Adrian Borland Musical artist

Adrian Borland (6 December 1957 – 26 April 1999) was an English singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer, best known as the lead singer of post-punk band The Sound (1979–87). Following a substantial solo career spanning five albums, he succumbed to the symptoms of schizoid-affective disorder and committed suicide in April 1999.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Joachim Pimento
Birth dateDecember 06, 1957
Date of deathApril 26, 1999
Hometown
England
London

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Musical artist

Career started1976
Career ended1999
associated musical artist
The Sound (band)
The Outsiders (British band)
Second Layer
Honolulu Mountain Daffodils
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
New wave music
Alternative rock
Indie rock
Post-punk
instrument
Guitar
Keyboard instrument
Singing

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External resources

  1. http://www.brittleheaven.com
  2. http://www.renascent.co.uk/pagessound/sound.html