OFFICIAL / PRESS & BOOKING
LITTLE BOYS is the Italian duo of Laura “Elle” Bertone (vocals and guitar) and Sergio “Esse” Pirotta (drums). Garage punk, power rock and delta blues, on stages across Japan, South Korea, China and Europe.
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01 / THE DUO
LITTLE BOYS is the Italian power rock duo of Elle (vocals and guitar) and Esse (drums), formed in 2020. Their sound brings together garage punk, power rock and delta blues. On stage, everything happens between two people: guitar, voice and drums. Their international journey includes tours in Japan, China and South Korea.
Elle plays a standard right-handed guitar upside down, with the strings in their original order. Esse shapes rhythm into tension, space and impact.
DOWNLOAD BIO EN ↓LITTLE BOYS è il duo power rock italiano di Elle (voce e chitarra) ed Esse (batteria), nato nel 2020. Il loro suono unisce garage punk, power rock e delta blues. Dal vivo tutto succede tra due persone: chitarra, voce e batteria. Il loro percorso internazionale comprende tour in Giappone, Cina e Corea del Sud.
Elle suona una chitarra destrorsa rovesciata, mantenendo le corde nell’ordine originale. Esse trasforma il ritmo in tensione, spazio e impatto.
SCARICA BIO IT ↓02 / SELECTED COVERAGE
Interviews, reporting and stories from the road.
Elle on the duo’s identity and the journey from South Korea to their fourth Japan tour.
Artist column · August 2026The Japanese edition of Elle’s column on LITTLE BOYS, their music and touring in Asia.
Interview · April 2025In conversation about the duo’s music, origins and connection with Japan.
Video premiere · March 2025The premiere of “Izakaya” from the EP Tokyo Addicted.
Interview · September 2026Elle and Esse on their musical identity and first South Korean tour.
Interview · October 2026An interview following the duo’s South Korean club tour.
News · September 2026Reporting on the band’s KNN PowerFM special in Busan.
Tour report · March 2024A report on the first Japan tour and the release of “GREED”.
Tour announcement · August 2024Coverage of the duo’s October 2024 tour in Japan.
Interview · October 2026A conversation with the duo during their fourth Japan tour.
03 / RADIO
Studio conversations, guest appearances and music: LOVE FM in Fukuoka, FM802 in Osaka, BSC Radio’s TRill MUsic, KNN PowerFM and YeonjeFM in Busan, and Radio Gaga on iFM 90.7 in Incheon.
LITTLE BOYS joined Eri Fukamachi on THE OVERSEAS. The Radiko programme archive identifies the duo as guests and documents their conversation about Japan and touring.
VIEW THE RADIKO PROGRAMME ARCHIVE ↗LITTLE BOYS featured in the “Knock Knock Korea” special. The station’s official playlist lists La Sua Stanza, Senza Freni, Esagera, Simile a Me and Sehnsucht across parts 3 and 4.
VIEW OFFICIAL EPISODE PLAYLIST ↗Elle and Esse in conversation at Yeonje Community Radio. The station shared this YouTube link as the full episode of their studio appearance.
OPEN FULL EPISODE ON YOUTUBE ↗Music by LITTLE BOYS featured on Hyun-jun Park’s Radio Gaga on iFM 90.7.
VISIT THE OFFICIAL PROGRAMME ↗Elle and Esse joined Sach at LOVE FM’s Solaria Plaza studio in Fukuoka during their fourth Japan tour. The conversation was conducted in English with Japanese interpretation.
VISIT THE OFFICIAL PROGRAMME ↗LITTLE BOYS’ music featured on the 20 September 2024 edition of TRill MUsic, which also featured DURAN. Hosted by Joe Yokomizo and Yumeno Yua of GANG PARADE.
EXPLORE THE PROGRAMME ARCHIVE ↗04 / PRESS PHOTOGRAPHY
Official photography by Mara Salerno. Download the original supplied image, or browse the full press photo collection.
PHOTO CREDIT: MARA SALERNO
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