Syd is an American singer, songwriter, and musician, best known as a former member of the group Strange Futures . The singer has many critically acclaimed songs to her credit. She has been praised by artists such as Beyonce and Adele. She has released songs such as All About Me , Radical , Golden , and Bodywork .

Born name

Sydney Loren Bennett

nickname

Syd, Syd tha Kyd, Frisco

Sun sign

Trails

Place of birth

Los Angeles, California, United States

Residence

Los Angeles, California, United States

nationality

training

Syd attended Palisades Charter High School for the first half of her high school. She later accepted admission to Hamilton Music Academy as she felt excluded from her previous school.

occupation

Singer, songwriter, record producer, disc jockey, audio engineer

family

• Father – unknown
• mother – unknown
• Siblings – Travis “Taco” Bennett (Younger Brother) (Singer, Rapper)

Manager

Sydney is represented by –

• Dave Airaudi (General Manager)
• Caroline Yim from ICM Partners (Booking Agent in the USA)
• Hannah Edds from X-ray Touring (Booking Agent outside the US)

Genre

Soul, Trip-Hop, Hip-Hop-Soul, Alternative R & B, Electronica

instruments

Vocals, keyboards, piano

labels

• Columbia Records
• Odd Future (formerly)

To build

Slim

Height

5 feet 5.5 inches or 166.5 cm

weight

54 kg

girlfriend/spouse

Syd dated –

1. Blakey Ashton – Syd was rumored to be dating the girl named Blakey Ashton, who was featured in the Come On video in 2018.

race/ethnicity

Schwarz

Sydney Loren Bennett has Jamaican ancestry.

hair colour

Black (natural)

eye color

dark brown

sexual orientation

Lesbian

distinguishing features

• Mohawk hair
• tomboy appearance

brand promotion

Syd hasn’t done any endorsement work for any brand yet.

Known for

Song release Cocaine with her band, The Internet in 2011

First album

Syd released her debut album titled Flosse on February 3, 2017. It was released under the Columbia Records label. The album was very well received by critics worldwide.

First TV show

Syd first appeared on a TV show on Loiter Squad as herself in 2012.

Syd’s favorite things

• Game of Thrones Charakter – Arya Stark
• Artists – Erykah Badu, Pharrell Williams

South Fact

1. Sydney grew up in a musical family. Her mother wanted to be a disc jockey and her uncle is a reggae producer from Jamaica.
2. She was athletic as a child and usually played the piano.
3. As a child, she wanted to grow up to be a basketball player and even made the JV basketball team in her freshman year of high school, but left to pursue her music career.
4. At the age of 14 she founded her own small studio in her house.
5. Sydney was named Syd by her brother as a child. She later used the “Syd” as her stage name.
6. Syd released her first solo single All About Me on January 13, 2017 and her 2nd solo single Body was released on January 24, 2017.
7. She was a member of the group, Strange Futures in the Past. The group recorded most of their original songs at Syd’s house, also known as “The Trap”.
8. Syd released her first instrumental extended track on February 27, 2011.
9. On March 11, 2016, Syd officially left the group for Strange Futures .
10. The singer has been praised for her music by the likes of Beyonce and Adele.
11. The openly gay artist admitted in a 2012 interview that she hated the word “lesbian”.
12. Syd wants to work more for the LGBT community.
13. Follow her on Facebook.