Name Hugo Levy Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter Years active 2010–present | Role Singer-songwriter | |
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Birth name Hugo Chula Alexander Levy Website www.hugoofficial.com/us Spouse Tassanawalai Chakrabongse (m. 2009) Movies 999-9999, No Strings Attached Children Tassanachak Chakrabongse, Hunter Chakrabongse Parents Narisa Chakrabongse, Allen Levy Similar People Narisa Chakrabongse, Chula Chakrabongse, Jay Z, Ivan Reitman Profiles | ||
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Hugo Chakrabongse Levy (born 6 August 1981), known under the mononym Hugo or Thai name Chulachak Chakrabongse (Thai: จุลจักร จักรพงษ์; rtgs: Chunlachak Chakkraphong) son of Narisa Chakrabongse and his British father, is a singer-songwriter. Based in New York City and signed to Jay-Z's Roc Nation label, his musical style has been dubbed by Roc Nation as "gangsta-rock". He is best known for his bluegrass re-working of Jay-Z's "99 Problems". His debut album, Old Tyme Religion, was released on 10 May 2011. He can trace direct royal heritage back from his maternal great-grandfather, Prince Chakrabongse Bhuvanath, a son of King Rama V of Thailand, and is a second cousin, twice removed of the current King of Thailand, King Maha Vajiralongkorn.
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Biography
Hugo was born in England to M.R. Narisa Chakrabongse, raised in Thailand near the Chao Praya River, and now resides in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of New York City. He is the grandson of Prince Chula Chakrabongse, the great-grandson of Chakrabongse Bhuvanath, and the great-great-grandson of King Rama V of Siam.
As a teenager, he released four studio albums with the band Siplor, which had several of its records banned on the radio. After moving to London, he became highly influenced by blues musicians such as Howling Wolf, Son House, Robert Johnson and Skip James as well as more modern musicians and bands such as Guns N' Roses, Nirvana, Dr. Dre, Jeff Buckley, MGMT, Tame Impala, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Devendra Banhart, The Big Pink and Jack White. He achieved recognition when his song "Disappear" was featured on Beyoncé's album I Am... Sasha Fierce, beginning a series of collaborations that led to a record deal with Jay-Z's Roc Nation label in 2010.
"Bread and Butter" was featured on the season two television promo for ABC's comedy-drama series Castle. This same song also featured on the seventh season of HBO's hit series, Entourage.
Band
Studio albums
(2011) Old Tyme Religion
- Old Tyme Religion
- 99 Problems
- Bread & Butter
- Rock 'n' Roll Delight
- Hopelessly Stoned
- Hurt Makes It Beautiful
- Born
- Mekong River Delta
- Sweetest Cure
- Different Lives
- Just a Shred
- Wake Alone
- Sai Lom (สายลม) (Thailand Edition)
(2014) Deep In The Long Grass
- Twitch and Tug
- I Need the Truth
- Secrets and Lies
- Quiet Fire
- Hailstorms
- Nightshift
- All I Think About
- A Fire Worth Keeping
- The Long Grass
- Down the River
- Feather
(2017) ดำสนิท
- ดำสนิท
- อย่ามาให้เห็น
- ครอบครอง
- อานม้า
- ระวัง
- แค่มีเธอ
- แพ้ให้เป็น
- ยอม
- Love Song No. 9
- บันไดสีแดง