Dominic Fike
Fike performing at Shaky Knees in 2021
Background information
Born (1995-12-30) December 30, 1995 (age 27)
Naples, Florida, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • rapper
Instrument(s)
Years active2017–present
LabelsColumbia
Websitedominicfike.com

Dominic Fike (born December 30, 1995) is an American singer-songwriter. 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 a drug-abusing teenager.[1] 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".

Early life

Dominic David Fike was born December 30, 1995, in Naples, Florida.[2] Fike was raised by his single mother, and grew up with a younger brother, Alex; a sister, Apollonia (Apple); and an older brother, Sean. He is of African-American, Filipino, and Haitian descent. Fike went to Naples High School, Estero High School, and Palmetto Ridge High School and graduated in 2014.[3] 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.[4]

During his childhood, Fike recalled that he and his brothers had to take care of each other owing to his parents' frequent absence from his life. Throughout his childhood, Fike’s mother was in and out of jail, causing him to stay in different homes, including those of his older brother, relatives or his parents' friends. Fike's 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. He and his older brother Sean would also hang out at the guest house of his friend Stefan’s home, called the "Backhouse," where they would freestyle.[4]

Career

2017–2018: Don't Forget About Me, Demos

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.[4] 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 prior to 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.[5] Fike said the ultimate decision to join a record label was to pay for his mother's lawyer fee, who was facing drug charges at the time.[4]

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.[4][6] 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.[7][6] In reference to the EP, Billboard described Fike as a "genre-meshing" artist,[8] 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.[9]

2019–2022: What Could Possibly Go Wrong

In January 2019, Fike revealed he was working on an album.[10] 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.[11][12]

On June 7, 2019, he released two singles, "Açaí Bowl" and "Rollerblades".[13] 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.[14] 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.[15] In September 2019, he announced that he would be doing a clothing collaboration with Marc Jacobs.[16] 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.[17] On January 17, 2020, Fike released a collaboration with Halsey titled "Dominic's Interlude" from the latter's third studio album, Manic.[18] On June 26, 2020, "Chicken Tenders", the first single from his then yet-to-be-named debut studio album, was released.[19] 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.[20] 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.[21] 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.[22][23][24] 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.[25]

2023–present: Sunburn

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.[26] 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.[27] The fourth and final single, "Mama's Boy", was released on June 23, 2023, alongside the full new tracklisting for the album. Fike's second studio album, Sunburn, was released on July 7, 2023, through Columbia, with 15 tracks.

Personal life

Fike 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.[28]

Discography

Main article: Dominic Fike discography

Studio albums

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Director Notes
2023 Earth Mama Miles Savanah Leaf
2024 Little Death TBA Jack Begert Post-Production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2020 The New York Times Presents Self Documentary Series
2022– Euphoria Elliot Main role

(Season 2-)

Awards and nominations

List of awards and nominations
Year Organisation Award Work Result
2020 NME Essential New Artists for 2020 Himself Included[29]
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

References

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  8. ^ Lynch, Joe (October 19, 2018). "Post Malone & Swae Lee, Dominic Fike, Zayn & More: Must-Hear Music Podcast". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 28, 2019. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
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  11. ^ Peach - Kevin Abstract, archived from the original on February 23, 2023, retrieved February 23, 2023
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  16. ^ Jacobs, Marc (September 19, 2019). "Dominic Fike x Marc Jacobs As a longtime fan of Marc Jacobs, Dominic has collaborated with us on an exclusive hoodie for his sold-out Rain or Shine global tour. Photos by Cian Moore at Dominic Fike's New York show at Bowery Ballroom on September 9th.Shop now". @marcjacobs. Archived from the original on April 20, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
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  21. ^ Webster, Andrew (September 8, 2020). "Fortnite is launching a concert series it hopes will become a 'tour stop' for artists". The Verge. Archived from the original on January 21, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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  26. ^ Chelosky, Danielle (June 2, 2023). "Dominic Fike Shares 'Mona Lisa' For A Deluxe Version Of The 'Across The Spider-Verse' Soundtrack". Uproxx. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
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  28. ^ Olson, Samantha. "Look Back on Dominic Fike and Hunter Schafer's Relationship With This Complete Timeline". Seventeen Magazine. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  29. ^ Smith, Thomas (January 3, 2020). "The NME 100: Essential new artists for 2020". NME. Archived from the original on April 1, 2020. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
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