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FEMUSINDO.com - Kurt Donald Cobain, with his famous name Kurt Cobain, was born in Aberdeen, Washington, U.S., on February 20, 1967.
He is an American musician who is the lead vocalist, guitarist, main songwriter, and founding member of the grunge band Nirvana.
Through his restless songwriting and anti-establishment persona, his compositions expand the thematic conventions of mainstream rock music.
Most Influential Alternative Rock Musician
He is hailed as the spokesman for Generation X and is widely recognized as one of the most influential alternative rock musicians.
Cobain formed Nirvana with Krist Novoselic and Aaron Burckhard in 1987, establishing himself as part of the Seattle music scene that later became known as grunge.
Burckhard was replaced by Chad Channing before the band released their debut album Bleach (1989) on Sub Pop, after which Channing was replaced by Dave Grohl.
Achieving Commercial Success
With this final line-up, the band signed with DGC and achieved commercial success with the single "Smells Like Teen Spirit" from their critically acclaimed second album Nevermind (1991).
Cobain wrote many of Nirvana's other hit songs including "Come as You Are", "Lithium", "In Bloom", "Heart-Shaped Box", "All Apologies", "About a Girl", "Aneurysm", "You Know You're Right" and "Something in the Way".
Cobain, the founder of the grunge, alternative rock and punk rock band Nirvana, died at his home in Seattle on April 8, 1994, at the age of 27.
Greatest Singer, Songwriter and Guitarist
Cobain was inducted posthumously into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, along with Nirvana bandmates Novoselic and Grohl in 2014.
Rolling Stone included him on its lists of the 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time, 100 Greatest Guitarists, and 100 Greatest Singers of All Time.
He was ranked 7th by MTV on the 22 Greatest Voices in Music, and was placed 20th by Hit Parader on their 2006 list of the 100 Greatest Metal Singers of All Time. (*)
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