Brendon Urie

Template:Infobox musical artist 2 Brendon Boyd Urie (b. April 12, 1987 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is the lead singer of the band Panic! at the Disco. He also plays keyboard, accordion, piano, organ, cello, bass, drums and guitar.

Biography

He was raised as a member of The Iglesia ni Cristo in Las Vegas, where he attended Palo Verde High School in Summerlin (a middle-upper class suburb of Las Vegas). His parents wished for him to attend college, but he pursued his interests in taking part in Panic! at the Disco. He started working on Panic! At The Disco in his senior year of high school. Urie was not originally the lead singer until the band heard him sing backup during a rehearsal and decided to make him the main singer. They signed a record deal before they even performed on stage. His parents are still very supportive of their son. They were the only parents from Panic! At The Disco to find a copy of their CD, and purchase a lot of the band's merchandise even when they could get it for free. He is also a vegetarian. If he could be any cartoon character he would either Elmer Fudd or Spongebob Squarepants.

Vidography

Urie made a cameo appearance along with Panic! band memeber Spencer Smith as a vampire in Fall Out Boy's music video A Little Less Sixteen Candles, A Little More Touch Me as a member of the gang "The Dandies" as the leader's (William Beckett) apprentice and sidekick.During the fight scene in this video, there are three or more people who begin dancing with girls, and Brendon is in front.

Selected Events

He provided backing vocals for Fall Out Boy's song, "7 Minutes in Heaven (Atavan Halen)".

Urie was recently named one of Spin.com's Hottest Stars Under 25. [1]