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lullaboy
Bernard Sioeng Dinata (born October 20, 1995), known professionally as lullaboy, is an Indonesian-American singer and songwriter raised in Singapore. He is best known for his debut album, chapters of u , which was released on January 20, 2022, featuring his breakout hit "someone like u". In total, lullaboy has garnered over 100 million career streams, earning him the Spotify Top English Domestic artist in Singapore award. He was subsequently made the cover poster artist for Spotify's Top Singaporean Artist of 2022 playlist and continues to develop the relationship with his global fanbase known as the lullafam.

Early Life
Born in Los Angeles California to Indonesian-Chinese parents, Dinata and his family migrated to Singapore in 2001. He and his older brother, Brandon, attended Singapore American School before moving to Anglo Chinese School Primary the following year. Dinata's father, a guitar collector and hobby musician would always make sure there was music playing, thus exposing Dinata to different genres of music from various eras. At 5 years old, Dinata began taking vocal and piano lessons but only voluntarily took up drum lessons at the age of 12. That same year he began to pick up the guitar, learning through the internet and receiving tips and tricks from his father and family friends. At age 13, Dinata began performing in school as lead singer and rhythm guitarist of self-formed pop-rock bands, winning competitions and representing his school overseas. With this background, he also also began serving in church as a worship leader, further honing his skills as a multi instrumentalist. At 18 years old, Dinata joined the Singapore Military under mandatory national service and was accepted into the Singapore Armed Forces Music & Drama Company. There he was a singer, musician, and host performing for large national events as well as building moral of new soldiers. After completing his service, he moved to Boston USA where he furthered his music studies at Berklee College of Music. Auditioning with vocals, he majored in Professional Music with a concentration in Songwriting and Music Production, graduating and obtaining his Bachelor of Music degree in 2020.

Career
2014-2017: The Beginning

After graduating high school at ACS International, 2014 marked Dinata's enlistment into the Singapore Military. He auditioned to be a part of the esteemed Singapore Armed Forces Music and Drama company where he was one of the lead entertainers for an array of different performances. He is still known to return once in a while to his old unit, supporting them in various occasions. It was in 2014 that he began his YouTube channel, posting covers of old and new songs from his favorite artists.The following year, Dinata took part in regionally broadcasted reality singing competition The Final 1 season 2 where he made it to Top 7. Upon completing his National Service, Dinata went to Indonesia to gain more musical experience. There he recorded and released his first Indonesian song, "Cinta Abadi", and his first english song, "If I don't remember". He also wrote and released, "Stay Here", while more songs remain unreleased.

2017-2020: Berklee College of Music and interning at YG Entertainment

In January 2017, Dinata enrolled in the esteemed Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A after passing his audition. There, he took a Professional Music degree with a concentration in music production and songwriting. In his second year of school in 2018, he travelled to Seoul, South Korea for an internship with YG Entertainment, becoming the first ever Indonesian or Singaporean to be allowed in. He also simultaneously took a Korean language program at Sogang University, taking classes in the morning and working in the afternoon. At YG, he gained first hand experience of how the mega agency works and he gained more inspiration to release his own music. Thus, he wrote, produced, and independently released hit song "Breeze" which has now garnered millions of streams. During his internship, Dinata also flew to Jakarta Indonesia to help run an event created for Lisa of Blackpink. He was even seen on stage assisting her. He then returned to Seoul, and completed his time at YG and Sogang University. After returning to Boston, he began a new semester and released his second hit song, "nervous", which he also titled his first showcase where he brought fellow Berklee musician friends to Jakarta to perform for his new fans. He then released his third hit song, "Time", self-produced and written about his difficult but life changing stay in Korea, subtly revealing that he was also going through heartbreak during his time there. Dinata has also stated that he recorded the vocals for time while sitting on the floor of the same Gangnam apartment where he recorded "Breeze".

In early 2019, Dinata met long-time collaborator and friend Nacho Larraza, and the two begin to create a slew of songs that would help hone his artistry.

2020-2022: Independent "chapters of you" era

2022-2023: First major label signing and ongoing journey