Alexander David Turner is an English musician. He is the frontman and lead singer-songwriter of the rock band Arctic Monkeys. Turner is known for his lyricism ranging from kitchen sink realism to surrealist wordplay, which has been praised by music critics and the public. All but one of Turner's studio albums have topped the UK Albums Chart. He has won seven Brit Awards, an Ivor Novello Award, and a Mercury Prize among other accolades.
Turner performing with Arctic Monkeys in 2018
Turner performing in Newcastle Academy, 2006
Turner performing at Coachella in May 2007
Turner performing at the Royal Albert Hall in 2018
Arctic Monkeys are an English rock band formed in Sheffield on 14 August 2002. The group consists of lead singer Alex Turner, drummer Matt Helders, guitarist Jamie Cook and bassist Nick O'Malley. Former bassist Andy Nicholson left the band in 2006 shortly after their debut album, Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, was released.
Arctic Monkeys performing at the Roskilde Festival in 2014. From left to right: Nick O'Malley, Alex Turner, Matt Helders and Jamie Cook
Arctic Monkeys performing in 2006
Headshots of the current line-up; clockwise from bottom left: Alex Turner, Nick O'Malley, Jamie Cook, Matt Helders
Arctic Monkeys at the Shepherd's Bush Empire, London, March 2010