<% name="programma" showHeaderA showHeaderC showDate %> <% showPicture %> <% showBandname %> <% showColor %> bgcolor="#ffe400" <% showText %> Chris Cornell is a rock icon who thrives on contradictions. An innovator who resists genre labels, he was nonetheless the chief architect of the 90s grunge movement. Ranked as 'one of the best voices in music history', he has successfully maintained his own unique identity over more than two decades as a multi-Grammy award winning musician, Golden Globe nominee and universally acclaimed singer, songwriter and lyricist.

Seattle trailblazers Soundgarden were a law to themselves, edgy, dark and deeply individual. Their savage soundscapes, coupled with Cornell's incisive lyrics and predatory roar, seduced audiences hungry for musical depth and complexity while leading trends in street fashion and iconic design. In 1989, they became the first Seattle band to sign to a major label. Their sound continued to change and evolve over the course of five pioneering albums.

Later, Cornell shocked the business once again with richly melodic, critically acclaimed solo album 'Euphoria Morning', swiftly recognized for its alienation and despair. As the millennium turned, he joined with three other musical pioneers from Rage Against the Machine to create Audioslave, a multi-platinum, multi-Grammy nominated supergroup.

Soundgarden made a historic return to the live stage in 2010.

In January 2011, Cornell announced his solo acoustic 'Songbook' tour, following on from a series of acclaimed solo acoustic shows in Los Angeles. The sold out tour of the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South America received universally positive reviews. As Jim Farber of The New York Daily News observed, 'sometimes you don't recognize the full power of a voice until you strip everything away from it.' Performances from the tour feature on Cornell's 2011 live album, 'Songbook'.

Only the most confident would claim to predict exactly what comes next for Chris Cornell. Only one thing's for sure – he'll continue to break rules, make history and challenge expectations.
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