One of the most versatile musicians, Thom Yorke is best-known as the lead vocalist and chief songwriter of the rock band, ‘Radiohead’
Thom Yorke
@Songwriters, Life Achievements and Childhood
Oct 7, 1968
Biography
Personal Details
- Birthday: October 7, 1968
- Nationality: British
- Famous: Songwriters, Environmentalists, University Of Exeter, Musicians, Lyricists & Songwriters, Singers, Rock Singers, INFP
- Ideologies: Environmentalists
- Nick names: Tchock, Tchocky, Dr. Tchock
- Spouses: Rachel Owen
- Known as: Thomas Edward Yorke
Thom Yorke born at
Wellingborough
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Birth Place
Currently, he lives in Oxfordshire, near his hometown, with his long-time partner Rachel Owen, whom he met while studying at Exeter University. They have two children, Noah and Agnes.
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Personal Life
An ardent environmentalist, he supported the Friends of the Earth's climate change campaign, "The Big Ask."
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Personal Life
Thom Yorke was born in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England. He started playing the guitar at the age of seven and formed his first band at the age of ten.
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Childhood & Early Life
Born with a visual impairment, Yorke had to undergo several surgeries as a youngster and was often made fun of by his classmates, due to his surgical scars.
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Childhood & Early Life
He attended the Abington School for Boys along with fellow guitarist, Ed O’Brien and bassist, Colin Greenwood. They later formed the band, ‘Friday’.
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Childhood & Early Life
He was the lead singer and song writer of the band and they included Phil Selway as the drummer and Jonny as the harmonica player, keyboardist and guitarist. However, the band temporarily split, till they reunited to record a series of demo tapes.
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Career
One of these tapes, ‘Manic Hedgehog’, drew the attention of a recording company, EMI, who signed the group in 1991 for a ‘six album deal’. The following year, the band was renamed ‘Radiohead.
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Career
In 1992, EMI released the debut EP of Radiohead and "Creep", the album’s single became Radiohead's first charting hit on the Billboard countdown.
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Career
In 1995, their second album, ‘The Bends’, was released and earned them great critical acclaim and success. The album was ranked No.110 on the list of "500 Greatest Albums of All-Time" list.
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They released their next album, ‘OK Computer’ in 1997, which catapulted them to international stardom. The album climbed to the No.1 position on the UK album charts, which put more pressure on the band to come up with a follow-up hit.
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‘The Eraser’, his debut solo album, was released on 10th July, 2006. The album climbed to the #3 position on the UK Albums Chart and was ranked #2 on the Billboard 200 in the United States, selling over 90,000 copies in its first week. It was nominated for both the Mercury Music Prize as well as the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album in 2007.
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Major works