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Simon Neil

Simon Alexander Neil (born 31 August 1979) is a Scottish singer, guitarist and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist for rock band Biffy Clyro. In 2003, Neil formed the side project Marmaduke Duke with JP Reid, releasing two studio album's ''The Magnificent Duke'' (2005) and ''Duke Pandemonium'' (2009). Another side project fronted by Neil, Empire State Bastard, released their debut studio album ''Rivers of Heresy'' in September 2023, reaching number three in Scotland, forty six in the United Kingdom, number three on the UK Rock & Metal Albums Charts and sixty-nine in Germany.

With Biffy Clyro, Neil has released nine studio albums, five of which have topped the Scottish Albums Charts (''Puzzle'', ''Opposites'', ''Ellipsis'', ''A Celebration of Endings'' and ''The Myth of the Happily Ever After''). The band has achieved considerable mainstream success across continental Europe, with ''Opposites'' topping the UK Albums Charts, whilst ''Ellipsis'' topped the charts in Switzerland, Ireland, Germany, and the United Kingdom. ''A Celebration of Endings'' also topped the UK Albums Charts. Provided by Wikipedia