Who is Win Butler?

Win Butler, better known as co-founder of Montreal-based indie rock Arcade Fire is a singer, songwriter, musician, and multi-instrumentalist. He is popular with his stage name Windows 98 as a disc jockey.

Win Butler: Birth Facts, Early Life

Win Butler was born on April 14, 1980, in Truckee, California, USA. His full name is Edwin Farnham Butler III.

He is the son of father Edwin Farnham Butler II, a geologist for an oil conglomerate, and mother Liza Rey who performed on the family TV show, The King Family Show. His parents currently reside on Mount Desert Island, Maine.

Talking about his grandparents, his maternal grandfather is a former jazz steel guitarist Alvino Rey, and his maternal grandmother, Luise, was a member of The King Sisters, who starred in The King Family Show.

Win grew up in The Woodlands, Texas, and later moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina. He also has a brother named Will Butler who is also a multi-instrumentalist and composer like him.

Win Butler holds the citizenship of Canada which makes him a citizen of Canada. His zodiac sign is Aries.

Win attended Phillips Exeter Academy preparatory school in New Hampshire before studying photography and creative writing briefly at Sarah Lawrence College. Later in 2000, he graduated from McGill University 2004 with a bachelor’s degree in religious studies.