Gorillaz

Gorillaz is a UK based virtual music group that celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2018. During this time, the artists have created dozens of recognizable tracks, including "Feel Good Inc", "Clint Eastwood", "19-2000", and earned a mention in the Guinness Book of Records as "The Most Successful Virtual Group". Gorillaz's signature style is the music videos, which are more short-length cartoons than video versions of songs.

The history of the creation of Gorillaz begins 10 years before the official date of the formation of the group.

Damon Albarn is best known in the music world as the frontman of the British rock band Blur, founded in 1988. Despite the talent of the band members - Albarn himself and Graham Coxon, childhood friends, success did not want to come to novice artists.

Albarn's acquaintance with comic book artist Jamie Hewlett in 1990 became an opportunity to make a name for himself. The musician, at the request of Graham, persuaded a new acquaintance to interview Blur for Deadline magazine. The material appeared on the same page as the "Tank Girl" comic.

Despite the fact that Hewlett helped the team to unwind, the relationship between creative people did not work out: the artist aroused Coxon's hatred by starting to date his ex-girlfriend Jane Oliver. In 1997, the romance ended, and Hewlett moved in with Albarn.

Once the roommates were watching MTV, and Hewlett noticed how disgusting and stupid artists sometimes look. The artist jokingly suggested to a friend to create a group, the characters of which will not only be invented, but also drawn. Albarn agreed, and so in 1997 began the "biography" of the group, which was originally called Gorilla.

The "real" Gorillaz lineup is Damon Albarn, who composes music with guest stars, and Jamie Hewlett, the "father" of the band's four animated "members". Before the release of their debut album, the world did not know who was hiding behind the drawn characters.

The band's virtual history begins with Stewart 2D Pot, a mentally handicapped keyboard player who works in a music store. On August 15, 1997, a scumbag named Murdoch Nikkals decided to steal a synthesizer from this store.

He drove into a shop window and accidentally ran over Stuart. Outcome: traumatic brain injury for one, obligatory work and the need to take care of the victim - for another.

After Stewart's recovery, the young people met Russell Hobbs, a drummer from New York who was possessed by demons in his youth. He spent 4 years in a coma until an exorcism was performed on him.

After recovering, Russell went to school in Brooklyn, where he joined the company of DJs and rappers. All of his friends were killed in the shootout. Hobbs, the only survivor, became a receptacle for their souls, so he is not only a skilled drummer, but also an electronics engineer and a poet.

The fourth member of the group was an 8-year-old Japanese woman named Noodle. She came to the UK in a FedEx container and replaced Paulo Cracker, the first guitarist to be kicked out of the band due to an affair with Murdoc.

It was with this line-up that the virtual Gorillaz recorded their debut track "Ghost Train" in 1997. Authorship belongs to Damon Albarn, rapper Del the Funky Homosapien and hip-hop producer Dan the Automator.

The debut mini-compilation "Tomorrow Comes Today" was released in November 2000. After him, in March 2001, one of the most recognizable Gorillaz tracks "Clint Eastwood", the first single from the album "Gorillaz" (2001), "shot". The song gets its name from the similarity to the theme song for The Good, the Bad and the Ugly starring Clint Eastwood, written by Ennio Morricone.

The lyrics for "Clint Eastwood" were composed and performed by Del the Funky Homosapien, with the chorus sung by Damon Albarn. The track peaked at # 4 in the UK, # 57 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Rolling Stone ranked the song at # 38 on the 2000s Top 100 Songs list, and NME at # 347 in the top 500 greatest songs of all time. The clip for "Clint Eastwood" has two versions. The difference is in a quote from Dawn of the Dead (1978):

In some countries, this statement was considered offensive, so it is not in the censored version. In 2001, the cartoon received an award at the Rushes Soho Short Film Festival.

The debut album "Gorillaz" contained 15 tracks, including "19-2000" and "Rock the House". The album entered the top 3 in the UK, peaked at number 14 in the United States, went platinum and sold 7 million copies. Thanks to its high performance, the team entered its name in the Guinness Book of Records as the most successful virtual group.

The second album in Gorillaz's discography, "Demon Days" (2005), gave the world the imperishable compositions "Feel Good Inc.", "Kids with Guns" and "Dare". The record took the leading position in the UK, went platinum 6 times in this country, 2 times in the USA, 3 times in Australia. The total circulation of sold copies is more than 8 million.

Despite the fact that the group is virtual, Hewlett and Albarn found a way to give concerts: holographic musicians, using Musion Eyeliner technology, looked like real on stage. For the first time this technique was used at the MTV Europe Music Awards in 2005, then at the Grammy Awards in 2006 - Gorillaz performed "Feel Good Inc." and played along with Madonna during the song "Hung Up".

In October 2006, Gorillaz's autobiographical book entitled "The Becoming of a Beast" was published, and 3 years later, the old idea of ​​the "fathers" of the group was embodied - the documentary "Bananaz" was released. It is now available on the Babelgum website. After the premiere, Hewlett and Albarn announced the termination of the band's musical activities, but things parted ways - in 2010 the third album "Plastic Beach" was released.

The album climbed to # 2 on the UK Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200. The track list includes 16 tracks, including 5 singles. Their video versions have become more realistic, and Bruce Willis starred in the video for the song "Stylo". According to the plot, Gorillaz try to break away from the Hollywood star in a car chase, but they lose.

In the same year, 7 months later, The Fall was released as a New Year's gift for fans. The disc was available only to premium subscribers of the band's official website, and the wider audience heard the new songs only in April 2011.

In April 2012, Albarn told The Guardian that he and Hewlett had a falling out, and now the future of Gorillaz is in question. The reason for the disagreement was the artist's thoughts that his contribution to the development of the group diminished: he did not write music, and only had to draw album covers.

The conflict was resolved, and in October 2015, Rolling Stone announced that Albarn and Hewlett would continue to make Gorillaz history. A year later, the group began publishing multimedia stories about the characters' lives: Noodle's Book, Russell's Book, Murdoch's Book and 2D Book. At the same time, Noodle "started" her page on Instagram.

On June 10, 2017, the Gorillaz - Demon Dayz Festival took place. It took place in the Dreamland Margate Nature Reserve in the British city of Margate. The hosts of the event became headliners. At the same time, the band announced the premiere of their fifth album "Humanz" (2017), which included 20 tracks, including "Saturnz Barz", "Strobelite" and "Charger". The collection debuted at # 1 in the United States, Austria, Belgium, Scotland and Switzerland.

The official release of the album "The Now Now" took place on May 26, 2018. It includes 11 tracks, including the singles "Humility", "Hollywood" and "Tranz". The release was preceded by the 2-week adventure game Free Murdoc, in which fans helped rescue Murdoc from prison, who was imprisoned for unknown reasons. On September 20, 2018, the bassist joined the band on The Now Now Tour.

On October 25, 2018, Gorillaz announced a partnership with the G-Shock brand. In support of the group's own line of watches, the group's YouTube channel releases an episode of the web series Mission M101 every month.

As for further musical creativity, while Albarn and Hewlett do not expand on their plans for 2019. As part of The Now Now Tour, the band played 95 concerts, and it is possible that the British will need time to collect new material. So far, neither interviews nor photos on social networks allow us to answer the question - what will happen next with Gorillaz.

2001 - "Gorillaz" 2005 - "Demon Days" 2010 - "Plastic Beach" 2010 - "The Fall" 2017 - "Humanz" 2018 - "The Now Now"

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Gorillaz Net Worth 2021

Gorillaz 's revenue is $ 1.6M in 2021. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Gorillaz and could vary in the range between $ 818.3K - $ 1.1M.

Gorillaz Net Worth 2020

Gorillaz 's revenue is $1.5M in 2020. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Gorillaz and could vary in the range between $725.4K - $1.2M.

Gorillaz Net Worth 2019

Gorillaz 's revenue is $1.9M in 2019. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Gorillaz and could vary in the range between $905.9K - $1.1M.

Gorillaz Net Worth 2018

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Gorillaz Net Worth 2017

Gorillaz 's revenue is $1.8M in 2017. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Gorillaz and could vary in the range between $624.4K - $1.2M.

Gorillaz Net Worth 2016

Gorillaz 's revenue is $1.6M in 2016. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Gorillaz and could vary in the range between $724K - $1.2M.

Gorillaz Net Worth 2015

Gorillaz 's revenue is $1.5M in 2015. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Gorillaz and could vary in the range between $670.7K - $1.7M.

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