Mark Hollis

Mark Hollis
Birth name	Mark David Hollis
Born	(1955-01-04)4 January 1955[1] Tottenham, London, England[1]
Died	25 February 2019(2019-02-25) (aged 64) Wimbledon, London, England
Genres	New wave, synthpop, art rock, post-rock, folk, jazz, ambient
Occupation(s)	Musician, singer-songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, piano
Years active	1977–1998, 2012

Mark David Hollis (4 January 1955 – 25 February 2019) was an English musician and singer-songwriter. He was known as the co-founder, lead singer and main songwriter of the synthpop/post-rock band Talk Talk. His 1998 debut solo album was his best known work.^[2] Hollis had largely retired from the recording industry in the late 1990s.

On 25 February 2019, it was announced that Hollis died at the age of 64 from a short-illness at his Wimbledon, London home.^[3][4]

References

1. Marsh, Roberts & Benjamin 2015, p. 31. sfn error: no target: CITEREFMarshRobertsBenjamin2015 (help)
2. "A record that floors me each time." Parkes, Jason A. (12 May 2007). "Rev. of Mark Hollis, Mark Hollis". Julian Cope Presents Head Heritage. Retrieved 27 June 2009.
3. Very sorry to hear the news that #MarkHollis of #TalkTalk has died. He was behind some of the finest albums of the 1980s / early 1990s. R.I.P.
4. Savage, Mark (26 February 2019). "Talk Talk star Mark Hollis dies at 64". BBC News. Retrieved 26 February 2019.

Other websites

• "Within Without". Archived from the original on 2014-10-31. – Talk Talk and Mark Hollis fan site with articles, interviews and other content (via the Internet Archive)