Who is Dominic Fike?
Dominic David Fike is a famous American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and actor. His first recognition came after releasing several popular songs to the website SoundCloud. After the release of his breakthrough extended play Don’t Forget About Me, Demos, he signed to Columbia Records.
Fike’s song ”3 Nights” reached the top ten in many countries. He then collaborated with the band Brockhampton and singer Halsey. Fike released the track ”Chicken Tenders” in June 2020. He also launched the single ”Politics & Violence”, in July of the same year. His debut album, What Could Possibly Go Wrong, was launched the same month. It charted in the top 50 of many countries, including the United States and Australia.
Fike became a headliner for a concert series in the video game Fortnite in September 2020. After a few months, NME included him on their list of essential new artists for 2020. Fike recorded a cover of Paul McCartney’s song ”The Kiss of Venus” for the album McCartney III Imagined. He became a cast member of the second season of Euphoria in his first main acting role in 2022.
Dominic Fike career
2017-2018: Don’t Forget About Me, Demos
Fike initially got recognition for making beats with his then producer, Hunter Pfeiffer (known as 54). This led to various popular songs on SoundCloud being published. He launched the EP Don’t Forget About Me, Demos, in December 2017, aged 21, as an independent artist, which was recorded while he was on house arrest for the battery of a police officer. Later, he went to serve time at Collier County Jail for violating that house arrest. The EP sparked a bidding war after catching the attention of various record labels. In August he signed with Columbia for around $4 million following its release in April 2018. His previous work consisting of the EP were pulled from all streaming services during the bidding war. He stated that 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.
On October 16, 2018, the EP was launched again by Columbia. The same year, ”3 Nights” was launched as a single. It gained wide attention and topped within the top ten of the charts in Australia, the Republic of Ireland, and the United Kingdom. The single had its acoustic guitar sound compared to the music of Jack Johnson. It was placed on rotation on various radio stations and Spotify playlists and received favorable reviews from outlets including Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, and Billboard. According to the EP, Billboard described Fike as a ”genre-meshing ” artist. Later it named him a breakout act to watch, calling ”3 Nights.” ”Motown-tined, trend-proof and irresistible.”
2019-present: What Could Possibly Go Wrong
Fike announced he was working on an album in January 2019. Brockhampton uploaded a video to their YouTube channel called ”This is Dominic Fike” which consisted of his track, ”3 Nights,” on April 4, 2019. As of April 2019, many collaborations with Brockhampton’s Kevin Abstract have been posted. attaining more than 4 million views. Fike then launched two singles, Acai Bowl and Rollerblades on June 7, 2019. He followed the singles with another single on July 4, 2019, ”Phone Numbers,” produced by Kenny Beats. On October 15, 2019, the music video for this song was launched.
Fike revealed on July 9, 2019, that he would be going on a tour called Rain or Shine later in the year. The North American leg of the tour started August 31 in Philadelphia and ended in Los Angeles on October 3. He announced that he would be doing a clothing collaboration with Marc Jacobs in September 2019. He then performed a song that was unreleased at the time, on the fifth day of that month, Chicken Tenders, at a Chicago concert during his Rain or Shine tour. Fike is featured on the song Dominic’s interlude on Halsey’s third album, Manic, which was launched on January 17, 2020.
2020-present
Chicken Tenders, the first single from his then yet to be titled debut album, was launched on June 26, 2020. He then released the single Politics & Violence, on July 9, and revealed that his debut album What Could Possibly Go Wrong would be launched on July 31. Fike was the subject of the second episode of The New York Times Presents on August 7, 2020. He became a headliner for the Fortnite concert series in September 2020. Fike was later featured in the song Die For You by Justin Bieber on his sixth studio album Justice, in March 2021. In August 2021, it was revealed that he had joined the cast of the HBO teen drama Euphoria for its second season.
How old is Dominic Fike?
Dominic David Fike is aged 26, as of 2021, born on December 30, 1995, in Naples, Florida, U.S. He shares his birthday with celebrities including LeBron James, Kim Taehyung, Dominic Fike, Ellie Goulding, Bugha, Eliza Dushku, Tiger Woods, Kristin Kreuk, Rudyard Kipling, Fred Ward, Chris Vance, Diego Della Valle, Helge Ingstad.
Dominic Fike Family
Who are Dominic Fike’s parents?
Dominic David Fike was born in Naples, Florida to his parents. His parents were mostly absent from his life, as his mother was mostly in and out of jail. His father is not known and also not mentioned in his life. Fike grew up along with his siblings and had to stay in different homes such as of his older brother’s, relatives’ or parents’ friend’. He is of Filipino, African-American, and Haitian descent.
Does Dominic Fike have siblings?
Fike was born into a family of four children. He has three siblings, an older brother, Sean, a sister, Apollonia, and a younger brother, Alex.
Dominic Fike Education
Fike attended high school in Naples, Florida, where he began singing and uploading his songs to the internet. He then joined college, however, he dropped out in less than 3 days.
Dominic Fike Interest
From an early age, Fike was a fan of Jack Johnson, Blink-182, and Red Hot Chili Peppers. He got his first guitar at the age of 10 and learned how to play Chili Peppers’ riff on his instrument. Fike is also a YouTuber, where he began uploading songs, uploading his first songs while in high school.
He also loves tattoos and has an Apple logo tattoo on his face, which was a tribute to his sister whose name is Apple. The tattoo is to remind Fike of ”what he’s working for”. Fike also has a tattoo on his forehead of the initials of the childhood subgroup ”Lame Boys ENT”. He additionally has a tattoo of Chili Peppers’ guitarist John Frusciante’s face on his right hand.
Dominic Fike Girlfriend
Fike is presently linked to a relationship with his Euphoria co-star Hunter Schafer. They have been rumored to be in a relationship after being spotted together leaving Nice Guy restaurant in West Hollywood hand in hand. However, neither of the two has come forward to confirm the relationship.
Previously, Fike was in a relationship with Booksmart actress Diana Silvers. They dated for a long time but eventually broke up recently.
Dominic Fike Kids
Fike does not have any children of his own currently.
Dominic Fike Height
Fike has a well-built, muscular, and physically fit body with a standing height of 5 ft 11 in (1.81 m) and weighs around 70 kg (154 lbs).
Dominic Fike Net Worth
American singer, songwriter, and actor has been active from 2017 to the present. He has signed $3 and $4 million a deal with Columbia Records. Throughout his career, Fike has garnered up an accumulative net worth of $3 million as of 2022.
