Kellin Quinn

Kellin Quinn (born April 24, 1986, Medford, Oregon) is an American musician, lead vocalist and keyboardist of the post-hardcore band Sleeping with Sirens.

Kellin Quinn
Kellin Quinn in "Chain Reaction" in Anaheim, 2012
Background information
Birth name	Kellin Quinn Bostwick
Born	(1986-04-24) April 24, 1986
Origin	Medford, Oregon
Genres	Post-hardcore, pop punk
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instruments	Vocals Keyboards
Labels	Rise Records (2009–2015) Epitaph Records (2015–2017) Warner Bros. Records (2017–2019) Sumerian Records (2019 – present)
Associated acts	Sleeping with Sirens

Career

Quinn was the vocalist of the band Closer 2 Closure,[1] before founding Sleeping with Sirens in 2009, who was initially member of Rise Records. The band released their first album in 2010, "With Ears to See and Eyes to Hear" which sold 25,000 copies and reached number seven on the Billboard charts.[2][3]

Sleeping with Sirens released a single in celebration of Halloween, "Dead Walker Texas Ranger" on October 22, 2012.[4] Kellin participated in the music and music video for King for a Day by the band Pierce the Veil, released in 2012. The single went gold in 2014 and platinum in January 2020.[5]

The singer also has his own brand of clothing, "Anthem Made".[6]

Personal life

Quinn was born on April 24, 1986 in Medford, Oregon. He married Katelynne Lahmann in 2013.[7] The couple have a daughter, Copeland Quinn. He also has two stepsons from Katelynne's previous marriage.[8][9]

Discography

Studio albums

Sleeping with Sirens[10]

Main article: Sleeping with Sirens § Discography

• With Ears To See And Eyes To Hear (2010)
• Let's Cheers To This (2011)
• Feel (2013)
• Madness (2015)
• Gossip (2017)
• How It Feels To Be Lost (2019)

Special collaborations

Year	Song	Album	Artist
2010	"The Amazing Atom"	The Secrets to Life	At the Skyline[11]
	"There's a Situation @ the Shore" (feat. Kellin Quinn & Jesse Lawson)	Exotica EP	Lakeland[12]
	"In the Face of Death"	Crashing EP	The Last Word[13]
2011	"Airplanes Pt. 2" (feat. Kellin Quinn & Tom Denney)	Single	We Are Defiance
	"The Dying Hymn"	My Devil in Your Eyes	The Color Morale[14]
	"Bring On the Empty Horses"	A Hope Remains	Call Us Forgotten[15]
	"Once Upon a Time in Mexico"	Demo Version	Cascades
2012	"We Fight Fail"	Aerolyn	Aerolyn[16]
	"Miles Away"	Challenger	Memphis May Fire[17]
	"Closer to Becoming a Killer"	When the Way Is Forgotten	She Can't Breathe[18]
	"King for a Day"	Collide with the Sky	Pierce the Veil[19]
	"The Surface Beneath"	Single	Avera
	"Building Coral Castle"	Morals EP	The Words We Use[20]
	"Miles Away (Acoustic)"	Single	Memphis May Fire[21]
2013	"Swing Life Away (Rise Against cover)"	Black Flag	Machine Gun Kelly[22]
	"Swing Life Away (Acoustic)" (feat. Kellin Quinn & Jesse Lawson)	Single	Machine Gun Kelly
	"500mL"	Morla and the Red Balloon	Time Traveller[23]
2014	"Fight Back"	Single	Lions Lions[24]
2015	"Paper Planes"	35xxxv	One Ok Rock[25]
	"The Chase"	Nerve Endings	Too Close to Touch[26]
	"Into the Rest"	Into the Rest EP	Avion Roe[27]
2016	"Keep Swingin'"	Youth Authority	Good Charlotte[28]
	"Ma Chérie"	Boom Boom Room (Side A)	Palaye Royale[29]
2019	"Nobody's Happy"	Single	Take This to Heart[30]
	"RIP'"	Indie Baby	Roseburg[31]
	"Filthy'"	It Begins EP	Ghost Kings[32]
	"The Bottom'"	Single	YULTRON
	"Wolf in Disguise"	Single	It Comes in Waves
2020	"Into the Dark"	Single	Point North
	"Upside Down"	New Empire, Vol. 1	Hollywood Undead
	"Rose Colored Catastrophe" (feat. Kellin Quinn & HJ)	Single	Dear Me
	"Time Bomb"	Resilience EP	Halflives
	"i luv that u hate me"	Single	Story Untold

References

1. "KELLIN QUINN REFLECTS ON SLEEPING WITH SIRENS DEBUT ALBUM, 10 YEARS LATER".
2. "HOW SLEEPING WITH SIRENS' 'WITH EARS TO SEE AND EYES TO HEAR' CHANGED THE SCENE". March 23, 2020.
3. "Sleeping With Sirens Biography by Gregory Heaney".
4. "SLEEPING WITH SIRENS REVEAL NEW HALLOWEEN SINGLE "DEAD WALKER TEXAS RANGER" ARTWORK".
5. Quilles, Alyssa (January 1, 2020). "PIERCE THE VEIL, KELLIN QUINN CELEBRATE MAJOR "KING FOR A DAY" MILESTONE". Retrieved May 17, 2020.
6. "ANTHEM MADE (KELLIN QUINN'S CLOTHING LINE) POST FALL 2012 LOOKBOOK VIDEO".
7. "PHOTOS: SLEEPING WITH SIRENS' FRONTMAN KELLIN QUINN GETS MARRIED". April 29, 2013.
8. "Sleeping With Sirens Frontman Kellin Quinn on His Fans, Going Acoustic and Fatherhood (EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW)".
9. "SLEEPING WITH SIRENS vocalist Kellin Quinn talks about his daughter Copeland and the band's acoustic EP". Archived from the original on April 16, 2013.
10. "SLEEPING WITH SIRENS ALBUMS RANKED BY KELLIN QUINN".
14. "My Devil in Your Eyes – The Color Morale – Credits – AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
20. "iTunes – Music – Morals – EP by The Words We Use". Itunes.apple.com. June 11, 2012. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
29. Smith-Engelhardt, Joe (December 17, 2019). "Kellin Quinn rips through gnarly vocals on It Comes In Waves song". Alternative Press. Retrieved December 19, 2019.