Christian Smith-Pancorvo

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Christian Smith Pancorvo
Performing in London, August 2006. Taken by Sam Brett, rights reserved
Background information
Birth name	Christian Smith-Pancorvo
Born	5 December 1980 (1980-12-05) (age 27)
Origin	Pimlico, England
Genre(s)	Rock, pop, prog rock, art rock, industrial rock, ambient, experimental music
Instrument(s)	Drums Vocals , guitar, percussion, Stylophone
Years active	1996—present
Label(s)	none
Associated acts	Serafin Razorlight French Car and the Bulimic Wizards Flying Mango Attack

Christian Smith Pancorvo (born December 5, 1980) is a drummer alongside his brother, Ben Fox Smith, in the band Serafin. He was previously a member of Razorlight with Johnny Borrell; Christian and Johnny went to the same school up until the age of 16. Christian left Razorlight in early 2004, due to health reasons.

He also plays the guitar and sings in a band called French Car and the Bulimic Wizards, who are in the process of writing their fifth studio album. This band was originally formed in 1996 in various guises but did not record anything until 2001 and did not play live until June 2006. French Car are not signed to any record label and rely largely on word of mouth.

Before both Razorlight and Serafin, he was in a band with his brother called Stony Sleep, who released two studio albums under Big Cat Records. They toured the UK extensively in 1996-1999. Following the split up of Stony Sleep, Christian played in various bands including one with former bassist Lee Citron called Flying Mango Attack. Christian had to leave Flying Mango Attack who on that basis decided to disband. The remainder of Flying Mango Attack went on to form Kicks joy Darkness later that year.