Radiohead facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Radiohead
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England |
| Genres | Alternative rock Art rock Electronic music |
| Years active | 1985 – present |
| Labels | XL, TBD (present) Parlophone, Capitol (1992–2005) |
| Members | Colin Greenwood Jonny Greenwood Ed O'Brien Phil Selway Thom Yorke |
Radiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire. The lead singer and lyrics writer of the band is Thom Yorke, who also plays guitar and piano. Thom is known for his high voiced singing style and the band is known for their different style of rock music.
The band has five members, and three of them play guitar. In their early years, Radiohead was known for their layered and heavy guitar sound. In later years, the band began using other instruments too, and creating more electronic sounds. The band still performs live and attracts large crowds of fans to sold-out concerts, even though they play many different styles of music.
Radiohead had sold more than 30 million albums worldwide by 2011. Their work places highly in both listener polls and critics' lists of the best music of the 1990s and 2000s. In 2005, they were ranked 73rd in Rolling Stone's list of "The Greatest Artists of All Time"; Jonny Greenwood and O'Brien were both included in Rolling Stone's list of greatest guitarists, and Yorke in their list of greatest singers. In 2009, Rolling Stone readers voted Radiohead the second-best artist of the 2000s. They will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019.
Images for kids
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Abingdon School, where the band formed
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Yorke performing with Radiohead in 1998
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Jonny Greenwood has used a variety of instruments, such as this glockenspiel, in live concerts and recordings.
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Radiohead at the 2004 Coachella Music Festival
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Radiohead performing at the 2008 Main Square Festival in Arras, France
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Drummer Clive Deamer has joined Radiohead on tour since 2012. He also performed on the "Staircase / The Daily Mail" single and A Moon Shaped Pool.
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Radiohead performing on the 2016 Moon Shaped Pool tour
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Jonny Greenwood and Yorke performing with drummer Tom Skinner as the Smile in January 2022
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See also
In Spanish: Radiohead para niños
