I think I should give reasons as to why I nominated who I did:
Brett Anderson: as lead singer and major songwriter of Suede, he helped to bring about the resurgance in guitar music in the UK, and were seen as the frontrunners in the emergence of Britpop in the 90s. His performance of Animal Nitrate during the 1993 Brit Awards has to go down as one of the most iconic and groundbreaking moments of the early 90s.
What makes Brett stand out from the crowd however is the departure of Bernard Butler from the band in 1994. As one of the premier guitarists of his generation, the loss of such a member could've spelt disaster for the band, yet after this the band, under Brett Anderson's guidance and continued on for another 10 years, releasing what I believe to be their best album, Coming Up, in 1996.
Robert Smith: with his iconic 'spider' hairstyle and his alternate vocal style, Robert Smith helped the Cure to stand out from the crowd. Under Smiths' leadership, The Cure could go from apocolyptic doom-mongering (the oft quoted lyric is 'It doesn't matter if we all die,' the first lyric heard on their 1982 'Pornography album is a testament to this), from sugary pop singles (the triple threat of Let's Go To Bed, The Walk & The Lovecats) within the space of just a year. The Cure has treaded between the two ever since, with their last album, 4:13 Dream, fitting largely into the 'happy' Cure sound (although Smith had promised that his next 'dark' album would be released this year, it has yet to materialise). Thanks to Smith, doom and gloom has never been so euphoric.