Morgan Lander

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Morgan Lander
Background information
Born	January 6, 1982
Origin	London, Ontario
Genre(s)	Alternative metal
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	Vocals, Guitar, Piano
Associated acts	Kittie
Website	Official Morgan Site Official Kittie Site

Morgan Lee Lander (born January 6, 1982) is the lead singer and guitarist for the Canadian alternative metal group Kittie. Her sister, Mercedes Lander, also plays for Kittie.

1 Biography
2 Influences
3 External links

[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life

Morgan Lee Lander was born to Dave and Deanna Lander in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on January 6, 1982. Two years later, Morgan became the big sister of Mercedes Lander, the drummer and founding members of Kittie.

At the age of two, she moved to London, Ontario, where she still lives to this day. When Morgan was six, she started to take piano lessons, but soon grew tired and started to play guitar for a couple of years. She started to compose her first songs when she was 13 (including Kittie's breakthrough hit, Brackish) with Mercedes and friend, Fallon Bowman.

[edit] Kittie debut (1996)

In 1996, when Morgan was 14, Merecedes, Fallon, and Tanya Candler formed Kittie. Three years later, the band released their breakthrough first album, Spit.

[edit] Poisoned Black Clothing (2005)

Morgan is also a successful business woman, she currently co-owns a clothing line called Poisoned Black Clothing with her younger sister, Mercedes. Poisoned Black Clothing officially launched in September 2005, and aims to provide an alternative style for 'cute boys and hot girls'. Morgan also co-owns a management with her family called Kiss Of Infamy, she currently manages two up-and-coming bands.

[edit] Influences

All her life Morgan has been interested and somehow involved in music. As a child she and her younger sister Mercedes would dress up and pretend to be in a band called the 'Beautiful Bitches'. Her favorite bands include:

Far, Silverchair, The Gathering, Code Seven, APC, Pantera, Cephalic Carnage, Neurosis, Today is the Day, Acid Bath, The Haunted, Lamb of God, Cave In, Acacia, The Icarus Line, Slayer, Jonah Matranga, The Weakerthans, Chamberlain, Opeth, New End Original, Mastodon, December, HIM, Farside, Adina Howard, SWV, Thine Eyes Bleed, TLC, Rick James and Slipknot.

[edit] External links

Discography
Kittie
Morgan Lander \| Mercedes Lander \| Tara McLeod \| Trish Doan Tanya Candler \| Fallon Bowman \| Talena Atfield \| Jeff Phillips \| Lisa Marx
Albums and extended plays: Spit \| Paperdoll \| Oracle \| Safe \| Until the End \| Never Again Digital EP \| Funeral for Yesterday
Singles
Brackish \| Charlotte \| What I Always Wanted \| Into the Darkness \| Funeral For Yesterday