Happy birthday, Alex Turner! In honor of the Arctic Monkey frontman's special day, let's take a look at his personal life, upbringing, early beginnings, and successes through the years before he amassed a massive career as a musician.
Born Alexander David Turner on January 6, 1986, the singer is now 37 years old! The singer's upbringing was different from some children as he was an only child and he previously revealed that his parents came from different backgrounds.
Regardless, one of their bonds was music as he remembered that both his mom and dad were big fans of music, especially the Beatles and the Beach Boys.
Whenever they go on long drives, his mother would play songs from David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, and the Eagles. On the other hand, his father would play jazz music, specifically Frank Sinatra.
His father taught him how to play the family keyboard, but he took one step further and enrolled to get professional piano lessons when he was only eight years old. Since then, his fascination for music grew and continued throughout his life.
Alex Turner in Arctic Monkeys, Net Worth
When he was 15 years old, Turner would hang out with girls and drinking cider with friends, he later got together with his bandmates Matt Helders, Jamiue Cook, and Andy Nicholson to establish the Arctic Monkeys in 2002.
The following year, the band performed at their first-ever gig at a local pub called The Grapes. They initially performed cover songs by other artists.
Their fame came in 2005 when they were featured in a Daily Star newspaper article which described them as "the most exciting band to emerge" at that year. They later dropped an EP and was later signed under Domino Recording company.
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Through the years, they were able to release several projects such as "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not," "Favourite Worst Nightmare," "Hambug," "AM," and their latest "The Car."
Now that the band had been around for a long time, Rock In Former reported that Alex Turner's estimated net worth is around $35 million which came mainly from his work as a musician.
Arctic Monkeys Grammy Nomination 2024
2024 could potentially be the year when Arctic Monkeys win their first-ever Grammy Award after being nominated for years.
For this year's ceremony, their seventh studio album "The Car" is nominated under the category of Best Alternative Music Album. (via Pitchfork)
Their up against musical acts such as Lana Del Rey, Boygenius, Gorillaz, and PJ Harvey.
Arctic Monkeys have been nominated a total of nine times, but has yet to win one Grammy Award.
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