Composer
Roland Orzabal
English musician and singer
b. 1961
5 works in the index
- Born
- 1961
- Birthplace
- Portsmouth
- Citizenship / historical state
- United Kingdom
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Roland Jaime Orzábal De La Quintana (born 22 August 1961) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and author. He is the guitarist, co-lead vocalist, principal songwriter, co-founder, and only constant member of Tears for Fears. He is also a producer of artists such as Oleta Adams. In 2014, Orzabal published his first novel, Sex, Drugs & Opera, a romantic comedy.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- singer-songwriter; singer; guitarist; musician; composer
- Education
- Bath Community Academy
- Recorded memberships
- Tears for Fears
- Genres
- rock music; new wave
- Birth name
- Roland Jaime Orzabal de la Quintana
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 72609284
- ISNI
- 0000000081529168
- GND ID
- 134477774
- Library of Congress ID
- n92005758
- MusicBrainz ID
- 7c5b8865-d23c-4abf-884d-c68be0020991
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Guitar, Voice
- Genres represented
- Rock, pop
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 5
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mad World | — | — | — | Guitar, Voice | Rock, pop | 11 |
| Everybody Wants To Rule The World | — | — | — | Guitar, Voice | pop | 2 |
| Pale Shelter | — | — | — | Guitar | Rock | 1 |
| Change | — | — | — | Guitar, Voice | Rock | 1 |
| Shout | — | — | — | Guitar, Voice | Rock | 1 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 72609284. Portrait: JamesDFern, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.