Left Boy

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Ferdinand fka Left Boy
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Ferdinand fka Left Boy (2013)
Background information
Birth nameFerdinand Sarnitz
Born Vienna, Austria
Genres Rap, future pop, electro, dubstep, drum and bass
Occupation(s) Rapper, singer, producer
Years active2010–present
Labels Warner Music Group
Website www.ferdi.site

Ferdinand Sarnitz, [1] known by his stage name Ferdinand fka Left Boy, [2] is an Austrian singer and producer from Vienna, Austria.

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Biography

Left Boy live at Rock am Ring 2019. Left Boy - Rock am Ring 2019-3033.jpg
Left Boy live at Rock am Ring 2019.

Sarnitz was born on 17 December 1988 in Vienna, Austria to Austrian musician André Heller and Sabina Sarnitz. He attended the American International School of Vienna and graduated in 2007. Sarnitz spent much of his free time at school 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. [3] [4] [5]

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. [6] 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. [5] 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". 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, and Gipsy Kings as his inspirations. [5]

In 2015, he rapped in the Official Theme Tune for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 "Building Bridges".

Discography

Album

TitleDetails
Permanent Midnight
  • Released: 14 February 2014
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, Audio CD
Ferdinand
  • Released: 6 April 2018
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, Audio CD

Mixtapes

TitleDetails
The Second Coming
  • Released: 2010
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download
Eternal Sunshine
  • Released: 2013
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download

EP

TitleDetails
Guns, Bitches and Weed
  • Released: 2012
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download

Singles

TitleYear
"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
"Sweet Emotions"2015
"Healthy Ego"2015
"Dangerous"2016
"The Return Of..."2017
"Get High"
"Father of God"2018
"Sweet Goodbye"
"Kid"
"Bitte brich mein Herz nicht Baby..."
"Sex Party"2019
"Dynamite"
"Stay at Home to Save the World"2020
"Every Single Summer"
"Money Right"
"Vampire"
"Das ist Liebe"2021
"Ohne Dir"2022
"Summer Love"

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