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. Since then, Panic! at the Disco has released seven studio albums with Urie as lead vocalist. 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. Originally, Ryan Ross was their lead singer. 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. That's always fun." Urie graduated high school in 2005. I had to respect other people's wishes, but I had a couple people come in who would ask me to sing for a tip. Some people liked it, and some people didn't. I remember singing some Scorpions songs, some W.A.S.P. He explained, "I would sing anything I was listening to at the time, but I was down to take requests. At the cafe, Urie often sang for customers. He worked at Tropical Smoothie Cafe in order to pay his band's rent for their practice space. Urie described himself as a " spaz in high school," and explained that one student would always bully him. Wilson asked Urie to try out for a band he was in, since they needed a replacement guitarist. Urie attended Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas, where he met future Panic! bassist Brent Wilson in his guitar class. He was raised in an LDS family, but left the faith around 17 due to displeasure with the church and not believing in its ideology. He is of about one quarter Polynesian descent from Hawaii, through his mother's side. He is the fifth and youngest child born to Grace and Boyd Urie. George, Utah, and his family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, when he was two years old. He is known for his expansive four octave tenor vocal range. Many of his songs have achieved commercial success, reaching high spots on Billboard charts and millions of sales. In high school, his friends chose him to be the band's lead singer after initially considering him for the guitarist position. Brendon Boyd Urie (born April 12, 1987) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician who is best known as former lead vocalist and frontman of Panic! at the Disco, being the only member to stay throughout the band's 19 year run.
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