| Robert Burås | |
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Burås during a concert in 2005. |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Robert Solli Burås |
| Born | 12 August 1975 Narvik, Norway |
| Died | 12 July 2007 (aged 31) Oslo, Norway |
| Genres | Alternative rock |
| Occupations | Musician, singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1995–2007 |
| Labels | EMI |
| Associated acts | My Midnight Creeps Madrugada |
Robert Solli Burås (12 August 1975 – 12 July 2007) was a guitarist and songwriter in the Norwegian rock band Madrugada. He was also a founding member of the band My Midnight Creeps, where he played guitar and was lead singer.
On 12 July 2007, Burås was found dead[1] in his apartment by a friend, with his guitar in his hand. After a ceremony in Sofienberg Church in Oslo, he was cremated. His ashes lie at Bjerkvik Cemetery in Nordland, Norway.[2]
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According to a radio interview with NRK disc jockey Harald Are Lund in 2006, Robert Burås' first real contact with rock music came in the form of a mix tape. The first song on the tape was Led Zeppelin's Rock and Roll, and 12 year old Robert was hooked. In later years, he mentioned Rock and Roll as a favourite of his.[3]
After playing in local bands with friends and schoolmates in his adolescent years, he formed Abbey's Adoption with drummer John Lauvland and bass player Frode Jacobsen. The three teamed up with singer Sivert Høyem, changed their name to Madrugada and relocated to Oslo shortly after that. Madrugada's debut EP was released in 1998.
Robert Burås founded My Midnight Creeps in 2005. Here, he performed as lead singer/guitarist as well as fronting the band and writing the majority of the material. They released two albums: the eponymous My Midnight Creeps (2005) and Histamin (2007).
Burås' main guitars was a black Gibson Les Paul Custom and a sunburst Fender Stratocaster. In later time performed on-stage with a brown Gibson ES-345. His old "Candy Apple Red" Fender Jazzmaster was used extensively for quieter Madrugada songs. The latter was placed on his coffin during the burial service. He also played twelve string acoustic guitar, electric mandolin and occasionally piano.