Luis Felber
British musician (born 1986)
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Luis Delfin Attawalpa Saul Felber (born 9 June 1986)[2] is a British musician.
9 June 1986
Born in England, to a Peruvian mother and a British father, Felber spent his earliest years in Peru and Chile before moving back to Britain at the age of seven.[3][4] Felber attended Bedales School in Petersfield before leaving to attend music college in Guildford aged 17. Felber's father is Jewish.[5] Felber began pursuing a career in music, playing guitar with several different bands at age 17.[3]
Career
He is one of the founders of the label and club night Young Turks.[6][4] Felber signed with Luv Luv Luv and performed in a duo called Shuga and was also a member of party band Turbogeist.[4]
Felber used to play with Jamie T and Ben Bones.[6] Felber wrote a song with Mick Jagger that was later featured on Vinyl, the 2016 series created by Jagger himself, along with Martin Scorsese and Terence Winter.[6]
In 2020, Felber began recording and performing solo under the name Attawalpa—which is his middle name, after the last Incan monarch Atahualpa (died 1533).[3][6] He released the debut EP Spells.[4]
In 2021, the album Patterns was released and features five songs released throughout the pandemic.[4] Each comes with its own video. Lena Dunham directed the video for song "Tucked in Tight" and it was filmed on an iPhone in London and the English countryside.[4]
Dunham and Felber worked on the soundtrack for the film Catherine Called Birdy, and also co-created Too Much, a romantic comedy loosely based on their relationship.[4][7]
Personal life
After a mutual friend set them up on a blind date, Felber began dating director, writer and actress Lena Dunham in January 2021.[8][3][5] In September 2021, Felber married Dunham in a Jewish ceremony in England, wearing a custom blue suede suit designed by Emily Bode.[3] Together they have one child, born with the use of surrogacy.
Felber resides in London, England.[4]