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Brendon Urie
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Background information
Birth name	Brendon Boyd Urie
Born	April 12th, 1987 (Age 22)
Origin	Las Vegas, Nevada
Genres	Alternative rock, Emo, Pop
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, bass guitar, piano, drums, accordion, organ and cello.
Years active	2004–present
Labels	Decaydance/Fueled by Ramen
Website	panicatthedisco.com

Brendon Boyd Urie (born on 12 April, 1987, Las Vegas, Nevada) is an American musician and the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and pianist of Panic! at the Disco. He also plays drums, bass guitar, accordion, organ and cello.

Urie attended Palo Verde High School in his youth and was originally part of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, along with his family. Urie decided to pursue with Panic! At The Disco and did not attend University as his parents hoped and has also since left his religion.

His musical career began when he met Brent Wilson during guitar classes which they shared. Consequently, Wilson asked Urie to try out as lead guitarist for Panic! at the Disco, as they were looking for a replacement at the time. Originally, Urie was not the band's lead singer; the position had belonged to Ryan Ross. However, when the band heard him sing backup during a rehearsal when Ross was unable to sing due to a cold, they were impressed with his vocal abilities and unanimously decided to make him the singer. ^[1]

Since then, Panic! at the Disco have released two studio albums with Urie as lead vocalist. A Fever You Can't Sweat Out was released in 2005 and their sophomore record, Pretty. Odd. in 2008.

On Pretty. Odd., Urie also took lyrical responsibility and wrote two of the tracks on the record by himself; those tracks being 'I Have Friends In Holy Spaces' and festival favourite 'Folkin' Around'. He also wrote their new single 'New Perspective' for the soundtrack to the motion picture 'Jennifer's Body'.

[edit] Other projects

Urie has provided guest vocals on:

'One of THOSE Nights' - The Cab

'The Exit' - Forgive Durden

'The End and the Beginning' - Forgive Durden

'What a Catch, Donnie' - Fall Out Boy

'20 Dollar Nose Bleed' - Fall Out Boy

'7 Minutes In Heaven (Atavan Halen)' - Fall Out Boy

'Plans and Reveries' - Black Gold

'Open Happiness' - Brendon Urie, Cee-Lo, Patrick Stump, Travis McCoy, Janelle Monae (for The Coca-Cola Company)

Apart from Panic!'s music videos, Brendon has also featured in several other music videos including:

'A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More Touch Me' - Fall Out Boy (with Spencer Smith)

'Headfirst Slide into Cooperstown on a Bad Bet' - Fall Out Boy (with Spencer Smith)

'Open Happiness' - Brendon Urie, Cee-Lo, Patrick Stump, Travis McCoy, Janelle Monae (for The Coca-Cola Company)

'One of THOSE nights' - The Cab (with Spencer Smith, Ryan Ross, Pete Wentz and Patrick Stump)

'What A Catch, Donnie' - Fall Out Boy (with Spencer Smith)

'Clothes Off!! - Gym Class Heroes (with Ryan Ross, Spencer Smith, Jon Walker)

Brendon has recently co-written a song with Rivers Cuomo of Weezer. Rivers has said that “If Panic wants it, they have first dibs, but if not, it could work for Weezer,”

[edit] References

^ "Panic! Attacks". REVIEW-JOURNAL. http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2005/Oct-28-Fri-2005/weekly/3981296.html. Retrieved 2006-08-27.

[0] "Panic! Attacks". REVIEW-JOURNAL. http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2005/Oct-28-Fri-2005/weekly/3981296.html. Retrieved 2006-08-27.

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