Benjamin Gerard Coyle-Larner (born 6 October 1994), known professionally as Loyle Carner, is an English hip hop musician. After supporting various rappers during their tours, he released his debut album, '' Yesterday's Gone'', in 2017, which garnered a nomination for the 2017

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. He went on to release his second album, '' Not Waving, but Drowning'', in April 2019. Throughout his career, Carner has been nominated for two

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Early life

Benjamin Gerard Coyle-Larner was born on 6 October 1994 in Lambeth, South London. He and his younger brother, Ryan, were raised in

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by his mother, Jean, a teacher of children with learning difficulties, and his stepfather, Nik. He has had minimal contact with his father, who is of Guyanese descent. Carner is

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. His stage name is a

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of his double-barrelled surname as well as a reference to his childhood struggle with his ADHD and dyslexia diagnoses. At the age of 13, Carner portrayed a small role in the 2008 film ''

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''. He started his secondary education at

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in South

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, having secured a scholarship, and moved on to study at the

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, and began studying for an acting degree at the Drama Centre. In 2014, he dropped out of the Drama Centre after his stepfather died of

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(SUDEP), deciding to focus on his music.

Music career

Carner played his first official gig at The Button Factory in

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, Ireland in October 2012 supporting British-American rapper

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. He released his first

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in September 2014, titled ''A Little Late,'' which was well received by music critics. The rapper supported American rapper

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on his UK tour and went on to play the 2015 UK festival season, including Glastonbury Festival. He played on

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show as part of their Piano Sessions series in October. Carner was included in the

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Artistry

His sound has been described as "confessional hip-hop", "introspective", "jazz-infused", as well as "sensitive and eloquent". He cites American hip hop and

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as musical influences. He also regards American poet Langston Hughes and British writer

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as inspirations.

Personal life

As of January 2017, Carner lived in Croydon, South London with his mother and brother. He has one son, born in late 2020. He loves to cook and also runs a cooking school for children with ADHD called Chilli Con Carner. He has titled songs after chefs

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and

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. Carner has nut and sesame allergies. In 2018, he appeared in a film for a project by the charity organisation Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM), which aims to prevent male suicide. The following year, he curated an art exhibition and donated its proceeds to CALM. Carner is a supporter of

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As a tribute to his stepfather, who idolised

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and was a passionate

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supporter, Carner released a song titled "Cantona". He also named his 2016 tour after Cantona, and has worn his stepfather's Cantona shirt during concerts. Carner used samples of songs written and performed by his stepfather alongside Misure La VerT for ''Yesterday's Gone''s hidden title track, which concludes the album.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

* ''A Little Late'' (2014)

Singles

As a lead artist

As a featured artist

Guest appearances

Other certified songs

Accolades

References

External links

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