British vocalist and musician born 23 March 1968 in Whitechapel, London. The family moved to Leytonstone, London not long after he was born and then to Colchester, Essex.

Best known as a founding member and vocalist in the British Band Blur in the 1990s.

He formed also Gorillaz in 1998 as a side-project with old housemate Jamie Hewlett, and would provide the singing vocals for fictitious lead singer 2D. Damon also used this alias outside of Gorillaz on a handful of occasions (see credits).

Incredibly prolific, respected and busy musician releasing and collaborating with artists from all over the world since 2000.

Was once engaged to Justine Frischmann, Blur’s album 13 is supposedly written about their breakup.

Once acted in a British gangster film called Face, alongside actors Ray Winstone and Robert Carlyle, also voiced George Harrison’s character Bull in a radio play Up Against It by Joe Orton.