Radiohead are an English rock band formed in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke, brothers Jonny Greenwood and Colin Greenwood, Ed O’Brien and Philip Selway. They have worked with producer Nigel Godrich and cover artist Stanley Donwood since 1994. As of 2011, Radiohead have sold more than 30 million albums worldwide.
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Radiohead are an English rock band formed in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke, brothers Jonny Greenwood and Colin Greenwood, Ed O’Brien and Philip Selway. They have worked with producer Nigel Godrich and cover artist Stanley Donwood since 1994. Radiohead’s experimental approach is credited with advancing the sound of alternative rock. As of 2011, Radiohead have sold more than 30 million albums worldwide. Their awards include six Grammy Awards and four Ivor Novello Awards. Rolling Stone named Radiohead one of the 100 greatest artists of all time, and Rolling Stone readers voted them the second-best artist of the 2000s. They are the most nominated act in Mercury Prize history, with five nominations. They will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019. The group have achieved seven top 10 hits on the UK Singles Chart: \”Creep\”, \”Paranoid Android\”, \”Karma Police\” and ‘Pyramid Song’. They also achieved two top 40 hits on US Billboard Hot 100. The members of Radiohead met while attending Abeddon School, an independent school for boys in Oxfordshire. In 1985, they formed On a Friday, the name referring to their usual rehearsal day in the school’s music room. At the University of Exeter, Yorke played with the band Headless Chickens, who regrouped on the corner of a corner of Magdalen Road, sharing a house with the Magdalens.
Although they were not ready to go to university at the time, they decided to share a house on a Friday. In 1991, the members, including Yorke and Jonny, decided to record an early demo on Island Records. On the strength of the demo, they were offered a record deal by EMI, but they decided not to go. They decided to self-release their seventh album, In Rainbows, as a download for which customers could set their own price, to critical and chart success. Their eighth album, The King of Limbs, was developed using extensive looping and sampling. A Moon Shaped Pool prominently featuredJonny Greenwood’s orchestral arrangements. Yorke, Jonny and Selway have all released solo albums. In 2011, the band were nominated for the Mercury Prize for the best live performance of the 20th century, for their performance of ‘There There’ at Glastonbury Festival in September 2011. They were also nominated for a Grammy Award for the song ‘The King Of Limbs’, which was recorded in the same sessions as ‘In Rainbows’ The band have been nominated for five Grammys, including four Grammys and a BAFTAs. The Mercury Prize has also been awarded to Radiohead for their work on OK Computer, which is regarded as a landmark record of the Generation X era. In 2012, they won a Grammy for their album ‘Thriller’ for Best Pop Vocal Performance.
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