Hugh Cornwell

I always file Hugh Cornwell under the punk-era frontmen who treated the band as a launchpad rather than a destiny. Fronting The Stranglers from 1974 to 1990 on lead vocals and guitar would be a full career for most, yet what strikes me is that he walked away and kept going, stacking up roughly ten solo studio albums and still recording and touring. The University of Bristol detail hints at the sharper, literate streak I associate with that scene. To me he reads less like a nostalgia act and more like a working artist who never stopped, which is the part I respect most.

Hugh Alan Cornwell (born 28 August 1949) is an English musician, singer-songwriter and writer, best known for being the lead vocalist and lead guitarist for the punk rock and new wave band the Stranglers from 1974 to 1990. Since leaving the Stranglers, Cornwell has recorded a further ten solo studio albums and continues to record and perform live.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Name (English)

Hugh Cornwell

Name (Japanese)

ヒュー・コーンウェル

Reading

ひゅー・こーんうぇる

Born

August 28, 1949 (age 76)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Ox

Origin

London, United Kingdom

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

autobiographer / singer / guitarist / singer-songwriter / musician

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

University of Bristol

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://hughcornwell.com/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%92%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB

Tags

• autobiographer
• singer
• guitarist

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.