Andy Bell (Welsh musician)
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| Birth name | Andrew Piran Bell |
| Born | 11 August 1970 Cardiff, Wales |
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| Years active | 1988–present |
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| Children | 4 |
Andrew Piran Bell (born 11 August 1970) is a Welsh musician. He is one of two vocalists and guitarists of the rock band Ride, and is the bassist of Oasis from 1999 until their breakup in 2009 and since their reunion in 2024. Bell was also a member of Hurricane #1 as well as Beady Eye, an offshoot of Oasis, until their breakup in 2014.
With Ride, Bell helped pioneer shoegaze, an alternative rock subgenre which reached its peak popularity in the early 1990s. Bell also wrote one song or more on each of Oasis' final three albums.