(1976-06-15) 15 June 1976 (age 47) Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland
Genres
Alternative rock
power pop
indie rock
Occupation(s)
Singer
songwriter
guitarist
multi-instrumentalist
Instrument(s)
Vocals
guitar
Years active
1994–present
Musical artist
Gareth John Lightbody[1]OBE (born 15 June 1976) is a Northern Irish musician. He is best known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the alternative rock band Snow Patrol. He has also founded the musical supergroups The Reindeer Section and Tired Pony.
^ abLightbody, Gary (3 June 2018). "Fair question, weird answer: On my passport it's Gary Lightbody and on my birth certificate it's Gareth John Lightbody". Twitter. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
been an independent business owner and has roots in Rosemount, Derry. GaryLightbody has one sister, Sarah, and attended Rathmore Primary School, Rockport...
consisting of GaryLightbody, Richard Colburn, Iain Archer, Jacknife Lee, Peter Buck, Scott McCaughey, Tom Smith and Troy Stewart. Lightbody formed the group...
supergroup formed in 2001 by GaryLightbody of Snow Patrol, which released albums and gigged in 2001 and 2002. Lightbody describes the band's sound as...
Kinski, GaryLightbody lies on the open ground as cameras film him from different angles. It starts raining, splashing his face and hands. Lightbody enters...
number 2 in the UK singles chart in 2012. In January 2013, McDaid and GaryLightbody performed at the "Sons & Daughters" concert in Derry, McDaid's hometown...
reached 20,000 copies. All lyrics are written by GaryLightbody; all music is composed by GaryLightbody, Mark McClelland, Nathan Connolly and Jonny Quinn...
Styles worked with Savan Kotecha and Carl Falk to write "Happily", and GaryLightbody of Snow Patrol and Jacknife Lee to write "Something Great", both of...
Lightbody is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alex Lightbody (born 1966), Irish lawn bowler and British champion GaryLightbody (born...
alternate version was released in Japan. It contained 3 bonus tracks. GaryLightbody had finished writing the songs of the album by January 2002. In 2004...
collaborated with other musicians and artists, such as Max Martin, Shellback, GaryLightbody and Jacknife Lee. On October 25, 2012, in partnership with ABC News...
novels. Singing at the head of the group is Snow Patrol's frontman GaryLightbody, in a cameo appearance. The closing credits reprise the song in a new...
2007 Japanese anime G. L. Peiris, Sri Lankan politician and academic GaryLightbody, lead singer of Snow Patrol George Lucas, American film director GL...
" He also felt "GaryLightbody delivers a characteristically raw vocal performance without sounding sappy or indulgent. Lightbody's vocals are perfectly...
duet between singer-songwriter Lisa Hannigan and Snow Patrol frontman GaryLightbody, written by Bell X1 frontman Paul Noonan, was featured on an episode...
Australian Recording Industry Association. April 29, 2024. p. 4. Trust, Gary (September 5, 2017). "Taylor Swift's 'Look What You Made Me Do' Leaps to...
previous name Polarbear. All lyrics are written by GaryLightbody; all music is composed by GaryLightbody and Mark McClelland "Marketplace" (3:48) is included...
list of most-downloaded folk songs in the United States. Snow Patrol's GaryLightbody nominated the album for the Shortlist Music Prize, awarded to the year's...
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