Left Boy

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

Left Boy
Left Boy (2013)
Background information
Birth nameFerdinand Sarnitz
Born (1988-12-17) 17 December 1988
Vienna, Austria
GenresRap, future pop, electro, dubstep, drum and bass
Occupation(s)Rapper, singer, producer
Years active2010–present
LabelsWarner Music Group
Websiteleftboy.com

Biography
Left Boy live at Rock am Ring 2019.

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". 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".

Discography

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

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

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

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
"Sweet Emotions" 2015
"Dangerous" 2016
"The Return Of..." 2017
"Get High"
"Father of God" 2018
"Sweet Goodbye"
"Kid"
"Bitte brich mein Herz nicht Baby..."

References
  1. "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. "15 Minutes To Fame". The Gap (in German). Monopol Medien GmbH. March 2, 2012. Archived from the original on November 1, 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2012.
  5. "Sea of Love: Left Boy". Sea of Love (in German). Retrieved September 23, 2012.


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