Beau Bokan

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Beau Bokan at Vainstream Rockfest , 2014.

Beau Mark Bokan (born November 30, 1981 in Huntington Beach , Orange County , California ) is an American metal musician.

Life

Beau Mark Bokan was born on November 30, 1981 in Huntington Beach, Orange County , California , and has Mexican roots. In May 2012, he married his long-time girlfriend Lights , with whom he has a daughter who was born in 2014. Bokan has lived in Mission , British Columbia , Canada since 2014 .

He is Roman Catholic , lives Straight Edge and has been a vegetarian since 2017 .

Career

In 2004, Bokan and guitarist Tony Gonzalez founded the post-hardcore / electronic rock band Take the Crown in Huntington Beach, in which he was the lead singer. Bokan stayed in the band until the group split up in 2008 and released two EPs and a full album with them. The band's only album, Relapse React , was released in May 2008 through Rise Records .

Shortly after breaking up with Take the Crown, Bokan joined the metalcore band Blessthefall , where he replaced former singer Craig Mabbitt . With Blessthefall he has released five studio albums so far, which were able to reach chart entries in the national album charts .

Discography

With Take the Crown

With Blessthefall

  • 2009: Witness (album, Fearless Records )
  • 2011: Awakening (album, Fearless Records)
  • 2013: Hollow Bodies (album, Fearless Records)
  • 2015: To Those Left Behind (Album, Fearless Records)
  • 2018: Hard Feelings (Album, Rise Records )

Guest appearances

  • 2010: Lying Through Your Teeth Doesn't Count as Flossing by Greeley Estates on the album No Rain, No Rainbow
  • 2010: The Boys Are Back in Town ( Thin-Lizzy Cover ) by Atreyu on the cover EP Covers of the Damned
  • 2014: Lucky Ones by Lights from the deluxe version of their album Little Machines

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Michele Bird: Blessthefall's Beau Bokan discusses his sober lifestyle (video) Retrieved February 22, 2018 2017.
  2. ↑ LIGHTS + Beau Bokan are engaged . Common Revolt. September 3, 2011. Archived from the original on November 27, 2011. Retrieved on February 22, 2018.
  3. ↑ Chris Epting: Blessthefall Frontman Looks Forward to Exchanging Vows With Singer Lights . November 15, 2011. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  4. ↑ Philip Obenchain: Lights and Beau Bokan Announce First Child . November 4, 2013. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  5. ↑ LIGHTS and Beau Bokan Welcome New Baby Girl: Rocket Wild Bokan . February 16, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  6. ↑ Joshua Ostroff: Becoming A Mom Made Lights A Better Pop Star . In: HuffPost . October 23, 2014. Accessed February 22, 2018.
  7. ↑ Jameson Ketchum: Blessthefall | Back on the Road @ HOPECORE.com | Online magazines, internet radio, interviews, reviews, news & updates . Hopecore.com. Archived from the original on May 29, 2012. Retrieved on February 22, 2018.
  8. ↑ Beau Bokan: Confessions: Beau Bokan . teamrock.com . Archived from the original on October 24, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  9. ↑ Rhi Ramsay: Interview with Beau Bokan of Blessthefall . Archived from the original on October 24, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
personal data
SURNAME Bokan, Beau
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bokan, Beau Mark (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American metal musician
DATE OF BIRTH November 30, 1981
PLACE OF BIRTH Huntington Beach , Orange County , California