Luis Felber | |
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| Born | Luis Delfin Attawalpa Saul Felber 9 June 1986 Winchester, Hampshire, England |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Spouse | |
Luis Delfin Attawalpa Saul Felber (born 9 June 1986) [1] is a British musician.
Born in Winchester, England, to a Peruvian mother and a British father, Felber spent his earliest years in Peru and Chile before moving back to Britain at the age of seven. [2] [3] Felber's father is Jewish. [4] Felber began pursuing a career in music, playing guitar with several different bands at age 17. [2]
He is one of the founders of the label and club night Young Turks. [5] [3] Felber signed to Luv Luv Luv and performed in a duo called Shuga and was also a member of party band Turbogeist. [3]
Felber used to play with Jamie T and Ben Bones. [5] Felber wrote a song with Mick Jagger that was later featured on Vinyl , the 2016 series created by Jagger himself, along with Martin Scorsese and Terence Winter. [5]
In 2020, Felber began recording and performing solo under the name Attawalpa—which is his middle name, after the last Incan monarch Atahualpa (died 1533). [2] [5] He released the debut EP Spells. [3]
In 2021, the album Patterns was released and features five songs released throughout the pandemic. [3] Each comes with its own video. Lena Dunham directed the video for song "Tucked in Tight" and it was filmed on an iPhone in London and the English countryside. [3]
Dunham and Felber worked on the soundtrack for the film Catherine Called Birdy , and also co-created Too Much, a romantic comedy loosely based on their relationship. [3] [6]
After a mutual friend set them up on a blind date, Felber began dating director, writer and actress Lena Dunham in January 2021. [7] [2] [4] In September 2021, Felber married Dunham in a Jewish ceremony in England, wearing a custom blue suede suit designed by Emily Bode. [2]
Felber resides in London, England. [3]