gorillaz \| Humanz Live in Cologne MOVIE	Self [Gorillaz]
2017	Gorillaz: Demon Dayz Festival MOVIE	Self
2016	Along for the Ride MOVIE	Self
2016	The Discreet Françoise Hardy MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2016	We're Still Here (Now).... A Documentary about nobody MOVIE	Self
2015	Blur: The Magic Whip: Made in Hong Kong MOVIE	Self
2015	Blur: New World Towers MOVIE	Self
2015	Ong Ong MOVIE	Self
2015	808 MOVIE	Self
2015	blur at the Zénith, Paris MOVIE	Self
2015	The Viking of Sixth Avenue MOVIE	Self
2014	Damon Albarn: Montreux Jazz Festival MOVIE	Self
2014	We Are Many MOVIE	Self
2014	Britpop at the BBC MOVIE	Self [blur]
2014	Fantastic Man MOVIE	Self
2014	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV	Self - Musical Guest
2014	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV	Self
2014	Oasis vs. Blur \| Duel at the Peak of Britpop MOVIE	Self [blur] (archive footage)
2012	blur: Parklive MOVIE	Self
2012	Blur: The Singles Night - Live at Wembley Arena MOVIE	Self
2012	Jools Holland: London Calling MOVIE	Self
2011	Gorillaz - Single Collection 2001-2011 MOVIE	Self
2011	Dynamo: Magician Impossible TV	Self
2010	Gorillaz: Plastic Beach Live at La Musicale MOVIE	Self [Gorillaz]
2010	Gorillaz: Live at Roundhouse in London MOVIE	Self
2010	BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge TV	Self
2010	The Making of Plastic Beach MOVIE	Self [Gorillaz]
2010	Blur: Live at Hyde Park MOVIE	Self
2010	Blur: No Distance Left to Run MOVIE	Self
2008	Bananaz MOVIE	Self
2007	Imagine... Damon & Jamie's Excellent Adventure MOVIE	Self
2007	Seven Ages of Rock TV	Self
2007	Scott Walker: 30 Century Man MOVIE	Self
2007	The Graham Norton Show TV	Self - Performer
2007	Anna and the Moods MOVIE	Anna's Father (voice)
2006	Gorillaz \| Phase Two: Slowboat to Hades MOVIE	Self
2006	Gorillaz: Demon Days Live in Harlem at Apollo Theater MOVIE	Self
2006	Gorillaz: Demon Days Live at the Manchester Opera House MOVIE	Self - Vocals [Gorillaz]
2005	John Peel's Record Box MOVIE	Self
2005	The Britpop Story 'It Really, Really, Really, Could Happen' MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2005	Screaming Masterpiece MOVIE	Self
2005	How Do You Like Iceland? MOVIE	Self
2003	Live Forever MOVIE	Self
2003	Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV	Self - Musical Guest
2002	Gorillaz \| Phase One: Celebrity Take Down MOVIE	Self [Gorillaz]
2001	Charts of Darkness MOVIE	Self
2001	Friday Night with Jonathan Ross TV	Self
2001	Top of the Pops: The True Story MOVIE	Self
2000	blur \| The Best Of MOVIE	Self
1999	Blur: The Singles Night - Live at Wembley Arena MOVIE	Self
1999	Blur: Live 13 & Bonus Footage MOVIE	Self
1997	Face MOVIE	Jason
1997	Taff TV	self
1996	TFI Friday TV	Self [blur]
1995	Help! War Child MOVIE	Self
1995	B-Roads MOVIE	Self
1995	Queen: Champions of the World MOVIE	Self
1994	Blur: Showtime - Live At Alexandra Palace MOVIE	Self
1994	Blur: Live on MTV Most Wanted MOVIE	Self
1993	Starshaped MOVIE	Self
1988	Smash Hits Poll Winners Party TV	Self
1977	The BRIT Awards TV	Self
1975	Saturday Night Live TV	Self - Musical Guest
1964	Top of the Pops TV	Self - Host
1964	Top of the Pops TV	Self
	19-2000 MOVIE	Self
	Tibetan Freedom Concert MOVIE	Self

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