Mark David Hollis (born 4 January 1955 in Tottenham, London, England) is a retired composer, musician, singer-songwriter.
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Career
Hollis is most famous as the lead singer of the band, Talk Talk. It was he, and unofficial Talk Talk member Tim Friese-Greene, who took the lead in evolving the band's style from New Romantic, to what would later become known as post-rock. In 1998 he released an eponymous solo debut album, Mark Hollis. He has now retired from the music business. [1]
Solo discography
- Mark Hollis (1998)
See also Talk Talk discography
Collaborations
- Mark Hollis played the piano on the track "Piano" from the 1998 minimalist album AV 1 by Phill Brown and Dave Allinson (under the pseudonym "John Cope").
- Mark Hollis played the piano on the track "Chaos" on the 1998 trip-hop album Psyence Fiction by UNKLE.
- Mark Hollis provided several roles in support of Anja Garbarek's 2001 album Smiling & Waving.
External links
- Within Without - large unofficial Mark Hollis and Talk Talk homepage
- Talkingspace German Mark Hollis and Talk Talk fan page
- It's My Talk Talk Pages - Unofficial French Talk Talk page
References
- ^ http://users.cybercity.dk/~bcc11425/News.html (search for "retired")
