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Encyclopedia > Brendon Urie
♥ Brendon Urie ♥

Background information
Birth name Brendon Boyd Urie
Born April 12, 1987
Origin Las Vegas, Nevada
Years active 2005–present
Label(s) Fueled by Ramen
Decaydance Records

Brendon Boyd Urie (b. April 12, 1987 in Las Vegas, Nevada)[1] is the lead singer of the band Panic! at the Disco. He also plays keyboard, accordion, piano, organ, cello, bass, drums and guitar.[2] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2304x3072, 4314 KB) Summary Brendon Urie of Panic! At the Disco, live in Birmingham, England in January 2006. ... April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: The Entertainment Capital of the World; Sin City Location of Las Vegas in Nevada Coordinates: County Clark Mayor Oscar B. Goodman Area    - City 131. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Fueled By Ramens Logo Fueled by Ramen is an independent record label from Gainesville, Florida started by John Janick and Vinnie Fiorello in August of 1996, the drummer for Less Than Jake. ... Decaydance Records is a record company started by Fall Out Boys bassist Pete Wentz. ... April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the city of Las Vegas in Nevada. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Panic! at the Disco is an alternative rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada. ...

Contents

Biography

Early life

The youngest of five children, Urie was raised in The Church of the Latter Day Saints, though bandmate Ryan Ross says that Urie is no longer "the good Mormon boy we once knew".[3] Urie attended Palo Verde High School, located in the unincorporated community of Summerlin, Las Vegas, Nevada. He joined Panic! during his senior year of high school. // This is a list of high schools in the state of Nevada. ... In United States law, a region of land is unincorporated if it is not a part of any municipality. ... Summerlin is a 22,500 acre (91 km²) planned community in southern Nevada, along the western rim of the Las Vegas Valley near the Spring Mountains and Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. ... This article is about the city of Las Vegas in Nevada. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...


It was at Palo Verde High School in his guitar class that Urie met Brent Wilson. Wilson had asked Urie to try out as guitarist for Panic! as they were looking for a replacement at the time.[4] To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...


Originally, Urie was not the band's lead singer. Rather, the position had belonged to current guitarist and lyricist, Ryan Ross. However, when the band heard him sing backup during a rehearsal, they were impressed with his vocal abilities and unanimously decided to make him the singer.[5] Urie reportedly put so much time into his band during his senior year of high school that he almost did not graduate.[6] George Ryan Ross III (b. ...


After graduation, Urie's parents strongly encouraged him to attend college, but against their wishes he chose to pursue his interests in music and helped get Panic! at the Disco off the ground.


Urie was later asked to leave his home by his disapproving parents upon deciding to pursue Panic! At The Disco, and was forced to rent a one room apartment with only his job at a local Smoothie Hut to support him, as well as help pay for the rent of the band's practice space.[7]


After his father saw him at their first major show in Las Vegas, Nevada, Urie's parents started supporting their son.[6] In later months, upon seeing his success, his parents are now very supportive of him and his career.


Career

Urie was named one of Spin.com's Hottest Stars Under 25 during week of June 16, 2006.[8]


Soon after, Urie sang backup vocals on Fall Out Boy's "7 Minutes In Heaven (Atavan Halen)" single. Fall Out Boy later recruited him again, this time to act, in their A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More 'Touch Me' video, where he played a vampire and the apprentice of The Dandies leader played by William Beckett. Fall Out Boy is an alternative rock/punk rock/Emo/[1] band from the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois that formed in 2000. ... From Under the Cork Tree is the second full length album by Fall Out Boy, and their major label debut on Island Records, released on May 3, 2005 (see 2005 in music). ... A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More Touch Me, (released as just Sixteen Candles in the UK) released in 2006, is a single by Fall Out Boy. ... William Eugene Beckett Jr. ...


In July of 2006, Panic! At the Disco toured with The Dresden Dolls. During the tour, Urie sung a cover of Britney Spears' "...Baby One More Time" with The Dresden Dolls on July 1, 2006.[9] The Dresden Dolls are a two-piece band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed mid-2000 and made up of singer/pianist Amanda Palmer and drummer/occasional guitarist and vocalist Brian Viglione. ... Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is a Grammy Award-winning American pop singer, dancer, occasional songwriter and actress, and author. ... ...Baby One More Time is the debut single and signature song from pop singer Britney Spears, who released from her debut album . ...


On August 25th, 2006 at the Carling Weekend: Reading Festival, during opening song, The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage, an unknown audience member threw a glass bottle and hit Urie in the face near his right eye. He immediately collapsed to the ground, forcing the band to stop playing. After minutes, he got back up, shouting jokingly to the crowd, “You can’t take me out! Let's see how well you guys do with my left side," and continued right where they left off in the song. [10] The Reading and Leeds Festivals, officially called the Carling Weekend, are a pair of annual music festivals that take place in Reading and Leeds in England. ... The Reading and Leeds Festivals are a pair of annual music festivals that take place in Reading and Leeds in England. ... The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage is a song by Panic! at the Disco, sometimes shortened to The Only Difference for radio. ...


At the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards, a crasher who identified his name as "Six" came on stage, took Urie's mic, and proceded to complain about MTV.[11] "Six" was then lead off stage by security, to which Urie responded, "He stole our thunder!".[12]


In the 2006 Live at the Astoria video, Urie states that "Time To Dance" was Panic's first song written as a band.


Personal Life

Brendon Urie is always rumored to have a girlfriend. At this moment he does not, the girl he brought to the VMA's was his best friend from high school Brittany. That is not his girlfriend. He did have a relationship with Audrey Kitching for a brief period of time but that was ended a while ago. Before then he had never really had a girlfriend because the people at his school were not particularly fond of him.


Notes

  1. ^ Kate. Brendon Urie Actor's Page. imdb.com. Retrieved on 2006-08-27.
  2. ^ Kate. Biography for Brendon Urie. imdb.com. Retrieved on 2006-08-27.
  3. ^ Panic In the Mosh Pit. Rolling Stone. Retrieved on 2006-10-17.
  4. ^ Interview: Brendon Urie from Panic! At The Disco. E-Zine. Retrieved on 2006-08-27.
  5. ^ KALIL, MIKE. Panic! Attacks. REVIEW-JOURNAL. Retrieved on 2006-08-27.
  6. ^ a b Fueled by Ramen (2005-09-19). Panic! At the Disco. Press release. Retrieved on 2006-08-27.
  7. ^ Adler, Heather (2006-06-07). Panic! Attack. Dose. Retrieved on 2006-08-27.
  8. ^ Hottest Stars Under 25. Spin (2006-06-15). Retrieved on 2006-08-27.
  9. ^ Soeder, John (2006-07-13). Fans happy to have Panic! attack. Cleveland.com. Retrieved on 2006-08-27.
  10. ^ Carsten (2006-08-25). Panic! At The Disco Frontman Collapse On Stage. PunkBands.com. Retrieved on 2006-08-27.
  11. ^ Panic! at the Disco Scores at the VMAs. Teen People (2006-08-31). Retrieved on 2006-09-04.
  12. ^ Panic! At The Disco triumph at MTV awards. NME (2006-09-01). Retrieved on 2006-10-17.

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External links

Panic! at the Disco
Brendon Urie | Ryan Ross | Jon Walker | Spencer Smith
Brent Wilson
Discography
Albums/EPs: A Fever You Can't Sweat Out | Live Session EP
Songs: "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" | "The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage" | "But It's Better If You Do" | "Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off" | "Build God, Then We'll Talk"


 

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