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Frank Turner Biography
Frank Turner is an English punk and folk singer-songwriter from Meonstoke, Hampshire. He began his career as the vocalist of post-hardcore band Million Dead, then embarked upon a primarily acoustic-based solo career following the band’s split in 2005.
In the studio and during live performances, Turner is accompanied by his backing band, The Sleeping Souls, which consists of Ben Lloyd (guitar, mandolin), Tarrant Anderson (bass), Matt Nasir (piano, mandolin) and Nigel Powell (drums). To date, Turner has released seven solo albums, three rarities compilation albums, one split album and five EPs. Turner’s seventh studio album, Be More Kind, was released on 4 May 2018.
Frank Turner Age
Turner was born on 28 December 1981. He is aged 37 years as of 2018.
Frank Turner Net Worth
The singer and songwriter has a net worth of $6 million.
Frank Turner Early Life
He was born in Bahrain where his father worked as an investment banker. When he returned to England, the family settled first in Winchester before moving to Meonstoke. He was educated at Summer Fields and subsequently on a scholarship at Eton College, where he studied alongside Prince William. Turner attended the London School of Economics where he read History.
His father, Roger Cunliffe Turner, is the son of Sir (Ronald) Mark (Cunliffe) Turner (1906-1980), a merchant banker who was also the chairman of high street retailer BHS, and had himself also attended Eton before becoming a City investment banker. He had married Margaret, daughter of Sir Hereward Wake, 13th Baronet. Frank’s mother, Jane, the daughter of Richard Fox Cartwright (1913-2009), Bishop of Plymouth, is a primary school head teacher.
Turner became engaged to long-time girlfriend, actress Jessica Guise on August 29, 2018.
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Frank Turner Be More Kind
Songbook and Be More Kind (2017–present)
In the whole of 2017, Frank and other members of the Sleeping Souls sporadically posted images of the band in the studio, eventually confirmed to be the sessions for his seventh studio album, with Frank revealing on social media in early November that recording for the album had been completed. Frank announced Songbook on 16 October, a collection of old and personal favourite songs as well as rerecorded and unreleased versions of old songs, to be released on 24 November.
The album includes the new song “There She Is,” which Frank confirmed to also be on his upcoming seventh studio album through an Instagram story in November. Frank announced his seventh studio album Be More Kind and the first single from the album, ‘1933’ on 27 January 2018. Frank released single ‘Blackout.’ ‘Be More Kind’ on 16 March 2018 was released worldwide on 4 May 2018.
Frank released the Don’t Worry EP that included the title track on the 24th of January, 2019 (previously included on ‘Be More Kind’), a reworked version of ‘Little Changes’ and two new songs.
Frank Turner Songs/Albums
Frank Turner Solo
- Sleep Is for the Week (2007)
- Love Ire & Song (2008)
- Poetry of the Deed (2009)
- England Keep My Bones (2011)
- Tape Deck Heart (2013)
- Positive Songs for Negative People (2015)
- Be More Kind (2018)
Frank Turner Videography
- “Casanova Lament” (unaired)
- “Vital Signs” (2006)
- “The Real Damage” (2007)
- “Photosynthesis” (2008)
- “Reasons Not to Be an Idiot” (2008)
- “I Knew Prufrock Before He Got Famous” (2008)
- “Long Live the Queen” (2008)
- “The Road” (2009)
- “Poetry of the Deed” (2009)
- “Isabel” (2010)
- “Try This at Home” (2010)
- “I Still Believe” (2010)
- “Peggy Sang the Blues” (2011)
- “If Ever I Stray” (2011)
- “Sailor’s Boots” (2011)
- “Wessex Boy” (2011)
- “Four Simple Words” (2012)
- “Recovery” (2013)
- “The Way I Tend To Be” (2013)
- “Losing Days” (2013)
- “Polaroid Picture” (2013)
- “Oh Brother” (2013)
- “Get Better” (2015)
- “The Next Storm” (2015)
- “Josephine” (2015)
- “Mittens” (2016)
- “Love Forty Down” (2016)
- “There She Is” (2017)
- “Blackout” (2018)
- “Make America Great Again” (2018)
- “Little Changes” (2018)
Frank Turner DVDs
- All About the Destination (22 October 2007)
- Take to the Road (22 March 2010)
- Frank Turner Live From Wembley (October 2012)
- “Get Better” (30 June 2017)
