Stephan Douglas Jenkins ( STEEV-ən; born September 27, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and the lead singer of the alternative rock band Third Eye Blind. Jenkins began his musical career in 1992 as part of the short-lived rap duo Puck and Natty, alongside Detroit rapper Herman Anthony Chunn. Following the breakup of the duo, Jenkins and guitarist Kevin Cadogan formed Third Eye Blind in 1993. The band released their eponymous debut studio album in 1997, which went multi-platinum in the United States. Since then, they have released six more albums: Blue (1999), Out of the Vein (2003), Ursa Major (2009), Dopamine (2015), Screamer (2019), and Our Bande Apart (2021). As part of Third Eye Blind, Jenkins has received one Billboard Music Award and eight California Music Awards.
