Jinder (born 19 April 1981 in Oxfordshire, England) is an English singer/songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for his extensive dark folk-and-country-influenced solo work, and also his brief tenure as frontman of harmony-driven trio The Mercurymen. A musician from an early age, he turned his attention from piano to guitar at the age of 12, and began a lifelong career in songwriting in his early teens.