The charismatic frontman of pop group Pulp, Cocker’s road to fame and fortune has been a long one.

It took Pulp almost 16 years before they hit the big time with their 1995 album release Different Class.

Suddenly the world could not get enough of Cocker and his band, and a series of hit records was the group’s reward for years of hard work.

Indeed, during that heady period in the mid 90s, signature tunes like Common People and Sorted For E's & Wizz seemed to perfectly represent the mood of an adolescent nation.

Cocker - who was born in Sheffield in 1963 - took to fame like a duck to water, proving a brilliant showman despite an outwardly shy persona.

Infamy was assured when Cocker stormed onto the stage at the 1996 Brit Awards to stage a one-man protest against Michael Jackson.

Although Pulp have since failed to scale the heights of 1995 with two follow-up albums, Cocker - who now lives in London - remains one of pop’s most engaging characters.

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