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Bernard Sumner

Bernard Sumner (born 4 January 1956) is an English musician. He is a founding member of the bands Joy Division, New Order, Electronic, and Bad Lieutenant. Sumner was an early force in several areas, including the post-punk, synth-pop, and techno music scenes, as well as their various related genres, and was an early influence on the Manchester music…

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Also known as
Bernard Albrecht · Bernard Dicken · Barney
Born
(1956-01-04) 4 January 1956 (age 70) Manchester, England
Formerly of
Joy Division · Electronic · Bad Lieutenant
Genres
Rock · post-punk · new wave · synth-pop · electronica
Instruments
Vocals · guitar · keyboards · synthesiser · melodica
Labels
Factory · London · Warner Bros. · Parlophone · Mute

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Early life and education

Career

Joy Division

New Order

Electronic

Bad Lieutenant

In film

Discography

Bibliography

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Bernard Sumner

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Bernard Sumner

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related to Bibliography · 21
Bernard Sumner → Confusion, Curtis, David Nolan, Deborah, Distance, Electronic, Faber, Ian Curtis, ISBN, Joy Division, Lock-gray-alt-2, Lock-green, Lock-red-alt-2, London, Me, New Order, New Order Versus, Touching, Verse, Wikisource-logo
related to Early life and education · 12
Bernard Sumner → Albrecht, Cosgrove Hall Productions, Crumpsall Hospital, Dicken, Dickin, England, He, January, Manchester, North Manchester General Hospital, Salford Grammar School, Sumner
Labels · 6
Bernard Sumner → Factory, London, Mute, Parlophone, Triple Echo, Warner Bros.
Genres · 5
Bernard Sumner → electronica, new wave, post-punk, Rock, synth-pop
Instruments · 5
Bernard Sumner → guitar, keyboards, melodica, synthesiser, Vocals
Occupations · 4
Bernard Sumner → musician, record producer, Singer, songwriter
Also known as · 3
Bernard Sumner → Barney, Bernard Albrecht, Bernard Dicken
Formerly of · 3
Bernard Sumner → Bad Lieutenant, Electronic, Joy Division
related to External links · 3
Bernard Sumner → AllMusicBernard Sumner, DiscogsBernard Sumner, IMDbNew Order Official
Born · 1
Bernard Sumner → (1956-01-04) 4 January 1956 (age 70) Manchester, England

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Bernard SumnerAlso known asBernard Albrecht1.00infobox
Bernard SumnerAlso known asBernard Dicken1.00infobox
Bernard SumnerAlso known asBarney1.00infobox
Bernard SumnerBorn(1956-01-04) 4 January 1956 (age 70) Manchester, England1.00infobox
Bernard SumnerFormerly ofJoy Division1.00infobox
Bernard SumnerFormerly ofElectronic1.00infobox
Bernard SumnerFormerly ofBad Lieutenant1.00infobox
Bernard SumnerGenresRock1.00infobox
Bernard SumnerGenrespost-punk1.00infobox
Bernard SumnerGenresnew wave1.00infobox
Bernard SumnerGenressynth-pop1.00infobox
Bernard SumnerGenreselectronica1.00infobox
Bernard SumnerInstrumentsVocals1.00infobox
Bernard SumnerInstrumentsguitar1.00infobox
Bernard SumnerInstrumentskeyboards1.00infobox
Bernard SumnerInstrumentssynthesiser1.00infobox
Bernard SumnerInstrumentsmelodica1.00infobox
Bernard SumnerLabelsFactory1.00infobox
Bernard SumnerLabelsLondon1.00infobox
Bernard SumnerLabelsWarner Bros.1.00infobox
Bernard SumnerLabelsParlophone1.00infobox
Bernard SumnerLabelsMute1.00infobox
Bernard SumnerLabelsTriple Echo1.00infobox
Bernard SumnerMember ofNew Order1.00infobox
Bernard SumnerOccupationsSinger1.00infobox
Bernard SumnerOccupationssongwriter1.00infobox
Bernard SumnerOccupationsmusician1.00infobox
Bernard SumnerOccupationsrecord producer1.00infobox
Bernard SumnerYears active1973–present1.00infobox

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