Kim Dracula

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Kim Dracula
Birth nameSamuel Wellings
Born (1997-11-23) November 23, 1997 (age 26) [1]
Origin Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • rapper
Years active2020–present

Samuel Wellings, known professionally as Kim Dracula, is an Australian alternative/indie music artist from Hobart, Tasmania whose songs have achieved popularity on TikTok. [2] They [3] are known both for original work and for metal covers of songs not typically associated with the genre. They became popular on YouTube for their authorial song "Make Me Famous" from their album A Gradual Decline In Morale. Dracula was previously the vocalist of Australian heavy metal band Jesterpose, which formed in 2017 and released the EP COVID-19 in 2020. [4]

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Kim Dracula's name is a reference to the Deftones song of the same name, from their album Saturday Night Wrist .

Musical career

In November 2020, Kim Dracula released on TikTok a metal cover of "Paparazzi" by Lady Gaga. [5] The song was subsequently released to Spotify on 11 December 2020. [6] Their "Paparazzi" cover acquired viral popularity within months, with six million views on YouTube, [7] thirteen million plays on Spotify, [8] and use in over 60,000 TikTok clips [9] before the end of the year. The runaway success of the song propelled Kim Dracula to fourth-most followed Australian TikTok music artist of 2020, trailing Sia, Iggy Azalea, and Mia Rodriguez. [10] [11]

In January 2021, "Paparazzi" entered Spotify's Global Viral 50 chart, where it reached as high as number 4 on 13 January. [5] [6] The same month, Kim Dracula opened at number 47 on the Billboard Emerging Artists chart, fueled mostly by the success of "Paparazzi" which entered the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart at number 31. [9]

By April 2021, Kim Dracula's "Paparazzi" cover had 13.4 million views on TikTok, 33 million views on YouTube, and 55 million listens on Spotify, while Kim Dracula had ascended to becoming the second most followed Australian TikTok personality, with only Sia having more followers. [4] Kim Dracula's 2022 singles "Make Me Famous" and "Drown" were reviewed favorably by Rock Sound magazine, the latter track being described as "a barrage of sounds and styles...as weird as it is wonderful." [12]

On July 14, 2023, Kim Dracula released their debut album A Gradual Decline in Morale, which contains 20 tracks, including four previously released singles.

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details
TitleAlbum details
A Gradual Decline In Morale

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with year released and album name shown
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
NZ
Hot

[13]
US
[9]
"Killdozer"2020Non-album singles
"1-800-CLOSE-UR-EYES"
"Say Please!"
"Paparazzi" 19 [upper-alpha 1]
"Make Me Famous"2022A Gradual Decline In Morale
"Drown"
"Seventy Thorns"
(featuring Jonathan Davis)
2023
"Hysterics"2023Non-album singles
"Death Before Designer"
(featuring SosMula)
"Land of the Sun"2023A Gradual Decline In Morale
TitleYearAlbum
"The Bard's Last Note"
(Ricky Desktop featuring Kim Dracula)
2020Non-album single
"Vinny Rotten"
(SosMula featuring Kim Dracula)
202113 Songs 2 Die 2
"Червь / Worm"
(IC3PEAK featuring Kim Dracula)
2022Non-album single
"Artificial Anatomy"
(Left to Suffer featuring Kim Dracula)
2023Feral
"W H A T (We're Hungry And Thirsty)"
(Tech N9ne featuring HU$H, Kim Dracula)
2023W H A T (We're Hungry And Thirsty)

Notes

  1. "Paparazzi" did not enter the Billboard 100 but did peak at number 47 on the Emerging Artists Chart and at number 31 on the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs Chart. [9]

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