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List of Famous Bands from Kingston Upon Hull

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List of Kingston upon Hull bands, listed by their level of fame. This Kingston upon Hull musicians list includes both bands and solo artists. All famous Kingston upon Hull bands are included, as well as many Kingston upon Hull musicians of underground status. This list of Kingston upon Hull musical artists includes information like what genre the artist falls under, what albums they've put out and more. If you want to know more about these famous Kingston upon Hull bands you can click on their names to learn more about them. Bands from every genre are listed here, including rock, pop, hip-hop/rap, jazz, and more.

List includes Tracey Thorn, Everything but the Girl and more.

If you're wondering, "What bands are from Kingston upon Hull?" or "What is a list of Kingston upon Hull bands?" then this list will answer your questions. (13 items)
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Tracey Thorn is listed (or ranked) 1 on the list List of Famous Bands from Kingston Upon Hull
Pop music, Folk music, House music
Tracey Anne Thorn is an English singer, songwriter and writer. She is best known as being one half of the duo Everything but the Girl.
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Everything but the Girl is listed (or ranked) 2 on the list List of Famous Bands from Kingston Upon Hull
Lounge music, Dance-pop, Electronic dance music
Everything but the Girl was an English musical duo, formed in Hull in 1982, consisting of lead singer and occasional guitarist Tracey Thorn and guitarist, keyboardist, and singer Ben Watt. The ...more
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The Beautiful South is listed (or ranked) 3 on the list List of Famous Bands from Kingston Upon Hull
Pop music, Rock music, Pop rock
The Beautiful South was an English pop/rock group formed in 1988 by two former members of the Hull group the Housemartins — Paul Heaton and Dave Hemingway — both of whom performed lead and ...more
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Fila Brazillia is listed (or ranked) 4 on the list List of Famous Bands from Kingston Upon Hull
Nu jazz, Downtempo, Trip hop
Fila Brazillia was an electronica collaboration from Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, in North-East England, formed in 1990 by Steve Cobby and David McSherry. They played electronica, ambient, ...more
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The Housemartins is listed (or ranked) 5 on the list List of Famous Bands from Kingston Upon Hull
Jangle pop, Pop music, Alternative rock
The Housemartins were an English alternative rock band formed in Hull who were active in the 1980s. Many of the Housemartins' lyrics were a mixture of Marxist politics and Christianity, ...more
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Fonda 500 is listed (or ranked) 6 on the list List of Famous Bands from Kingston Upon Hull
Fonda 500
Fonda 500 are a British band hailing from Kingston upon Hull.
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Ronnie Hilton is listed (or ranked) 7 on the list List of Famous Bands from Kingston Upon Hull
Ronnie Hilton was an English singer and radio presenter. According to his obituary in The Guardian newspaper, "For a time Hilton was a star – strictly for home consumption – with nine Top ...more
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The Solid Doctor is listed (or ranked) 8 on the list List of Famous Bands from Kingston Upon Hull
The Solid Doctor Electronic music
Steve Cobby is a British producer musician, composer, and DJ, based in Kingston-upon-Hull, Yorkshire. After disbanding his first commercially released band Ashley & Jackson on Big Life ...more
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Heights of Abraham is listed (or ranked) 9 on the list List of Famous Bands from Kingston Upon Hull
Nu jazz, Downtempo, Electronic music
The Heights of Abraham is an electronica collaboration based in Sheffield and Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire in North-East England. Formed in the mid-1990s by Steve Cobby, Sim Lister and Jake ...more
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The Cutler is listed (or ranked) 10 on the list List of Famous Bands from Kingston Upon Hull
Electronic music, Electronic dance music, Experimental music
The Cutler is an electronica collaboration from Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire. Formed by Steve Cobby, formerly half of Fila Brazillia, and David 'Porky' Brennand, founder of Pork Recordings, ...more
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The Paddingtons is listed (or ranked) 11 on the list List of Famous Bands from Kingston Upon Hull
The Paddingtons Alternative rock, Punk rock, Indie rock
The Paddingtons are an English indie rock band from Hull. Between April 2005 and 9 November 2006, they played over 150 live shows, including venues such as Trent Park Golf Club, The Square, ...more
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The Favours is listed (or ranked) 12 on the list List of Famous Bands from Kingston Upon Hull
Rock music, Britpop, Alternative rock
The Favours were a four-piece indie rock band from Kingston upon Hull, England.
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Still life is listed (or ranked) 13 on the list List of Famous Bands from Kingston Upon Hull
Still life Alternative rock