Mark Hollis (musician)

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Mark Hollis

Mark David Hollis (born January 4, 1955 in Tottenham , London - † February 25, 2019 ) was a British musician , composer , singer and songwriter . He was best known as the co-founder and artistic head of the band Talk Talk . In 1998 he released a solo album called "Mark Hollis", produced by Warne Livesey , under his name . Shortly after its release, Hollis withdrew completely from the music business as well as from the public.

Discography (solo)

Chart positions
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Albums
Mark Hollis
  DE 55 03/09/1998 (3 weeks)
  UK 53 02/14/1998 (1 week)

Albums

  • 1998: Mark Hollis

more publishments

  • Mark Hollis played piano in the piece Piano on the album AV 1 (1998) by Phill Brown and Dave Allinson under the pseudonym John Cope, a name that was previously a title on a single B-side for the band Talk Talk.
  • He also played the piano in the piece Chaos from the trip-hop album Psyence Fiction (1998) by the band UNKLE .
  • He also played various instruments on Anja Garbarek's album Smiling & Waving (2001) .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Adam Sweeting: Mark Hollis obituary. In: The Guardian , February 26, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  2. Reports: Mark Hollis from Talk Talk is dead. Focus from February 26, 2019
  3. Chart sources: DE UK