Noel Gallagher

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• Birth name: Noel Thomas David Gallagher
• Born: May 29, 1967
• Genre(s): Rock, Britpop
• Occupation(s): Musician, songwriter
• Instrument(s): Lead guitar, Vocals, Bass guitar, Drums, Keyboards, Mellotron
• Years active: 1991 - present
• Label(s): Creation Records, Big Brother Records, Epic Records, Sony BMG Music Entertainment
• Mother: Margaret Sweeny Gallagher, better known as Peggy.
• Father: Thomas Gallagher (or Tommy).
• Birth Town: Longsight, Manchester
• Football Club: Manchester City Football Club.
• He was the couple's second child.
• In 1992, Gallagher returned from an American tour to find that his brother Liam had become the lead singer with a local band called Oasis with the hope of adding his brother, and his songwriting abilities.
• In its early years his nickname was "The Chief"
• Oasis' first single, "Supersonic", was released April 11, 1994 and peaked at number 31 on the official UK charts.
• n 1996, Oasis sold out two nights at Knebworth, playing to over 250,000 fans.
• In 2006, it was claimed that Gallagher had been instrumental in Italy winning the 2006 Football World Cup. According to Italian striker Alessandro Del Piero, Gallagher was the Italian Football team's lucky mascot for the 2006 World Cup.
• In 2007 Gallagher collected the "Outstanding Contribution to Music" Award at the Brit Awards.
• In 1997 he married Meg Mathews in Las Vegas and had a daugher called Anais but got divorced in 2001.
• In 2007 Sarah MacDonald gave birth to Noel's second child.