Everything You Wanted to Know About ‘engravings’ Singer-Songwriter Ethan Bortnick
Singer-songwriter, pianist and producer Ethan Bortnick may have grown up as a musical child prodigy, but it's his work as an adult that's really turned out heads.
The artist, who discovered his perfect pitch at a young age, taught himself how to play Mozart on a keyboard when he was just 3 and earned a Guinness World Record as "the youngest-ever person to headline a solo concert tour" at just 9 years old is now 23 and more impressive than ever. Beloved for his unique, piano-driven sound that's at once haunting and pulse-pumping, he released his latest viral EP, luna park, just last month and next month, on April 18, he also kicks off a tour in support of the EP. If you're like us and haven't taken his hit single "engravings" off repeat, keep scrolling to discover everything Ethan shared with us as our Man Crush Monday.
(Photo credit: Ashley Osborn)
Name: Ethan Bortnick
Hometown: Hollywood, Florida
Birthday: December 24
Fun Facts:
1. Ethan is pretty open-minded when it comes to food—with one picky exception.
"I'm a huge foodie and like to experiment with new cuisines and strange meats. However, kidneys once at a French brasserie in Paris and I just couldn't do it."
-Ethan Bortnick
2. Green is his favorite color.
"I have mild synesthesia, so every song I write feels like a certain color, and my current biggest song, 'engravings,' is that color, which is kind of a neat little thing."
-Ethan Bortnick
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3. The list of his favorite artists of all time includes The Beatles, Chopin, Radiohead, Prince, Kendrick Lamar, Aphex Twin, Joni Mitchell, Elliott Smith, Nina Simone and Nine Inch Nails.
4. His best school subjects are history and math, while his worst has always been English.
"That's kind of unfortunate, since writing is part of my job."
-Ethan Bortnick
5. He's not that into Marvel or DC, but he does enjoy Marvel's X-Men comics.
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6. If he weren't a musical artist, he'd want to be a marine biologist or a filmmaker.
7. He recently finished Season 2 of Jujutsu Kaisen.
"I'm watching Dungeon Meshi now."
-Ethan Bortnick
8. Asked to share a boring fact about himself, he said:
"I don't drink or smoke or even drink caffeine. That's pretty boring of me I think."
-Ethan Bortnick
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9. He's always wanted to learn to skateboard.
"My balance is awful and I would love to learn how to skate enough to do some small tricks."
-Ethan Bortnick
10. Not everybody knows this, but he's a pretty good cook.
"I can throw down in the kitchen, but I don't make too much of a fuss about it because it feels necessary that it's a personal thing."
-Ethan Bortnick
11. Being a little out of the ordinary is what Ethan's all about, and he wants his fans to know it.
"I'm awkward and weird and I want them to be awkward and weird with me."
-Ethan Bortnick
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