Brendon Urie

Brendon Boyd Urie (born April 12, 1987) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician who is best known as the former lead vocalist and frontman of Panic! at the Disco, the only constant member throughout the band's 19-year run.

Many of his songs have achieved commercial success, reaching high spots on Billboard charts and millions of sales.

On January 24, 2023, Urie announced that he would be discontinuing Panic!

at the Disco, since he and his wife are having a child.

He currently plays drums in a band led by Mike Viola.

Urie was born in St. George, Utah, and his family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, when he was two years old.

He is the fifth and youngest child born to Boyd and Grace Urie.

He is of about one quarter Polynesian descent from Hawaii, through his mother's side.

He was raised in an LDS family but renounced his faith around 17 due to displeasure with the church and not believing in its ideology.

Urie attended Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas, where he met future Panic!

bassist Brent Wilson in his guitar class.

Wilson asked Urie to try out for a band he was in, since they needed a replacement guitarist.

Urie described himself as a "spaz in high school," and explained that one student would always bully him.

He worked at Tropical Smoothie Cafe in order to pay his band's rent for their practice space.

At the cafe, Urie often sang for customers.

He officially joined the band in 2004.

Since then, Panic!

at the Disco has released seven studio albums with Urie as lead vocalist.

Urie graduated high school in 2005.

Urie met Brent Wilson while taking guitar classes offered at their high school, and 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, Ryan Ross was their lead singer.

When Urie filled in for Ross during a band rehearsal, they were impressed with Urie's vocal abilities and he was chosen as their lead singer.

A Fever You Can't Sweat Out was released in 2005 with the hit lead single "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" propelling it to 1.8 million sales.

For their second album, Pretty. Odd. (2008), Urie also took lyrical responsibility and wrote two of the tracks on the record by himself: "I Have Friends in Holy Spaces" and "Folkin' Around".

He also wrote "New Perspective" for the soundtrack to the motion picture Jennifer's Body.

On March 22, 2011, the band released their third album Vices & Virtues following the departure of Ross and Walker.

On October 8, 2013, the fourth album, Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die! was released.

It debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200.

On July 21, 2014, Urie won "Best Vocalist" at the Alternative Press Music Awards.

In 2015, founding drummer Spencer Smith left the band and bassist Dallon Weekes departed from the official lineup, being downgraded to a touring member, leaving Urie as the only member of the official lineup.

On January 15, 2016, Panic!

at the Disco released their fifth studio album, Death of a Bachelor, eventually earning the band its best sales week and first number one album.

On March 21, 2018, the band released two new songs "Say Amen (Saturday Night)" and "(Fuck A) Silver Lining".

At the same time, the band also announced a tour, and a new album called Pray for the Wicked.

On June 6, 2022, Panic!

at the Disco announced their seventh studio album Viva Las Vengeance and released the title single along with announcing a tour.

On January 24, 2023, Urie announced that he would be discontinuing Panic!

at the Disco in order to focus on his family following the conclusion of the Viva Las Vengeance Tour.

Urie provided guest vocals alongside Patrick Stump on The Cab's song "One Of THOSE Nights" from their debut album, Whisper War.

Urie has also been involved with several songs and other projects by former labelmates Fall Out Boy.