- Justin David Hawkins (born 17 March 1975) is an English musician and singer-songwriter, best known for being the lead singer and lead guitarist of The Darkness, alongside his brother, guitarist Dan Hawkins.
- Heavily influenced by classic hard rock and heavy metal bands of the 1970s and 1980s (particularly Queen, Def Leppard and AC/DC), Hawkins is noted for his High Tenor singing voice and on-stage persona.
- He was also the lead singer and guitarist for the band Hot Leg, formed in 2008, and now on hiatus.
- Since 2005 he is also active in his synthpop alter ego British Whale. (From Wikipedia.com )