David Boyd
Birth nameDavid Sebastian Boyd
Born (1988-02-06) 6 February 1988
Copenhagen, Denmark
GenresAlternative rock
Occupation(s)Singer, musician, breakdancer
InstrumentsVocals, guitar, keyboards
Years active2002–present
LabelsDCD2 Warner Brothers
Websitenewpoliticsrock.com

David Sebastian Boyd (born 6 February 1988) is a Danish musician who is best known as the lead vocalist, guitarist, keyboardist and programmer of the alternative rock band New Politics.

Early life

His mother is Swedish/Danish and his father is Irish American; he was born and raised in Copenhagen.[1]

Career

Boyd is an accomplished breakdancer.[2][3][4] He appeared in modern dance productions choreographed by Steen Koerner and in a post-apocalyptic dance version of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book.[5]

With New Politics Boyd is known for his exotic dancing on stage[6] and even "creating" a dance move called "Boyding", which involves standing on one's head otherwise known as the headstand.[7]

Personal life

He moved to Brooklyn, New York, with his bandmates in 2009 and spent a ton of time with Louis and friend Jesse Leo at Heartland Brewery where the song Harlem was first played.[3][4]

In March 2017, Boyd and his girlfriend, American actress Christian Serratos, announced that they were expecting their first child together.[8] Serratos posted the first picture of their child to her Instagram account on 14 May 2017. Serratos told Jimmy Kimmel she was married to Boyd.

References

  1. ↑ Nyhuus, Lone (10 February 2002). "Hip-hop i medborgerhuset". Jyllands-Posten (in Danish).
  2. ↑ "Talentpriser 2006". Årets Reumert (in Danish). Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  3. 1 2 Lopez, Korina (1 December 2013). "On the Verge: New Politics quash culture shock with hit". USA Today.
  4. 1 2 Jaruzelski, Katharine (6 February 2014). "Cadenza profile: David Boyd of New Politics talks band's origins and success". Student Life.
  5. ↑ Kastrup, Torben (17 September 2008). "Framtidens Djungelbok". Danstidningen (in Swedish).
  6. ↑ Ertel, Julia (10 June 2014) [6 June 2014]. "Der letzte Tag: Heiß, heißer, Rock im Park". Frankenpost (in German).
  7. ↑ Pajer, Nicole (4 March 2014). "New Politics: Boyding All over the World". Red Bull.com.
  8. ↑ "The Walking Dead's Christian Serratos Debuts Her Baby Bump". Us Weekly. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
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