Szymon (musician)
Szymon | |
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Birth name | Szymon Josiah Borzestowski |
Born |
18 February 1989 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
Died | 2 Dec 2012 (aged 23) |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Szymon (18 February 1989 - 2 December 2012) was an Australian musician.[1] His debut album, Tigersapp, was released three years after his death[2] and was nominated for a 2015 ARIA Award for Best Adult Contemporary Album[3] and debuted at #21 on the ARIA Albums Chart.[4]
Szymon started work on his album at age 18. Production was put on hold in 2010 due to mental health issues. After his death in 2012 Mark Holland from EMI continued working on mixing the songs and the final result was released in August 2015, titled Tigersapp.[5]
His younger brother Donnie is the drummer of the Australian indie rock group Gang of Youths.
Discography
References
- ↑ Levin, Darren (21 August 2015), "The Songs Szymon Left Behind", Rolling Stone
- ↑ Gillezeau, Natasha (1 October 2015), "Szymon Borzestowsi: The Boy Who'll Never Perform His Music Live", GQ Australia
- ↑ Shedden, Iain (7 October 2015), "ARIA Music Awards: Courtney Barnett leads way as nominations revealed", The Australian
- ↑ ARIA Report, issue 1331
- ↑ Lavoipierre, Angela (24 August 2015), "Gifted young musician Szymon Borzestowski's record released three years after his death", ABC
- ↑ Levin, Darren (2 July 2015), "Szymon. Tigersapp. Eloper/EMI", Rolling Stone
- ↑ ARIA Report, issue 1333
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