Robert Burås

He is the winner of six Norwegian Spellemann Awards, five with Madrugada and one with My Midnight Creeps. Burås died on 12 July 2007 and was found in his apartment by a friend. After a ceremony in Sofienberg Church in Oslo, he was cremated. His ashes lie at Bjerkvik Cemetery in Nordland, Norway. In the summer of 2008, a memorial bench to commemorate Burås was unveiled in the Birkelunden park in Oslo.

• Name — Robert Burås • Birth Name — Robert Solli Burås • Born — 12 August 1975 • Birthplace — Narvik, Norway • Died — 12 July 2007 • Place of death — Oslo, Norway • Instrument — Guitar, vocals • Genre — Alternative rock • Occupation — Musician, singer-songwriter • Years Active — 1995–2007 • Label — EMI • Past Member Of — * Madrugada • My Midnight Creeps

Burås' first contact with rock music came at age twelve when he received a mix tape which included Led Zeppelin's "Rock and Roll" as the first track. In later years, he mentioned the song as a favourite of his.

After playing in local bands with friends and schoolmates in his adolescent years, he formed Abby's Adoption with drummer John Lauvland Pettersen 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 in which 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).

• Illustration — Burås' memorial bench in the Birkelunden park in Oslo Burås' instrument of choice throughout his career with Madrugada was a 1966 vintage, Candy Apple Red, Fender Jazzmaster. The guitar was placed on top of the coffin during his funeral service. Burås also used a sunburst Fender Stratocaster and a black Gibson Les Paul Custom extensively, and performed mostly with a brown Gibson ES-345 during later years with My Midnight Creeps. In addition to guitar, he also played the harmonica, electric mandolin and occasionally piano.

• Industrial Silence (1999) • The Nightly Disease (2001) • Grit (2002) • The Deep End (2005) • Madrugada (2008)

• My Midnight Creeps (2005) • Histamin (2007)