Dominic Fike

Dominic Fike (2019)

Dominic David Fike (born December 30, 1995 in Naples , Florida ) is an American singer and rapper .

Life

Dominic Fike is from Naples, Florida. He grew up with his mother, her changing partners and his four siblings. His mother was a drug addict and spent much of his youth in prison while he looked after his two younger siblings.

He came into contact with music early on. First influences were Jack Johnson , Blink-182 and Red Hot Chili Peppers . With his older brother Sean, he joined a group of skaters and musicians. At first he tried his hand at rapper and started a crew with his friends. He was to play with Lame Boys ENT at South by Southwest in Austin in 2015 . However, he missed the gig after he was threatened with expulsion from school.

His actual musical career began in December 2017 with the release of his extended play Don't Forget About Me on Soundcloud . He had written and recorded the EP while he was first under house arrest and then in custody for assaulting a police officer .

The EP caught the attention of Columbia Records , who signed the young singer for about $ 3-4 million. Then all of his music, including his first steps as a rapper, was taken from the Internet and the EP was released a second time on October 16, 2018.

The track 3 Nights was released from the EP and became a hit in Australia and New Zealand, among others. In Australia, the single rose to number 4 and was awarded a double platinum record . In New Zealand, the single reached number 9 and was awarded a platinum record.

Music genre

Dominic Fike plays acoustic pop. Musically it is based on Jack Johnson.

Discography

Chart placements (preliminary) Explanation of the data

Albums

What Could Possibly Go Wrong   US 41 08/15/2020 (...  where.)

Singles

3 nights   DE 36 04/26/2019 (22 weeks)   AT 68 05/24/2019 (6 weeks)   UK 3  platinum May 16, 2019 (35 weeks)

Studio albums

• 2020: What Could Possibly Go Wrong ( Columbia Records )

EPs

• 2017: Don't Forget About Me, Demos (in-house production; 2018: Columbia Records)

Singles

• 2018: 3 nights (CH:gold)
• 2019: Rollerblades
• 2019: Açaí Bowl
• 2019: Phone Numbers (with Kenny Beats)
• 2019: Hit Me Up (with Omar Apollo & Kenny Beats)
• 2020: Chicken Tenders
• 2020: Politics & Violence

Awards for music sales

Golden record  Australia 2020: for the single phone numbers  Denmark 2020: for the single 3 Nights  Poland 2019: for the single 3 Nights  Switzerland 2019: for the single 3 Nights

Platinum record  New Zealand 2019: for the single 3 Nights  United States 2020: for the single 3 Nights 5 × platinum record  Australia 2020: for the single 3 Nights

Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.

Country / Region	gold	platinum	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Australia (ARIA)	gold1	5 × platinum5	385,000	aria.com.au
Denmark (IFPI)	gold1	-	45,000	ifpi.dk
New Zealand (RMNZ)	-	platinum1	30,000	nztop40.co.nz
Poland (ZPAV)	gold1	-	10,000	bestsellery.zpav.pl
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold1	-	10,000	musikwoche.de
United States (RIAA)	-	platinum1	1,000,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	-	platinum1	600,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	4 × gold4th	8 × platinum8th

Web links

• Official website
• Dominic Fike on Facebook
• Dominic Fike at Discogs (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Tasbeeh Herwees: Now or Never: The Chaotic Rise of Dominic Fike. In: Complex.com. Retrieved April 26, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Dominic Fike Mugshot | 03/10/17 Florida arrest. In: florida.arrests.org. Retrieved April 26, 2019 . 
3. ↑ ^{a b} WDR: Dominic Fike - "3 Nights". February 22, 2019, accessed April 26, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Dominic Fike is ready to be very, very famous. In: TheFader.com. Retrieved April 26, 2019 . 
5. ↑ Chart sources: US
6. ↑ Chart sources: DE AT UK