Marcus Mumford
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Dot To Dot Festival, Bristol 23 May 2009
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Marcus Oliver Johnstone Mumford 31 January 1987 Yorba Linda, California, US |
| Citizenship | British - American |
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| Spouse(s) | Carey Mulligan (m. 2012) |
| Children | 1 (Evelyn Mumford) |
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| Origin | Wimbledon, London |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
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Marcus Oliver Johnstone Mumford (born 31 January 1987) is an American-born English singer, songwriter, musician and producer best known as the lead singer of the band Mumford & Sons. He also plays a number of instruments with the group, including guitar, drums and mandolin.
Marcus was born on 31 January 1987, in Orange County, California, to English parents. As a result, he has held both British and US citizenship from birth. Mumford has an older brother, James. His aunt is an academic in law at the University of Bristol.
Mumford's family moved back to their native England when Marcus was six months old. He grew up in Wimbledon Chase, southwest London, and attended King's College School in Wimbledon. There he met future fellow band member Ben Lovett. He returned to London to focus on his music career after his first year of study at the University of Edinburgh.
Whilst in Edinburgh he wrote most of Mumford & Sons' debut album, Sigh No More. He began his musical career playing drums for Laura Marling on tour, along with the other current members of Mumford & Sons. It was through touring with Marling and gaining experience playing gigs, as well as experimenting with his early writing that they decided to form the band in 2007.
Mumford was included in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list of music stars in December 2012 for his achievements with Mumford & Sons. Forbes commented of the list which also included acts such as Adele and Rihanna: "In sum they represent the entrepreneurial, creative and intellectual best of their generation. Individually, they are engaging, surprising and incredibly hardworking."
Mumford sang a cover of "Dink's Song" with Oscar Isaac for the 2013 Coen brothers film Inside Llewyn Davis. Although Mumford is not seen in the film, he voices the protagonist's musical partner, Mike, who has committed suicide before the starting point of the film.
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