About Noel Gallagher
Noel Thomas David Gallagher is a British musician, singer and songwriter. Gallagher is the primary songwriter, lead guitarist and a co-lead vocalist of the rock band Oasis. After leaving Oasis, he formed Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds. Gallagher is one of the most successful songwriters in British music history, he has had nine UK number one singles, eight with Oasis and one as a co-writer and guest vocalist for the Chemical Brothers hit Setting Sun. He has had twelve UK number-one albums, eight with Oasis and four with Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds. He became the first artist in UK chart history to reach number one with ten consecutive studio albums. He is widely considered to be one of the most influential songwriters in the history of British rock music, cited by numerous major subsequent artists as an influence. He has won lots of awards during his career the highlights including seven Brit Awards and two Ivor Novello Awards both for songwriting, all of these were awarded to Gallagher while he was in Oasis. He became the band's de facto leader and he was the sole writer for the band's first four studio albums. Gallagher began playing the guitar at the age of twelve, and became a roadie and technician for Inspiral Carpets when he was 21.
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