Johnny Borrell (born Jonathan Edward Borrell, 4 April 1980, Muswell Hill, London) is an English guitarist and singer, currently the frontman of the band Razorlight.
Borrell was born in Carshalton, London and grew up in the Muswell Hill area of London. He attended St Anthony’s Preparatory School, and also St Michael's, Camden School Sixth Form, and Kingsway College. Part of his education took place in Paris where he studied at the Ecole Active Bil...
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Johnny Borrell (born Jonathan Edward Borrell, 4 April 1980, Muswell Hill, London) is an English guitarist and singer, currently the frontman of the band Razorlight.
Borrell was born in Carshalton, London and grew up in the Muswell Hill area of London. He attended St Anthony’s Preparatory School, and also St Michael's, Camden School Sixth Form, and Kingsway College. Part of his education took place in Paris where he studied at the Ecole Active Bilingue Jeannine Manuel, before moving back to England, where he attended Highgate School with John Hassall, bassist of The Libertines and frontman of Yeti (band). He completed his A Levels in English, French and Philosophy at Fine Arts College, Belsize Park, Hampstead.
Johnny was involved in music and the Camden scene while still at school. At 17 he played bass guitar in a band called Violet, who regularly played gigs on the Camden circuit. The band recorded an EP and started to gain some recognition before splitting acrimoniously live on stage...
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