American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist born July 8, 1970, in Los Angeles. Known by the mononym Beck (originally Beck Hansen). His genre-fluid approach has spanned alternative rock, folk, hip-hop, electronic, country, and orchestral music.
Fourteen studio albums between Golden Feelings (1993) and Hyperspace (2019). Commercial breakthrough: "Loser" from Mellow Gold (1994). Critical peaks include Odelay (1996), Mutations (1998), Midnite Vultures (1999), Sea Change (2002), and Morning Phase (2014, which won the Grammy for Album of the Year). Eight Grammy Awards.