Andrew Nicholas Georg Lovgren (born November 19, 1993), known professionally as Deaton Chris Anthony, is an American singer-songwriter and producer from

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. From 2015 to 2020, he independently released the albums ''BB'' (2015) and ''BO Y'' (2019), and the EP ''BOOGY WOOGY'' (2020), before he signed with the British independent record label

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. He released his first album under the label, ''SID THE KID'', in 2022. Aside from producing music, he also designs and sells rugs, clothes, shoes, and hats. He has produced music for

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and

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. His style has been described as

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, R&B, and

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. He currently lives in Los Angeles, California.

Career

Lovgren started making music in Kansas in 2015. He released his first album, ''BB'', in 2015, available on

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. In 2017, he moved to

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, to further pursue music. He released "''BO Y''" in 2019, with guest appearances from

Omar Apollo Omar Apolonio Velasco (born May 20, 1997), known professionally as Omar Apollo, is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. After signing a record deal with Warner Records, his debut album, ''Ivory (Omar Apollo album), Ivory'', was released in ...

, and UMI. In 2020, he released his first EP, ''BOOGY WOOGY''. He released the album ''SID THE KID'' in 2022, with guest appearances from

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and

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. During the same time that Lovgren began making music, he also became a fashion designer. He makes clothes by taking pieces from other clothes and sewing them together.

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writer Rachel Hahn said that "he'll take one, hand-paint it, cut it up, and make a wonky pattern, creating a completely new design each time". Lovgren sells the designs on his website. He also creates

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rugs, often of faces. In an interview with

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, Lovgren has said that he enjoys making music with old equipment and that he often uses a bowling alley as a source of inspiration for his music. During a partnership, Vans sold

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that Lovgren designed.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

References

External links

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Spotify
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