▁General ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines ▁Category : Span ish ▁military ▁personnel ▁of ▁the ▁Napole onic ▁Wars <0x0A> </s> ▁Neil ▁John ▁C od ling ▁( born ▁ 5 ▁December ▁ 1 9 7 3 ) ▁is ▁an ▁English ▁music ian ▁and ▁song writer , ▁best ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁keyboard ist , ▁rh ythm ▁guitar ist ▁and ▁backing ▁vocal ist ▁for ▁the ▁alternative ▁rock ▁band ▁Su ede . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Neil ▁C od ling ▁was ▁raised ▁in ▁Str at ford - up on - Av on ▁and ▁studied ▁English ▁and ▁D rama ▁at ▁H ull ▁University . ▁ ▁He ▁and ▁the ▁drum mer ▁of ▁Su ede , ▁Simon ▁Gilbert , ▁are ▁c ous ins . ▁ ▁Su ede ▁In ▁the ▁aut umn ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁C od ling ▁joined ▁the ▁band ▁as ▁a ▁keyboard ist ▁and ▁backing ▁vocal ist ▁whilst ▁recording ▁their ▁third ▁album , ▁Com ing ▁Up . ▁ ▁His ▁first ▁appearance ▁for ▁Su ede ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁Han over ▁Grand , ▁on ▁a ▁secret ▁fan club ▁gig ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁while ▁his ▁first ▁public ▁performance ▁with ▁Su ede ▁was ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁For ▁their ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁album ▁Head ▁Music , ▁his ▁role ▁became ▁consider ably ▁larger ▁within ▁the ▁band , ▁co - writing ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁album ' s ▁songs . ▁As ide ▁from ▁singer ▁Bre tt ▁Anderson , ▁C od ling ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁member ▁of ▁Su ede ▁to ▁receive ▁sole