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Kurt Cobain

1967-02-20 · Aberdeen, Washington, USA

Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 – c. April 5, 1994) was an American singer-songwriter, musician and artist, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the grunge band Nirvana. Cobain formed Nirvana with Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington, in 1985 and established it as part of the Seattle music scene, having its debut album Bleach released on the independent record label Sub Pop in 1989. After signing with major label DGC Records, the band found breakthrough success with "Smells Like Teen Spirit" from its second album Nevermind (1991). Following the success of Nevermind, Nirvana was labeled "the flagship band" of Generation X, and Cobain hailed as "the spokesman of a generation". Cobain however was often uncomfortable and frustrated, believing his message and artistic vision to have been misinterpreted by the public, with his personal issues often subject to media attention. He challenged Nirvana's audience with its final studio album In Utero (1993). During the last years of his life, Cobain struggled with heroin addiction, illness and depression, his fame and public image, as well as the professional and lifelong personal pressures surrounding himself and his wife, musician Courtney Love. On April 8, 1994, Cobain was found dead at his home in Seattle, the victim of what was officially ruled a suicide by a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head. The circumstances of his death have become a topic of public fascination and debate. Since their debut, Nirvana, with Cobain as a songwriter, has sold over 25 million albums in the US alone, and over 50 million worldwide.

Known for

Movie credits · 61

Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
Film
2026

Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt

BUSCANDO MI NIRVANA
Film
2025

BUSCANDO MI NIRVANA

The Secret Lives of Bill Bartell
Film
2025

The Secret Lives of Bill Bartell

Hippo
Film
10.02024

Hippo

I Hate Myself and I Want to Die
Film
2023

I Hate Myself and I Want to Die

The Teacher
Film
2023

The Teacher

Foo Fighters: One Less Hero
Film
9.02022

Foo Fighters: One Less Hero

Kalvøyafestivalen - 50 år siden første riff
Film
2021

Kalvøyafestivalen - 50 år siden første riff

Grunge: A Story of Music and Rage
Film
7.22021

Grunge: A Story of Music and Rage

When Nirvana Came to Britain
Film
7.42021

When Nirvana Came to Britain

Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
Film
6.52021

Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage

Stupor Mundi: Book 3, The Most Dangerous Encounter
Film
2019

Stupor Mundi: Book 3, The Most Dangerous Encounter

27: Gone Too Soon
Film
5.82018

27: Gone Too Soon

Kurt Everywhere
Film
2018

Kurt Everywhere

Soaked in Bleach
Film
7.02015

Soaked in Bleach

Cobain: Montage of Heck
Film
7.62015

Cobain: Montage of Heck

Hit So Hard
Film
5.02012

Hit So Hard

Nirvana: Live at the Paramount
Film
8.12011

Nirvana: Live at the Paramount

Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses
Film
2011

Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses

Nirvana: Live On Air
Film
2010

Nirvana: Live On Air

Nirvana: Live at Reading
Film
7.32009

Nirvana: Live at Reading

Loki: Arnaldo Baptista
Film
6.82009

Loki: Arnaldo Baptista

Welcome to My Castle!
Film
2007

Welcome to My Castle!

Kurt Cobain: About a Son
Film
6.92007

Kurt Cobain: About a Son

The Last 48 Hours of Kurt Cobain
Film
6.52007

The Last 48 Hours of Kurt Cobain

Nirvana - In Utero: Under Review
Film
8.02006

Nirvana - In Utero: Under Review

Nirvana The Path from Incesticide to In Utero
Film
8.02006

Nirvana The Path from Incesticide to In Utero

Nirvana - the Definitive Critical Review
Film
2006

Nirvana - the Definitive Critical Review

The Devil and Daniel Johnston
Film
7.72006

The Devil and Daniel Johnston

All Apologies: Kurt Cobain 10 Years On
Film
6.42006

All Apologies: Kurt Cobain 10 Years On

The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
Film
7.82005

The Work of Director Anton Corbijn

The Britpop Story 'It Really, Really, Really, Could Happen'
Film
2005

The Britpop Story 'It Really, Really, Really, Could Happen'

Classic Albums: Nirvana - Nevermind
Film
7.02005

Classic Albums: Nirvana - Nevermind

Nirvana: With the Lights Out
Film
7.52004

Nirvana: With the Lights Out

Kurt Cobain: The Early Life of a Legend
Film
6.52004

Kurt Cobain: The Early Life of a Legend

(This Is Known as) The Blues Scale
Film
7.02004

(This Is Known as) The Blues Scale

VH1 News Special: Grunge
Film
2001

VH1 News Special: Grunge

25 Years of Punk
Film
7.02001

25 Years of Punk

Kurt & Courtney
Film
6.01998

Kurt & Courtney

Hype!
Film
7.41996

Hype!

TV credits · 9

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