(1968-10-07) 7 October 1968 (age 55) Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England
Genres
Alternative rock
electronica[3]
experimental rock[4]
Occupation(s)
Singer
songwriter
composer
Instrument(s)
Vocals
guitar
keyboards
bass
Years active
1985–present
Labels
XL
Member of
Radiohead
The Smile
Formerly of
Atoms for Peace
Spouse(s)
Rachel Owen
(m. 2003; sep. 2015)
Dajana Roncione
(m. 2020)
Musical artist
Thomas Edward Yorke (born 7 October 1968) is an English musician who is the main vocalist and songwriter of the rock band Radiohead. A multi-instrumentalist, he mainly plays guitar and keyboards and is noted for his falsetto. Rolling Stone described Yorke as one of the greatest and most influential singers of his generation.
Yorke formed Radiohead with schoolmates at Abingdon School in Oxfordshire. Their 1992 debut single, "Creep", made Yorke a celebrity, and Radiohead went on to achieve acclaim and sales of more than 30 million albums. Yorke's early influences included alternative rock acts such as Pixies and R.E.M. With Radiohead's fourth album, Kid A (2000), Yorke moved into electronic music, influenced by Warp acts such as Aphex Twin. For most of his career, he has worked with the producer Nigel Godrich and the cover artist Stanley Donwood.
Yorke's solo work comprises mainly electronic music. His debut solo album, The Eraser, was released in 2006. To perform it live, he formed a new band, Atoms for Peace, with musicians including Godrich and the Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea. They released an album, Amok, in 2013. Yorke's second solo album, Tomorrow's Modern Boxes, was released in 2014, followed by Anima in 2019. In 2021, Yorke debuted a new band, the Smile, with fellow Radiohead member Jonny Greenwood and drummer Tom Skinner. Yorke has collaborated with artists including PJ Harvey, Björk, Flying Lotus and Modeselektor, and has composed for film and theatre, including the films Suspiria (2018) and Confidenza (2024).
Yorke is an activist on behalf of human rights, animal rights, environmental and anti-war causes, and his lyrics incorporate political themes. He has been critical of the music industry, particularly of major labels and streaming services such as Spotify. With Radiohead and his solo work, he has employed alternative release platforms such as pay-what-you-want and BitTorrent. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Radiohead in 2019.
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^"Review: ANIMA". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
^Leahey, Andrew (September 2007). "Book reviews: Dead Children Playing: A Picture Book". CMJ. Vol. 64, no. 151. p. 62.
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The English musician ThomYorke has released three studio albums, one soundtrack album, three EPs, one remix album and 16 singles. The frontman of the...
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medieval Italian literature. She was married to the Radiohead singer ThomYorke; they announced their separation in 2015. Owen was born in Cardiff, Wales...
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mini-album in Japan, titled No Surprises / Running from Demons. The singer ThomYorke wrote the song while on tour with R.E.M. in 1995. It features glockenspiel...
heartbreak. Many critics saw them as a response to the split of the singer, ThomYorke, from his wife, Rachel Owen. Radiohead's longtime collaborator Stanley...
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by Radiohead. He described his role as an arranger, helping transform ThomYorke's demos into finished songs. Radiohead albums feature Greenwood's string...
stress of promoting Radiohead's 1997 album OK Computer, the songwriter, ThomYorke, wanted to depart from rock music. Drawing influence from electronic music...
including Kurt Cobain of Nirvana and ThomYorke of Radiohead. Bono of U2 has described his voice as "extraordinary", and Yorke told The Guardian that Stipe is...
inspired by the stress felt by the singer, ThomYorke, while promoting Radiohead's album OK Computer (1997). Yorke wrote "Everything in Its Right Place" on...
albums since, along with several projects with the Radiohead members ThomYorke and Jonny Greenwood. Godrich won the Grammy Award for Best Engineered...
OK Computer (1997), on 26 May 1997. The lyrics were written by singer ThomYorke following an unpleasant experience in a Los Angeles bar. The song is over...
The band's line-up has been constant since its founding, consisting of ThomYorke (vocals and guitar), Jonny Greenwood (guitar), Ed O'Brien (guitar), Colin...
played under the name The Venus in Furs on the soundtrack were Radiohead's ThomYorke and Jonny Greenwood, Craig "Clune" McClune of David Gray's band, Suede's...
Radiohead singer, ThomYorke, while credited to all of the band members, during the tour for their third album, OK Computer (1997). Yorke began writing it...
sampling and looping. The singer, ThomYorke, described it as "an expression of wildness and mutation". The artwork, by Yorke and his longtime collaborator...
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