Dougie Poynter
Also known as Poynter, Dougie Lee
Born1987-11-30
BirthplaceCorringham
CountryUnited Kingdom
GenderMale
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Biography
Dougie Lee Poynter (born 30 November, 1987) is the bassist of the British pop rock band McFly.
His musical career started in a punk band called Ataiz. In late summer 2003, Universal advertised in NME, looking for both, a drummer and a bassist, for a new pop-punk act. Dougie successfully applied and became the bass player in McFly along with Tom Fletcher, Danny Jones and Harry Judd.
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Dougie mostly sings backing vocals but since McFly's second album, he has also contributed to the song writing - including his own songs "Silence is a Scary Sound" (which was performed on their 2005 Wonderland Tour) and "Transylvania".
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