Flynn Sant (born 2001), known professionally as Flowerkid (stylised in

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) is an Australian producer, singer/songwriter from

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

, New South Wales. His songs "Boy with the Winfields and the Wild Heart" and "Miss Andry" both received full rotation on

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in 2019.

Early life

Flynn grew up in

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and left secondary school in year 10. Sant grew up in a Catholic household completing his sacraments at a young age.

Personal life

Sant is a

trans man A trans man is a man who was assigned female at birth. The label of transgender man is not always interchangeable with that of transsexual man, although the two labels are often used in this way. ''Transgender'' is an umbrella term that incl ...

. In an interview with the guardian, Sant says, "I was so little and all I could think was that I was a sinner. I was going to hell," in relation to his song "I Met The Devil At 4 Years Old". He explains how his trauma affected his spirituality from a young age.

Musical style and influences

Sant cites

Frank Ocean Christopher Francis "Frank" Ocean (born Christopher Edwin Breaux; October 28, 1987), is an American singer, songwriter, and rapper. His works are noted by music critics for featuring avant-garde styles and introspective, elliptical lyrics. Ocean ...

and

Miley Cyrus Miley Ray Cyrus ( ; born Destiny Hope Cyrus on November 23, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known for her distinctive raspy voice, her music spans across varied styles and genres, including pop, country, rock, hip hop ...

as musical influences. There is a link between Sant and Billie as their shared manager was "blown away" by Sants production skills

Career

Sant signed a worldwide record deal to

Warner Music Warner Music Group Corp. ( d.b.a. Warner Music Group, commonly abbreviated as WMG) is an American multinational entertainment and record label conglomerate headquartered in New York City. It is one of the " big three" recording companies and t ...

Wonderlick Wonderlick is a Los Angeles-based indie rock band established in 2001 by former Too Much Joy members Tim Quirk and Jay Blumenfield. History Quirk and Blumenfield originally formed the band in December 2000 to record free music for a website, e ...

Parlophone Parlophone Records Limited (also known as Parlophone Records and Parlophone) is a German–British record label founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company as Parlophon. The British branch of the label was founded on 8 August 192 ...

and

Atlantic Records Atlantic Recording Corporation (simply known as Atlantic Records) is an American record label founded in October 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson. Over its first 20 years of operation, Atlantic earned a reputation as one of the most i ...

in 2020. In November 2023, Flowerkid released ''Let It Be Enough''.

Discography

Extended PLays

Singles

Awards and nominations

Rolling Stone Australia Awards

The

Rolling Stone Australia Awards The Rolling Stone Australia Awards are awarded annually in January or February by the Australian edition of ''Rolling Stone'' magazine for outstanding contributions to popular culture in the previous year. The awards initially commenced in 201 ...

are awarded annually by the Australian edition of ''Rolling Stone'' magazine for outstanding contributions to popular culture in the previous year. , - ! scope="row", 2021 , "Miss Andry" , Best Single ,

References

External links

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