Gorillaz

Gorillaz are a UK-based animated band, created by Damon Albarn (singer of the non-animated boy band Blur) and Jamie Hewlett (artist of the comic Tank Girl). The music, an alt-pop/alt-rock/hip-hop variety referred to by the creators as "zombie hip-hop", is created by Hewlett, Albarn, and their associates, and credited to the animated characters.

The band members are:
 * Murdoc Niccals, bassist and villainous mastermind behind the band.
 * Stuart Pot, better known as "Two Dents" or "2D", singer, keyboardist, and eyecandy.
 * Noodle, guitar prodigy, occasional backing vocalist, and only female band member.
 * Russel Hobbs, drummer and the only semi-normal band member except for the presence of ...
 * Del "tha Funkee Homosapien", a ghost who lives in Russel's head and occasionally comes out to rap.

The backstory of the band is elaborate and made up of pure Crackfic, which probably attracts just as many fans as the actual music.