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ericdoa performing in November 2022 | |
| Born | Eric George Lopez September 7, 2002 Connecticut, United States |
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| Also known as | Dante Red, Avon Hill 2004 |
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| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Guitar |
| Years active | 2018–present |
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| Website | ericdoa |
Eric George Lopez, [1] known professionally as ericdoa (stylized in all lowercase), is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is known as one of the main artists in the hyperpop/digicore genres of music. [2]
The Connecticut-born Panamanian-Puerto Rican [3] ericdoa, real name Eric George Lopez, was given his first guitar by his grandfather, who passed away from COVID-19. [4] He started recording his own music and releasing it on sites such as SoundCloud under the name Dante Red, with his debut EP DOA being released in 2019. ericdoa's debut mixtape, Public Target, as well as his first album, COA, were both released in 2020. [5]
ericdoa signed with Interscope Records in 2021. [6] He released a number of singles throughout 2021 and early 2022, including "Fantasize", [7] [8] "Back N Forth", [9] [10] "Strangers", [11] "Sad4Whattt", "Fool4Love" and "Lifeline"; "Sad4Whattt" was included on the second season soundtrack of the HBO drama series Euphoria. [12] [13] ericdoa has also frequently collaborated with Glaive, releasing several singles as well as the EP Then I'll Be Happy in 2021. [14] [15] [16]
ericdoa's second album, Things with Wings, was announced for release in May 2022 [17] alongside an international headlining tour. [3] It was later released on May 20, 2022.
After a nine-month hiatus, ericdoa released a new single titled ">One" (pronounced "greater than one") on March 5, 2023, in collaboration with Riot Games and Valorant. [18] On September 22, he released the single "Kickstand", his first solo song since the release of Things With Wings; a music video accompanied the track. [19] On November 3, he released another single, "Dancinwithsomebawdy", which also received a music video. [20]
On January 19, 2024, ericdoa released his third studio album, DOA . [21]
In early January 2024, a clip from one of his live streams from January 5, 2024 in which he improvised the line "Imagine if Ninja got a low taper fade" went viral as a sound on TikTok. [22] [23] As a response to the meme, Ninja eventually got his hair cut into a low taper fade and continued the meme. [4]
In 2024, ericdoa would go on to leave Interscope Records and while he never officially stated a reason, he did express how he was unhappy about the label forcing him to make "then i'll be happy" with glaive on a podcast. "But the thing is though I don't want it to be some shit where it's like a corporate like "you guys are gonna make songs because that shit did awesome last time! We can make you guys do the biggest thing in the world!" that shit is so fucking lame" he said after being asked if he would ever make another project of music with glaive. [24] After his departure ericdoa would go on to do a 24/7 stream with the goal of making an EP. [25]
Also in 2024, ericdoa appeared on popular YouTube show Hivemind on two separate episodes, "HIVEMIND interviews ericdoa" and "Guess The Rapper From The Fiverr Impression" about a year apart. [26]
While frequently described as a leading hyperpop and digicore artist, [6] ericdoa has said that he is hesitant to place a genre on his music. He stated to Vice Media that "I think for people who aren't very well-versed in music it's just a cushion to fall back on [...] Instead of genre-less music, they have something to call it." [27] According to The New Yorker, ericdoa's musical style might be more accurately described as "hyper-rap". [28]
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| COA |
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| Things with Wings |
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| DOA |
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| DOA |
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| Then I'll Be Happy (with Glaive) |
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| Why Suffer For Us? |
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As Dante Red
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| D.A.N.T.E |
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As Avon Hill 2004
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| Digital Hate Diary |
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| Public Target |
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| Hi, I'm Dante |
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| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Sunrise In New York" | 2019 | Non-album singles |
| "Mislead" (with Austin Skinner) | ||
| "Hypnagogia" | ||
| "Ifeeldisoriented" | ||
| "Waist Deep in Cold Water" | 2020 | |
| "Whatuworried4?" | ||
| "ifhy" | ||
| "badgirlsclub" | ||
| "its all a waste" (featuring glaive) | ||
| "sheaskedwhatmylifeislike" | ||
| "SLiiDE" (with SEBii) | ||
| "movinglikeazombie (remix)" (with umru featuring SEBii, angelus, kmoe, Lewis Grant, savepoint, Tony Velour, emotegi, d0llywood1 and 4kmirage) | ||
| "cloak n dagger" (with glaive) | 2021 | Then I'll Be Happy |
| "fantasize" | Non-album singles | |
| "fuck this town" (with glaive) | Then I'll Be Happy | |
| "back n forth" | Non-album singles | |
| "strangers" | ||
| "sad4whattt (From "Euphoria" An HBO Original Series)" | 2022 | Euphoria Season 2 (An HBO Original Series Soundtrack) |
| "fool4love" | Things With Wings | |
| "lifeline" | ||
| ">one (greater than one)" (with Valorant) | 2023 | VALORANT Sounds Vol. 1 |
| "kickstand" | DOA | |
| "dancinwithsomebawdy" | ||
| "sweet tooth" | ||
| "search & destroy" | 2024 | Why Suffer For Us? |
| "do ya?" | ||
| "a song for when the bar closes" | ||
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "movinglikeazombie" | 2020 | Hi, I'm Dante |
| "himynameisdante" | ||
| "Witchcraft Freestyleee" (alternatively titled "witchcraft" on single album) | ||
| "HahahaDie#Packwatch" | Non-album singles | |
| "Suekey #ReplyGuysss" | ||
| "Villain #RunRunRun" | ||
| "finale" | 2021 |
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