Robert Burås
Robert Burås | |
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Burås during a concert in 2005. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Robert Solli Burås |
| Born | 12 August 1975 Narvik, Norway |
| Died | 12 July 2007 (aged 31) Oslo, Norway |
| Genres | Alternative rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1995–2007 |
| Labels | EMI |
| Formerly of | |
Robert Solli Burås (12 August 1975 – 12 July 2007) was a Norwegian musician and songwriter, best known as the guitarist for the rock band Madrugada. He was also the frontman and guitarist for the rock band My Midnight Creeps. Burås appeared on five studio albums with Madrugada and two releases with My Midnight Creeps. 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.