Vanparys made his debut under the nickname The Bony King of Nowhere.

He featured twice at Pukkelpop,[1][2] and once at Folk Dranouter.

[3] He wrote the title track for the film 22 mei by Koen Mortier and the film music for The Giants by Bouli Lanners.

[4] In 2015 he simplified his nickname to Bony King.

That year he also brought out the album Wild Flowers.