Daniel Bejar ( ) (born 1972) is an independent singer-songwriter from Vancouver renowned for his challenging and often cryptic lyrics and unorthodox vocals featured in many of his songs. Bejar has gained widespread popularity through his musical collaborations with Vancouver indie-rock band The New Pornographers, but has released far more material as the frontman of his band Destroyer. Most recently, he has joined together with members of Frog Eyes and Wolf Parade to create another indie supergroup known as Swan Lake. He has more recently collaborated with his girlfriend Sydney Vermont's band Bonaparte, as well as joining with her to form the band Hello, Blue Roses, whose debut album is due out in January, 2008.

Dan Bejar started Destroyer as a solo home-recording experiment in the early to mid 90s . Working alone, and at his own pace, Bejar dabbled in four tracking and worked to develop his style and vision. He was meticulous in reworking songs again and again until he found confidence in his music and his voice. By 1996 he had culled enough material to release his debut full length, We’ll Build Them A Golden Bridge. Stripped down lo-fi electric folk , Golden Bridge introduced Dan as a major new tale