Lyle Carner or Benjamin Gerard Coyle-Larner is a British rapper and composer better known as Loyle Carner. He became well-known for his reflective lyricism, easygoing flow, and jazz-inspired sound.
When Carner was a teenager, he started rapping and composing poems, which marked the beginning of his musical career.
In 2014, he published his debut EP, A Little Late, which displayed his style and poetic skill. His debut full-length album, Yesterday’s Gone, published in 2017.
Carner draws inspiration from diverse musical genres, encompassing hip-hop, jazz, soul and spoken word poetry.
Loyle Carner early life
Carner was born on October 6, 1994 in Lambeth, South London.
He and his younger brother, Ryan, were raised in South Croydon by his mother, Jean, a teacher of children with learning difficulties and his stepfather, Nik.
Carner has had minimal contact with his father, who is of Guyanese descent. He is mixed race.
His stage name is a spoonerism 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 10,000 BC.
He started his secondary education at Whitgift School in South Croydon, having secured a scholarship, and moved on to study at the Brit School, 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 sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP), deciding to focus on his music.
Loyle Carner age
Carner was born on October 6, 1994, in South London, the United Kingdom, making 28 years old as of June 2023.
Loyle Carner son
Carnet has one son who was born in late 2020.
Loyle Carner dad
Carner’s dad’s name is unknown.
In October 2022, he released a song with lyrics referencing to his biological dad, a Black British-Guyanese man who left the family home when he was a child.
Carner grew up in Croydon with his mum, stepbrother and stepdad, and spent plenty of time with his maternal grandparents.
He was raised in an all-white household, estranged from his biological dad and his Black heritage. The frustration he felt at this separation is palpable on early cuts like Mufasa and Tierney Terrace.
Loyle Carner net worth
According to Freshers Live, Carner has an estimated net worth of $1 million.
The rapper is known for his 2017 song The Isle Of Arran. On the other hand, Yesterday’s Gone (2017) and A Little Late (2018) are among his albums (2014).
Additionally, increasing his revenue, Carner has performed at various concerts and music festivals.
Furthermore, he has partnered with clothing companies such as Fred Perry and starred in ads for companies like Dr. Martens.
Loyle Carner girlfriend
Carner is reportedly dating Emily Lilburn who, according to reliable sources, works as a secondary school teacher.
The rapper informed his mother of this information in the song Dear Jean, in which he compared his partner to Sampha, the winner of the Mercury Prize, a woman from the sky, a teacher like my mother and other things.