Alex Turner, born Alexander Turner on 6 January 1986 in Sheffield, England, emerged from a musically inclined family and a school friendship with Matt Helders to co‑found Arctic Monkeys in 2002, releasing the EP "Fake Tales of San Francisco" in 2004 and signing to Domino Recording Company in 2005. The band’s debut album Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (2006) topped the UK Albums Chart and earned critical acclaim, followed by Favourite Worst Nightmare (2007), Humbug (2009), Suck It and See (2011), AM (2013), Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino (2018) and The Car (2022), each achieving UK Number 1 status and earning Brit Awards and a Mercury Prize. Turner also formed The Last Shadow Puppets, releasing The Age of the Understatement (2008) and Everything You've Come to Expect (2016), collaborated with artists such as Miles Kane, Dizzee Rascal, and Queens of the Stone Age, and composed the soundtrack for the film Submarine (2010). Known for his sharp lyrical storytelling and evolving musical style, Turner is regarded as one of the defining British songwriters of his generation.
