Julian Casablancas

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Born 23 August 1978.

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Julian Fernando Casablancas (born August 23, 1978) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and frontman of The Strokes. Casablancas pursued a solo career during The Strokes' hiatus, releasing the album Phrazes for the Young on November 3, 2009.

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  1. Strokes singer plays T festival

    Wed 14 Apr 2010 05:17

    Julian Casablancas joins the bill for this year's T In The Park alongside Babyshambles...

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    Thu 31 Jan 2013 10:31 What a week for fans of The Strokes. If the surprise appearence of a brand new song... Rowan Collinson

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  1. Phrazes for the Young 2009

    Review of Phrazes for the Young

    Reviewed by Andrzej Lukowski

    Casablancas is a gem of a songwriter.

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