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- NAME: Beck
- OCCUPATION: Songwriter, Singer
- BIRTH DATE: July 08, 1970 (Age: 42)
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Los Angeles, California
- Originally: Beck David Campbell
- Full Name: Beck David Hansen
- ZODIAC SIGN: Cancer
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Rock star Beck topped the charts with his 1994 debut album Mellow Gold. He continued to fuse folk, rap and hip-hop with later albums such as Odelay.
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Born into an artistic, Scientologist family in 1970 Los Angeles, Beck began playing music in local coffeehouses around 1990, recording his first single, "Loser," in 1993. His debut album, Mellow Gold, was a hit. He followed up with Odelay in 1996 and Guero in 2005, among others. Beck's music is a witty fusion of rock, folk, rap and hip-hop.© 2013 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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