Daniel Bejar (/ˈbeɪhɑːr/ BAY-har; born October 4, 1972[1]) is a Canadian singer and musician from Vancouver, British Columbia.

In 2006, he joined with Carey Mercer of Frog Eyes and Spencer Krug of Sunset Rubdown and Wolf Parade as part of indie supergroup Swan Lake.

[4] Bejar's father was a physicist who grew up in Spain during the Francoist dictatorship and his mother was a teacher who taught the Spanish language.

[4] Growing up, Bejar moved frequently and in adulthood has resided in Southern California,[4] Canada and Spain.

[4] In the late 1990s, Bejar had an acting role in his future New Pornographers bandmate Blaine Thurier's microbudget film Low Self-Esteem Girl.