

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.
