Julian Casablancas

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Julian Casablancas
Casablancas in 2014
Born
Julian Fernando Casablancas

(1978-08-23) August 23, 1978 (age 45)
New York City, U.S.
Occupations
  • Singer
  • musician
  • songwriter
Years active1998–present
Spouse(s)
Juliet Joslin
(m. 2005; div. 2019)
Children2
Musical career
Genres
Labels
Member of
Websitejuliancasablancas.com

Julian Fernando Casablancas (born August 23, 1978)[1] is an American singer and songwriter. He is best known as the singer and songwriter for The Strokes. The Strokes is an American rock band. Casablancas has been in The Strokes since it was made in 1998. He has made six studio albums with the band. He is also a member of The Voidz, an experimental rock band. He has made two albums with them.

In 2009, Casablancas made an independent record label. It was named Cult Records.[2][3] He has also made music alone. He made an album named Phrazes for the Young. It was released in 2009.[4] Casablancas has won two Grammy Awards. He won one for being on the album Random Access Memories by Daft Punk, and another for The New Abnormal by The Strokes.[5]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Julian Casablancas profile". themodernage.co.uk. Archived from the original on November 22, 2007. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
  2. Blistein, Jon.Julian Casablancas Previews New Album With Rioters and Video Games" Archived January 25, 2018, at the Wayback Machine Rolling Stone March 6, 2014.
  3. Kobalt Label Services partners with Cult Records. June 25, 2014
  4. Stassen, Murray (June 25, 2014). "Kobalt Label Services partners with Cult Records". Music Week. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  5. "Past Winners Search". grammy.com. January 26, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2014.