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Born | Naples, Florida, U.S. |
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Years active | 2017–present |
Labels | Columbia |
Website | dominicfike |
Dominic David Fike [1] (born December 30, 1995) is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, and actor. Fike first received recognition after releasing several popular songs to the website SoundCloud. Following the release of his debut extended play, Don't Forget About Me, Demos (2018), he signed to Columbia Records. Fike's song "3 Nights" reached the top ten in multiple countries. He later collaborated with fellow American musicians Brockhampton and Halsey. His debut album, What Could Possibly Go Wrong , was released in 2020. The album charted in the top 50 of multiple countries, including the United States and Australia. He recorded a cover of Paul McCartney's song "The Kiss of Venus" for the album McCartney III Imagined (2021).
In 2022, Fike became a cast member of the second season of Euphoria , in his first main acting role, playing Elliot, a drug-abusing teenager. [2] In 2023, Fike released his second studio album, Sunburn , preceded by singles "Dancing in the Courthouse", "Ant Pile", "Mona Lisa" (a track which is featured in the 2023 superhero movie Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse), and "Mama's Boy".
Dominic David Fike was born December 30, 1995, in Naples, Florida; to Jessica Fike and David Mills. [3] [4] He is of mixed African-American, Filipino, and Haitian descent. Fike has two older step-brothers; a younger brother, Alex; and a younger sister, Apollonia (Apple). [5]
Growing up, both of Fike's parents were heroin addicts. [6] His father was absent for much of his childhood. When Fike was ten, his father re-entered his life for a week, in which time he taught Fike a few chords on the guitar, before he left again. [7] His mother had persistent problems with drug addiction and spent much of Fike's childhood in and out of jail, causing him to stay in different homes, such as those of his older brother, distant relatives or his parents' friends. [8] [5] Fike recalled that he and his brother often had to take care of each other due to his parents' frequent absence from his life. [8] He has also said that he frequently witnessed domestic violence growing up, due to a number of violent stepfathers. [5]
Fike has said his childhood life was "full of adventure," as he and his friends would spend time in a forested area near their neighborhood that they called the "Forest of Avalon", where he said they would eat snacks and smoke cannabis. [8] [9] Fike went to a number of different high schools, including Naples High, Estero High, and Palmetto Ridge High School, the latter from which he graduated in 2014. [10] Fike briefly enrolled in a college but dropped out in less than 3 days. [8]
Fike was a fan of Jack Johnson, Blink-182 and Red Hot Chili Peppers. He first acquired a guitar at the age of ten and learned how to play songs by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. [11] He and his older brother Sean would often hang out at the guest house of a friend’s home, called the "Backhouse", where they would freestyle. [11] Later they coalesced into a formal rap collective which attracted an audience in the community and Fike formed a sub-group called Lame Boys ENT. [12] Fike started uploading songs on the Internet in high school. The first song he uploaded on YouTube was called "Not A Word". He also put songs he recorded onto tapes. [13] [8]
Fike first gained recognition by making beats with his then producer, Hunter Pfeiffer (known as 54) leading to several popular songs on SoundCloud being published. He released the EP Don't Forget About Me, Demos at the age of 22 in October 2018 as a signed artist, which was recorded while he was on house arrest for battery of a police officer. [11] He later went to serve time at Collier County Jail for violating that house arrest. The EP caught the attention of several record labels and sparked a bidding war. During this time, all of Fike’s independently released music before the EP was removed from streaming services. After being released back in April 2018, he signed with Columbia for a reported $4 million in August. [14] Fike said he used part of his first check from Columbia to hire a lawyer for his mother, who had been sentenced to prison on drug charges. [11]
The EP was released by Columbia on October 16, 2018. "3 Nights" was released as a single the same year. The single gained wide attention and peaked within the top ten of the charts in Australia, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. It had its acoustic guitar sound compared to the music of Jack Johnson. [11] [15] It was placed on rotation on several radio stations and Spotify playlists, and received favorable reviews from outlets such as Rolling Stone , Pitchfork and Billboard . [16] [15] In reference to the EP, Billboard described Fike as a "genre-meshing" artist, [17] and later named him a breakout act to watch, calling "3 Nights" a "Motown-tinged breakout track" that is "trend-proof and irresistible". A music video for the single was released on April 4, 2019, to Fike’s YouTube channel. [18]
In January 2019, Fike revealed he was working on an album. [19] On April 4, 2019, Brockhampton uploaded a video to their YouTube channel called "This Is Dominic Fike" which featured his single "3 Nights" in it. As of April 2019, multiple collaborations with Brockhampton's Kevin Abstract have been posted. Reaching over 4 million views with their biggest hit being a song called "Peach" off Kevin Abstract's Arizona Baby album. [20] [21]
On June 7, 2019, he released two singles, "Açaí Bowl" and "Rollerblades". [22] He followed these with another single, "Phone Numbers," produced by Kenny Beats, on July 4, 2019. The music video for this song was released on October 15, 2019. [23] Fike announced on July 9, 2019, that he would be going on a tour titled Rain or Shine later in the year. The North American leg of the tour began August 31 in Philadelphia and ended October 3 in Los Angeles. [24] In September 2019, he announced that he would be doing a clothing collaboration with Marc Jacobs. [25] On the fifth day of that month, he performed a song that was unreleased at the time, "Chicken Tenders", at a Chicago concert during his Rain or Shine tour. [26] On January 17, 2020, Fike released a collaboration with Halsey titled "Dominic's Interlude" from the latter's third studio album, Manic . [27] On June 26, 2020, "Chicken Tenders", the first single from his then yet-to-be-named debut studio album, was released. [28] On July 9, he released the single "Politics & Violence" and announced that his debut studio album would be called What Could Possibly Go Wrong and released on July 31. [29] On August 7, 2020, Fike was the subject of the second episode of The New York Times Presents . In September 2020, Fike became a headliner for the Fortnite concert series. [30] On March 19, 2021, Fike was featured on Justin Bieber's song titled "Die for You" from the latter's sixth studio album, Justice . In August 2021, it was announced that Fike had joined the cast of the HBO teen drama Euphoria for its second season. [31] [32] [33] In 2023, Fike revealed that he was nearly removed from the cast of the show as a result of his frequent drug use during production. [34]
In April 2023, Fike performed at Coachella for the first time.[ citation needed ] On April 7, 2023, Fike deleted all posts from his Instagram account and posted the first teaser of the upcoming single "Dancing in the Courthouse", which later released on April 14, 2023. On May 18, 2023, he finally announced his second studio album, Sunburn , which was then set to contain 15 tracks. On May 27, 2023, the second single "Ant Pile" was released. On June 2, 2023, Fike released the single "Mona Lisa", the same day that American record producer Metro Boomin released his first soundtrack album, which was for the film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse . The song was originally included on the deluxe edition of the soundtrack album, which was released three days after the movie and the standard edition, but the song was later removed and instead added to some versions of Sunburn . [35] On May 30, 2023, Fike announced the "Don't Stare At The Sun" North America tour, with the starting date on July 13, 2023, in Indianapolis. On July 5, 2023, Fike further announced that the tour would continue in the UK, playing in Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham and London. [36] The fourth and final single, "Mama's Boy", was released on June 23, 2023, alongside the full new tracklisting for the album. Sunburn, was released on July 7, 2023, through Columbia, with 15 tracks.
On April 24th 2024, Fike shared his new EP, titled 14 Minutes, to an exclusive group of fans in Los Angeles, California. He uploaded a Youtube video of him running to the 14 minute long EP. The EP was subsequently released onto streaming services on May 3, 2024. [37]
Fike was in a relationship with American actress Diana Silvers from 2019 to late 2021. He met actress Hunter Schafer while working on the second season of Euphoria . They reportedly began dating in January 2022, with Fike confirming in an interview in July 2023 that they had split. [38] In early 2024, Fike was in a relationship with Grace Nickels, the younger sister of American actress Emma Roberts. [39]
Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
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2023 | Earth Mama | Miles | Savanah Leaf | |
2024 | Little Death | AJ | Jack Begert | Post-production |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2020 | The New York Times Presents | Self | Documentary series |
2022–present | Euphoria | Elliot | Main role (season 2–present) |
Year | Organisation | Award | Work | Result |
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2020 | NME | Essential New Artists for 2020 | Himself | Included [40] |
2022 | Grammy Awards | Album of the Year | Justice (as featured artist) | Nominated |
2022 | MTV Movie & TV Awards | Best Kiss (Shared with Hunter Schafer) | Euphoria | Nominated |
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