Kurt Cobain's Life in Photos
By Madeline Boardman February 20, 2017 at 09:00 AM EST
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Kurt Cobain Through the Years
Nirvana
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Born in Aberdeen, Wash. on Feb. 20, 1967, Kurt Cobain rose to fame in the early '90s as a part of Nirvana. The rocker, who served as the grunge band's lead vocalist and guitar player, released three studio albums with the group before he died at the age of 27 on April 5, 1994. See photos of him through the years, ahead.
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Kurt Cobain in 1990
Nirvana
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Kurt Cobain in New York City on 1990
Nirvana File Photos
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Kurt Cobain Performing at the Reading Festival on August 23, 1991
Photo of Kurt COBAIN and NIRVANA
Credit: Mick Hutson/Redferns
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Kurt Cobain in Tokyo in November 1991
Nirvana Kurt Cobain At The Hotel
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Kurt Cobain Performing in Frankfurt, Germany on November 12, 1991
Nirvana Perform Live In Frankfurt
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Kurt Cobain at Hilversum Studios in the Netherlands on November 25, 1991
Photo of NIRVANA
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Kurt Cobain at Hilversum Studios in the Netherlands on November 25, 1991
Photo of NIRVANA and Kurt COBAIN
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Kurt Cobain at Hilversum Studios in the Netherlands on November 25, 1991
Photo of Kurt COBAIN and NIRVANA
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Kurt Cobain at Paradiso in Amsterdam on November 25, 1991
Photo of NIRVANA
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Kurt Cobain at the Forum in Los Angeles on December 27, 1991
Kurt Cobain of Nirvana In Concert in 1991
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Kurt Cobain With Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl in 1992
Nirvana
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Kurt Cobain at the Reading Festival on August 30, 1992
Photo of Kurt COBAIN and NIRVANA
Credit: Mick Hutson/Redferns
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Kurt Cobain With Courtney Love at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on September 27, 1992
Kurt Cobain And Courtney Love
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Kurt Cobain With Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic on September 10, 1992
1992 MTV Video Music Awards
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Kurt Cobain on September 10, 1992
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Kurt Cobain With Courtney Love and Frances Bean Cobain at the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards on September 2, 1993
1993 MTV Video Music Awards
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Kurt Cobain at the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards on September 2, 1993
Kurt Cobain Archive
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Kurt Cobain With Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic on November 12, 1993
Photo of Krist NOVOSELIC and Kurt COBAIN and Dave GROHL and NIRVANA
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Kurt Cobain Filming MTV Unplugged in New York City on November 18, 1993
Kurt Cobain On 'MTV Unplugged'
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Kurt Cobain on MTV Live and Loud in December 1993
MTV Live and Loud: Nirvana Performs Live - December 1993
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Kurt Cobain Performing in Modena, Italy on February 21, 1994
Photo of Kurt COBAIN and NIRVANA
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