Background
Hugo was born in England to Mont Rose Narisa Chakrabongse, raised in Thailand near the Chao Praya River, and now resides in the Hell"s Kitchen neighborhood of New York City.
Hugo was born in England to Mont Rose Narisa Chakrabongse, raised in Thailand near the Chao Praya River, and now resides in the Hell"s Kitchen neighborhood of New York City.
Based in New York City and signed to Jay-Z"s Roc Nation label, his musical style has been dubbed by Roc Nation as "gangsta-rock". He is best known for his bluegrass cover of Jay-Z"s "", and his debut album,, was released on May 10, 2011. He is the grandson of Prince Chula Chakrabongse, great-grandson of Chakrabongse Bhuvanath, and great-great-grandson of King Rama V of Siam.
As a teenager, he released four studio albums with the band Siplor, which had several of its records banned on the radio.
After moving to London, he became highly influenced by blues musicians such as Howling Wolf, Son House, Robert Johnson and Skip James as well as more modern musicians and bands such as Guns North" Roses, Nirvana, Doctor Dre, Jeff Buckley, MGMT, Tame Impala, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Devendra Banhart, The Big Pink and Jack White. Sasha Fierce, beginning a series of collaborations that led to a record deal with Jay-Z"s Roc Nation label in 2010.
"Bread and Butter" was featured on the season two television promo for American Broadcasting Company"s comedy-drama series Castle. This same song also featured on the seventh season of Home Box Office"s hit series, Entourage.
Jon Cornell - bass Mark Slutsky - drums Chris LoPresto - keyboards Jay Barclay - bantuda Hugo"s version of "," his first single, was featured in the Natalie Portman/Ashton Kutcher romantic comedy Number Strings Attached, in the 2011 remake of Fright Night, and in the pilot episode of the National Broadcasting Company thriller series The Blacklist.