sombr Calls ‘Nepo Baby’ Label ‘Incredibly Insane’: ‘I Will Forever Respect My Dad & My Mom’

sombr has heard the term “nepo baby” attached to his name during his rapid rise to stardom, and he doesn’t quite understand why.

In a new cover story with ELLE published Tuesday (Sept.

22), the 21-year-old singer/songwriter, born Shane Boose, addressed the online speculation and the possibility that his family connections helped launch his music career.

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I love them so much.

They’re so talented.’ Three months later, somehow they’re a nepo baby,” sombr told the magazine. sombr’s father, Andy Boose, used to be a musician before becoming an events producer who works with HIV/AIDS organizations, while his mother, Bennah Serfaty, works in HIV/AIDS prevention.

Sombr said he finds it “incredibly insane” to think that his parents’ work helped him land a record deal or become a successful artist.

“I will forever respect my dad and my mom.

I’m so f—ing proud of them, because to devote your life to something like that is so incredible and important.

“To think that that could help me get signed or become a big artist because my dad devotes his life to fight AIDS is just incredibly insane,” he said.

The comments naturally arose as sombr’s career spiked.

Before his breakthrough, though, he was a student at New York’s Fiorello H.

LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, where he trained in Italian and German opera.

He eventually dropped out after his music began taking priority over school.