Murray Lightburn is a Canadian musician, most predominantly as the lead vocalist and songwriter for The Dears. Lightburn has been called "the black Morrissey" due to his vocal similarity (and shared penchant for somewhat dark lyrics) to the former The Smiths lead singer. Incidentally, The Dears toured as Morrissey's opening act during Morrissey's solo tour. His voice is also often compared to that of Damon Albarn.

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  • Murray Lightburn is a Canadian musician, most predominantly as the lead vocalist and songwriter for The Dears. Lightburn has been called "the black Morrissey" due to his vocal similarity (and shared penchant for somewhat dark lyrics) to the former The Smiths lead singer. Incidentally, The Dears toured as Morrissey's opening act during Morrissey's solo tour. His voice is also often compared to that of Damon Albarn. Lightburn claims to be "absolutely fucking bored to death" with these recurrent comparisons. In 2005, Lightburn married fellow band member, keyboardist/singer Natalia Yanchak. They have a daughter named Neptune Lightburn.
  • Murray Lightburn est un chanteur et compositeur canadien établi à Montréal, Québec. Il est le leader du groupe The Dears depuis 1995. Lightburn a souvent été surnommé « le Morrissey Noir ». En 2005, l'ancien chanteur des Smiths demandait d'ailleurs personnellement à Lightburn que The Dears assurent les premières parties de ses spectacles aux États-Unis pour la tournée suivant la parution de son disque solo You Are The Quarry. Le groupe avait aussi ouvert pour Morrissey à Toronto et Los Angeles en 2004. Murray Lightburn est marié depuis 2005 à la claviériste Natalia Yanchuk, également membre des Dears. Le couple a une fille, Neptune Lightburn, née en 2005.
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  • Murray Lightburn is a Canadian musician, most predominantly as the lead vocalist and songwriter for The Dears. Lightburn has been called "the black Morrissey" due to his vocal similarity (and shared penchant for somewhat dark lyrics) to the former The Smiths lead singer. Incidentally, The Dears toured as Morrissey's opening act during Morrissey's solo tour. His voice is also often compared to that of Damon Albarn.
  • Murray Lightburn est un chanteur et compositeur canadien établi à Montréal, Québec. Il est le leader du groupe The Dears depuis 1995. Lightburn a souvent été surnommé « le Morrissey Noir ». En 2005, l'ancien chanteur des Smiths demandait d'ailleurs personnellement à Lightburn que The Dears assurent les premières parties de ses spectacles aux États-Unis pour la tournée suivant la parution de son disque solo You Are The Quarry.
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