Boy Destroy (born 23 October 1994), is a
Swedish artist
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and
songwriter
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based in
Gothenburg
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,
Sweden
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. His legal name is Leo Pär Jonsson Skyvell.
After releasing a number of singles, the EP ''Warpaint EP'' was released on 15 April 2021. An interview about the EP was made for the Swedish public service network
SVT by Linn Koch-Emmery for the programme PSL.
Jack Saunders also picked the song "You Don't Want Me When I'm Sober" as "Tune of the week" for his radioshow "The Future Artist Show" on
BBC Radio 1
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in the
UK.
His music has been described as a mix between punk, trap and pop and takes influence from artists such as
Joji,
Jeff Buckley
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and
My Chemical Romance
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. The song "You Don't Want Me When I'm Sober" was added on rotation to Swedish public service radio
Sveriges Radio P3
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.
In Februari 2021
Jack Saunders on
BBC Radio 1
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named Boy Destroy's debut single ”Warpaint” his ”Tune of the week” on the Future Artist show.
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Career
During the summer of 2020 Boy Destroy released a number of videos on youtube that together created what became known as an unofficial Visual EP hinting of the upcoming releases.
On 30 September 2020 Boy Destroy officially debuted with the single "Warpaint".[{{Citation, title=Warpaint, url=https://open.spotify.com/album/2CgmvECnNhDdxsjQ3LeKlK, language=en, access-date=2021-05-07]
Discography
Singles
* "Warpaint" (Loyalty Obsession, Dew Process
Dew Process is an Australian independent record label, based in Brisbane, Queensland, founded and owned by Australian music industry figure Paul Piticco.
Operational
The label operates in two primary areas: traditional development of Australi ...
) 020* "As Time Goes By" (Loyalty Obsession, Dew Process
Dew Process is an Australian independent record label, based in Brisbane, Queensland, founded and owned by Australian music industry figure Paul Piticco.
Operational
The label operates in two primary areas: traditional development of Australi ...
) 020* "You Don't Want Me When I'm Sober" (Loyalty Obsession, Dew Process
Dew Process is an Australian independent record label, based in Brisbane, Queensland, founded and owned by Australian music industry figure Paul Piticco.
Operational
The label operates in two primary areas: traditional development of Australi ...
) 021
069 is:
* in Brazil, the telephone area code for the city of Rio de Janeiro and surrounding cities (Greater Rio de Janeiro)
* in China, the telephone area code for the city of Shanghai.
* in Indonesia, the area code for the city of Jakarta and su ...
* "Beautiful Crimes" (Loyalty Obsession, Dew Process
Dew Process is an Australian independent record label, based in Brisbane, Queensland, founded and owned by Australian music industry figure Paul Piticco.
Operational
The label operates in two primary areas: traditional development of Australi ...
) 021
069 is:
* in Brazil, the telephone area code for the city of Rio de Janeiro and surrounding cities (Greater Rio de Janeiro)
* in China, the telephone area code for the city of Shanghai.
* in Indonesia, the area code for the city of Jakarta and su ...
EPs
* "Warpaint EP" (Loyalty Obsession, Dew Process
Dew Process is an Australian independent record label, based in Brisbane, Queensland, founded and owned by Australian music industry figure Paul Piticco.
Operational
The label operates in two primary areas: traditional development of Australi ...
) 021
069 is:
* in Brazil, the telephone area code for the city of Rio de Janeiro and surrounding cities (Greater Rio de Janeiro)
* in China, the telephone area code for the city of Shanghai.
* in Indonesia, the area code for the city of Jakarta and su ...
References
External links
Official website
Living people
1994 births