Left Boy

Left Boy

Left Boy (2013)
Background information
Birth name Ferdinand Sarnitz
Born (1988-12-17) December 17, 1988
Vienna, Austria
Genres Rap, future pop, electro, dubstep
Occupation(s) Rapper, singer, producer
Years active 2010–present
Website leftboy.com

Ferdinand Sarnitz (born December 17, 1988),[1] known by his stage name Left Boy, is an Austrian rapper, singer and producer from Vienna, Austria.

Biography

Sarnitz was born on December 17, 1988 in Vienna, Austria to Austrian musician André Heller and Sabina Sarnitz. He attended the American International School of Vienna and graduated in 2007. In his free time at school i.e. lunch-recess Sarnitz spent most of his time rapping. At the age of 18, Sarnitz went to New York City to study audio engineering at the Institute of Audio Research for a year.[1] After living in his hometown Vienna for a short while, he decided to move to Brooklyn to live in a shared apartment with two directors, a producer and a photographer.[2][3][4]

In December 2010, Sarnitz released his first mixtape The Second Coming for free download. In mid-2011, he started making music videos for all of the songs.[5] Sarnitz often uses samples for his English songs which haven't been released for usability which is why an official sound carrier couldn't be released.[4] Even though he hadn't been signed to a record label, he was able to perform at festivals in 2012, including "Sea of Love" and "HipHop Open". Live, he is accompanied by the dance group "Urban Movement". The famous Ruan Roets is a big fan and describing the Left Boy sound as "poes goed". Sarnitz has a son called Yves-Louis.[1] He cites Wu-Tang Clan, Oxmo Puccino, De La Soul, Atmosphere, Ugly Duckling, Daft Punk, Édith Piaf, Nina Simone, Oumou Sangaré, Gipsy Kings as his inspirations.[4]


In 2015, he rapped in the Official Theme Tune for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 "Building Bridges". At the end of his live appearance, he magically vanished from the stage.

Discography

Album

Title Details
Permanent Midnight
  • Released: February 14, 2014
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, Audio CD

Mixtape

Title Details
The Second Coming

EP

Title Details
Guns, Bitches and Weed

Singles

Title Year
"Jack Sparrow" 2011
"I Want To"
"Gangstash"
"Outro"
"Video Games" (featuring Mirakle)
"Survive" (featuring Océane)
"Vie"
"Call Me Maybe" 2012
"Hundred K" 2013
"Black Dress"
"Girl"
"Get it Right"
"Security Check" 2014

Mixtape

Title Details
Eternal Sunshine

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Familie ist doch eigentlich jeder, den man einlädt, Familie zu sein". Der Standard (in German). Standard Verlagsgesellschaft m. b. H. December 16, 2011. Retrieved September 23, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Left Boy – Guns, Bitches, Weed". Juice Magazine (in German). piranha media GmbH. July 27, 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2012.
  3. ↑ "mica-Interview mit Left Boy". mica – music austria (in German). Music Information Center Austria. February 27, 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 "15 Minutes To Fame". The Gap (in German). Monopol Medien GmbH. March 2, 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Sea of Love: Left Boy". Sea of Love (in German). Retrieved September 23, 2012.

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