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Sam Roberts (born October 2, 1974) is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter, whose 2001 debut release, ''The Inhuman Condition'', became one of the bestselling independent releases in Quebec and Canadian music history. ==Life and career== Born in Westmount, to South African immigrants who had arrived in Montreal three weeks earlier,〔http://montrealgazette.com/life/urban-expressions/sam-roberts〕 Roberts grew up on Cedar Avenue in Pointe-Claire, where his family moved to when he was five years old. Roberts is an alumnus of St. Edmund Elementary School, Beaconsfield, Loyola High School, N.D.G. and John Abbott College, Ste. Anne de Bellevue and McGill University. Roberts' first band was ''William'' in 1993, then changed to ''Northstar'' in 1996. Although prominent in the local indie rock scene, the band never got a major record contract and broke up in 1999.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.maplemusic.com/artists/sro/bio.asp )〕 Roberts' bandmate George Donoso went on with The Dears, leaving Roberts to struggle for several years. Disbanding ''Northstar'', Roberts recorded his homemade demo, ''Brother Down''. In 2001, Roberts recorded and independently released the EP, ''The Inhuman Condition''. It wasn't promoted much but following a record contract with MapleMusic Recordings, Roberts' two breakthrough singles, "Brother Down" (released in mid-2002) and "Don't Walk Away Eileen" (released in late 2002) were heavily promoted in the Canadian market. Signing with Universal Music, he released his debut album ''We Were Born in a Flame'' in June 2003, with the singles "Where Have All the Good People Gone?" and "Hard Road" garnering success in the Canadian market. Robert's second album, ''Chemical City'', was released in April 2006, with the first single "The Gate" topping as a #1 hit on Canadian radio. The second single, "Bridge to Nowhere", won the Juno Award for Video of the Year in 2007. The third single released on Canadian radio, "With a Bullet", received little critical acclaim and no video for it was released. Roberts' third album, ''Love at the End of the World'', released in May 2008, debuted at #1 on the Canadian album chart, a first for Roberts. The lead single, "Them Kids", debuted on iTunes on March 4, 2008. Sam Roberts is fluent in English, French and Spanish. Roberts married his high school sweetheart Jen in 2004 and they have three children. For the past several years, Sam Roberts has played annually at the Kee to Bala in Bala, ON, in the Muskoka region. Roberts released his fourth studio album, ''Collider'', on May 10, 2011. It is the first album under the moniker "Sam Roberts Band" instead of "Sam Roberts".〔http://www.rounder.com/artist/news/detail.aspx?nid=4558&aid=97806 〕 The first single, "I Feel You" was officially released to Canadian radio on February 28, with an iTunes Canada release of March 8. They have confirmed via their Twitter account that work has begun on their next album.〔https://twitter.com/samrobertsband/status/293406484874809344 〕 On November 20, 2013, Roberts announced the release of next album, ''Lo-Fantasy'', which was released by Paper Bag Records on February 11, 2014. Sam Roberts' Band released Counting the Days EP on April 18, 2015.〔http://samrobertsband.com/news/〕 The Sam Roberts Band will be headlining the December 31, 2015 New Years Eve festivities in Brampton, Ontario.〔http://www.bramptonguardian.com/news-story/6132138-sam-roberts-band-to-headline-brampton-s-new-year-s-eve-celebration/〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sam Roberts」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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