British artist, musician, singer and songwriter Robert Del Naja, also known as 3D was born in Bristol in 1965. He attended state school in Filton, Bristol. He emerged as a graffiti artist and member of the Wild Bunch Bristol collective before becoming a founding member of Massive Attack, which continues to be active. Grantley Evan Marshall, also known by the stage name Daddy G, is also a founding member of Massive Attack and a British DJ. He was born in Bristol in 1959.placeholder image
British artist, musician, singer and songwriter Robert Del Naja, also known as 3D was born in Bristol in 1965. He attended state school in Filton, Bristol. He emerged as a graffiti artist and member of the Wild Bunch Bristol collective before becoming a founding member of Massive Attack, which continues to be active. Grantley Evan Marshall, also known by the stage name Daddy G, is also a founding member of Massive Attack and a British DJ. He was born in Bristol in 1959. | MAYA HAUTEFEUILLE/AFP via Getty Images

Musicians of Bristol: 38 musicians who were born and raised in Bristol including DJ Roni Size

By Adriana Amor
Published 6th Aug 2024, 15:32 GMT

These are some of the finest musicians which Bristol has produced and where they grew up.

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Bristol has produced many fine musicians throughout the years including 3D, Tricky, Mushroom and Daddy G from the famous trip hop band Massive Attack.

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Scroll through to learn about 38 musicians who were born in Bristol and where they were raised.

English blues roots, rock singer, songwriter and pianist Elles Bailey was born in 1988 in Bristol . She contracted viral and bacterial pneumonia and was hospitalised at age 3. She had to breathe through a tube for 17 days which resulted in her emerging with a husky deep voice.

9. Elles Bailey

English blues roots, rock singer, songwriter and pianist Elles Bailey was born in 1988 in Bristol . She contracted viral and bacterial pneumonia and was hospitalised at age 3. She had to breathe through a tube for 17 days which resulted in her emerging with a husky deep voice. | Chris Griffiths, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

Portishead band member Geoff Paul Barrow was born in Walton in Gordano, Somerset in 1971. Geoff and his mother moved to Portishead when he was 11 after his parents divorced.

10. Geoff Barrow

Portishead band member Geoff Paul Barrow was born in Walton in Gordano, Somerset in 1971. Geoff and his mother moved to Portishead when he was 11 after his parents divorced. | AFP via Getty Images

Born Rebecca Louise Bond, Beki Bondage was born in Bristol in 1963. She formed the punk band Vice Squad when she was 15.

11. Vice Squad

Born Rebecca Louise Bond, Beki Bondage was born in Bristol in 1963. She formed the punk band Vice Squad when she was 15. | Vice Squad

Massive Attack guitarist Angelo Bruschini was born in Bristol in 1961. He also played guitar for a number of other bands including The Numbers, Rimshots and The Blue Aeroplanes. He passed away in 2023 from lung cancer.

12. Angelo Bruschini

Massive Attack guitarist Angelo Bruschini was born in Bristol in 1961. He also played guitar for a number of other bands including The Numbers, Rimshots and The Blue Aeroplanes. He passed away in 2023 from lung cancer. | @MassiveAttackUK/X

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