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Chester Bennington
Chester Bennington performing in Stockholm
Chester Bennington performing in Stockholm
Background information
BornMarch 20, 1976 (1976-03-20) (age 32)
OriginPhoenix, Arizona, United States
Genre(s)Alternative metal, Nu Metal, Post-grunge,Alternative Rock
Occupation(s)Singer
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, keyboard
Years active1993-present
  • 1993-1998 (with Grey Daze)
  • 1999-present (with Linkin Park)
  • 2004-present (with Dead By Sunrise)
Associated actsLinkin Park, Dead By Sunrise, Julien-K, Grey Daze

Chester Charles Bennington (born March 20, 1976)[1] is an American musician. ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Phoenix (ˈfiːˌnɪks O'odham Skikik, Yavapai Wasinka, Western Apache Fiinigis, Navajo Hoozdo, The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Alternative metal is an eclectic form of Heavy metal music that gained popularity in the early 1990s alongside grunge. Nu metal (sometimes named new metal or nü metal) is a musical genre that emerged in the mid 1990s which fuses influences from grunge and Alternative Post-grunge is a subgenre of Alternative rock that emerged in the early 1990s as a derivative of Grunge music. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Dead by Sunrise (previously known as Snow White Tan) is the Side project of Linkin Park 's Lead vocalist, Chester Bennington. Julien-K began as a side project for electronic music created by Amir Derakh and Ryan Shuck from Orgy, with the later addition of Brandon Belsky and Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a He is currently Linkin Park's lead vocalist and frontman. Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California.

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Biography

Early years

Bennington was born in Phoenix, Arizona. Phoenix (ˈfiːˌnɪks O'odham Skikik, Yavapai Wasinka, Western Apache Fiinigis, Navajo Hoozdo, [1] He took interest in music at a young age, citing Depeche Mode and Stone Temple Pilots as early inspirations. Depeche Mode (dəˌpɛʃˈmoʊd are an English Electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. Stone Temple Pilots (commonly referred to as " STP " is a Grammy Award -winning American rock band consisting of Scott Weiland [1] Bennington's parents separated in the late 1980s, while he was still a child. [1] He was sexually abused during his youth, and later struggled with cocaine and methamphetamine addictions. Sexual abuse, also referred to as molestation, is the forcing of undesired sexual acts by one person upon another Cocaine ( benzoylmethyl ecgonine) is a Crystalline Tropane Alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the Coca plant [1] Bennington eventually overcame his drug addiction, and would go on to denounce drug use in future interviews. Drug addiction is widely considered a pathological state. The disorder of addiction involves the progression of acute Drug use to the development of drug-seeking [2] He worked at a Burger King restaurant before starting his career as a professional musician. Burger King ( often abbreviated to [1]

Music career

Before joining Linkin Park, Bennington was a vocalist in Grey Daze, a now-defunct post-grunge band from Phoenix, Arizona. Post-grunge is a subgenre of Alternative rock that emerged in the early 1990s as a derivative of Grunge music. Phoenix (ˈfiːˌnɪks O'odham Skikik, Yavapai Wasinka, Western Apache Fiinigis, Navajo Hoozdo, [3] He left Grey Daze in 1998, but struggled to find another band to play in. [3] After nearly quitting his musical career altogether, Jeff Blue, then the vice president of A&R at Zomba Music in Los Angeles, offered Bennington an audition with the future members of Linkin Park. Jeff Blue is a Music producer, A&R executive Songwriter, Musician, and Attorney who is currently Artists and Repertoire __FORCETOC__ For the Vice President of the United States, their roles and other information see Vice President of the United States. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West [3] Bennington quit his day job, and took his family to California, where he had a successful audition with Linkin Park, who were then called "Hybrid Theory. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. "[3] Bennington and Mike Shinoda, the band’s other vocalist, made significant progress together, but failed to find a record deal. Michael Kenji Shinoda (born February 11 1977 is an American Musician, record producer and Artist from Agoura Hills California. [3] After facing numerous rejections, Jeff Blue, now a vice president of A&R at Warner Bros., intervened again to help the band sign with Warner Bros. Records. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. [3]

Despite having prodigious success in the early 2000s, Bennington has had medical issues outside of the limelight. He suffered a severe bite from a recluse spider while touring with the OzzFest in 2001. The recluse spiders (genus Loxosceles) also known as fiddle-back or violin spiders, are a venomous genus of spiders known for Ozzfest is an annual festival tour of the United States (and in some years Europe) featuring performances by many heavy metal and Hard rock [4] Bennington was plagued with poor health during the making of Meteora, and struggled to attend some of the album’s record sessions. [5] He fell ill during the summer of 2003, and eventually underwent surgery. [6] Bennington sustained a wrist injury in October 2007 while attempting to jump off a platform during a show in Melbourne, Australia. October 2007 is the tenth month of that year It began on a Monday and 31 days later ended on a Wednesday. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 Despite the injury, he continued to perform, and went to the emergency room after the show. [7]

Personal life

Bennington married his first wife, Samantha, on October 31, 1996. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) [8] They had one child, named Draven Sebastian, who was born on April 19, 2002. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. [8] Bennington’s relationship with Samantha declined during his years with Linkin Park, leading to their divorce in 2005. Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the termination of a Marriage. [9] After divorcing his first wife, Bennington married Talinda Bentley, a former Playboy model, [8] with whom he has since had a child, Tyler Lee. Playboy is an American Men's magazine, founded in Chicago Illinois, by Hugh Hefner and his associates which has grown into Playboy [8] He and his family live in a 6,000-square-foot house in Newport Beach Orange County when he is not on tour. Orange County is a county in Southern California, United States. [10] Bennington made a cameo in the film Crank. Crank is a 2006 action / thriller Film, written and directed by both Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor. [11] He is also an avid tattoo enthusiast. A tattoo is a permanent marking made by inserting ink into the layers of Skin to change the pigment for decorative or other reasons [10] In addition to sporting many tattoos and piercings all over his body, and has done work and promotions with Club Tattoo, a recognized tattoo parlor in Tempe, Arizona. Body piercing is the practice of puncturing or cutting a part of the Human body, creating an opening in which jewelry may be worn A tattoo artist (also tattooer or tattooist) is a person who applies permanent decorative Tattoos often in a dedicated business called a tattoo Tempe (tɛmpiː Oidbaḍ in Pima) is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, with a 2007 population of 174091 [12][13]

Solo Work

For Bennington's work with Linkin Park and Dead By Sunrise, see Linkin Park discography and Dead By Sunrise. The Discography of Linkin Park, a Agoura Hills, California -based rock band consists of three Studio albums, twenty-one Dead by Sunrise (previously known as Snow White Tan) is the Side project of Linkin Park 's Lead vocalist, Chester Bennington.

Featured vocals

Image gallery

Bennington performing live

Bennington at MTV Asia Aid in Bangkok, Thailand

Bennington at MTV Asia Aid in Bangkok, Thailand

Bennington performing live in Oeiras

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Apar, Corey, Chester Bennington |Biography, mtv. Cyclefly (typecased as CycleFly were an Alternative rock band from Cork Ireland. Queen of the Damned is a 2002 film adaptation of the third novel of Anne Rice 's The Vampire Chronicles series The Queen Jonathan Houseman Davis (born January 18, 1971) is the American vocalist for the multiplatinum Nu metal band Korn. Korn, occasionally typeset as KoЯn or KoRn, is an American Nu metal band from Bakersfield California, and is often credited with popularizing Leor Dimant (Leors Dimants born December 18, 1972 in Riga, Latvia) better known as DJ Lethal, is a Turntablist Limp Bizkit is an American Nu metal band from Jacksonville, Florida. White People is the second album by Handsome Boy Modeling School. Handsome Boy Modeling School is a hip hop collaboration between Dan the Automator and Prince Paul, producer of rap trio Shifting Gears is the debut album of DJ Z-Trip, and is also the first and only Z-Trip release on Hollywood Records. DJ Z-Trip (born Zach Sciacca) is a Phoenix Arizona native he was known early in his career for performing with the Bombshelter DJs ( DJ Emile " Home Sweet Home " is a song by the American Glam metal band Mötley Crüe and is one of the first examples of a Power ballad. Mötley Crüe ( IPA pronunciation: /'mɒtliː Buck the World is the second album by Rapper Young Buck. Background Its title is a play on the expression " Fuck the World" David Darnell Brown (born March 15 1981 better known by his stage name Young Buck, is an American rapper who is signed to G-Unit Records and Cashville Trevor George Smith Jr, (born May 20 1972 better known as Busta Rhymes, is an American actor and Musician of Jamaican descent MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. Bangkok, known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (krūŋtʰêːp máhǎːnákʰɔn) or Krung Thep ( for short is the Capital, largest Oeiras ( pron o'ɐjɾɐʃ is a civil parish and a municipality in western Lisbon Metropolitan Area. com, Retrieved on June 27, 2007. Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
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Persondata
NAMEBennington, Chester
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTIONSinger
DATE OF BIRTH1976-3-20
PLACE OF BIRTHPhoenix, Arizona, United States
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
Phoenix (ˈfiːˌnɪks O'odham Skikik, Yavapai Wasinka, Western Apache Fiinigis, Navajo Hoozdo, The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
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