Sydney Loren Bennett (born April 23, 1992), known professionally as Syd (formerly Syd tha Kyd), is an American musician and singer from

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, California. She initially gained recognition as a member of the

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collective

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, and went on to found her own band

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, in 2011. Bennett released her 2017 debut solo album '' Fin'', followed by the EP '' Always Never Home''. She released her second album, ''Broken Hearts Club'', in 2022.

Personal life

Growing up in a musical family influenced Bennett's interest in music. Her mother once aspired to be a DJ and her uncle is

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, an internationally popular

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producer and studio owner from

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. As she explained, "I began wishing I could take credit for some of my favorite songs. That was when I started to make my own – I only began singing on my own songs when I really started writing." When Bennett was 14, she built a small music studio in her home and worked on sound engineering before getting into production. For the first half of her high school years, Syd attended

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. She felt left out and had few friends at Palisades and moved to the Hamilton Music Academy, which she considered a more open-minded school.

Musical career

Syd began making music while she was still living with her parents. Syd's stage name was given to her by her older brother, Ty, as a kid. After growing out of it, she reclaimed the name when she joined

. Most of the group's original songs were recorded in Syd's house, also known as "The Trap". In 2014, Syd opened for

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at Wembley Stadium as part of the Odd Future collective. On January 13, 2017, Syd's debut solo single "All About Me" was released. It was produced by

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cohort Steve Lacy. On January 24, 2017, her second solo single "Body" was released in anticipation for her album in collaboration with Columbia Records, '' Fin'', which was released on February 3, 2017. On May 18, 2017, Syd starred together with Korean R&B artist

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in his music video for their collaboration "Love". On September 7, 2017, Syd released '' Always Never Home'', a three-track EP. It was the follow-up to her debut solo album '' Fin''. Syd was featured on

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's second studio album ''

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'' on the song "Urgency", which was released on March 6, 2020. She was featured on the song "When Love's Around" on Zayn's third studio album ''

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'', which was released on January 15, 2021. On February 12, 2021, Syd released a single titled "Missing Out" followed by "Fast Car" on July 16, 2021, and "Right Track" on August 10, 2021. Syd's single "Cybah" featuring

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was released on March 18, 2022. She followed this release with the announcement of her 2022 Broken Hearts Club Tour with

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as the opener. Syd was credited on "Plastic Off the Sofa," the eighth track on

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's seventh studio album, ''Renaissance''. Syd also appeared on

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's single "Ce Soir", which later appeared on his third EP ''Chrome Bull''. On April 8, 2022, Syd released her second album, ''Broken Hearts Club.'' The project began as a collection of love songs, but was completed after Syd's relationship came to an end, culminating in a mix of tracks about love and heartbreak.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Guest appearances

Production discography

2009

;

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– '' The Dena Tape'' * 13. "Black Magic"

2010

;

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– '' Ali'' * 03. "Moracular World" (featuring

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) * 04. "Stick Up" (featuring

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) * 06. "Brown Bag ('04 FTA)" * 08. "King" ;

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– ''

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'' * 05. "Dreams"

2011

;

– ''

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) * 08. "Lovesong⁻¹" * 10. "Web of Me"

2012

; The Internet – ''Purple Naked Ladies: 4 Bonus Songs'' * 03. "Partners in Crime"

2017

; Syd – '' Fin'' * 03. "No Complaints" * 04. "Nothin to Somethin" *06. "Smile More"

2022

;

– ''

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* 08. "Plastic Off the Sofa"

References

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