Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 – April 5, 1994) was an American musician who was best known as the lead singer, guitarist, and primary songwriter of the
rock band
Nirvana. Cobain formed Nirvana with
Krist Novoselic in
Aberdeen, Washington, in 1985 and established it as part of the Seattle music scene and
grunge genre. Nirvana's debut album
Bleach released on the independent record label
Sub Pop in 1989.