There are, at least, two artists by this name. The first one is an English pop musician, the other one is an American R&B singer. 1) Jarvis Cocker (born 19 Sept 1963, in Sheffield, England), is an English pop musician, best known for fronting the band Pulp. Jarvis came from a musical family (his father and uncle were musicians). It has often been claimed that fellow Sheffield musician Joe Cocker (unrelated) was a friend of the family and babysat for Jarvis on occasions.