Fox Ares

**Dennis Christian Raubenheimer** (born August 4, 1996), better known by his stage name **Fox Ares**, is a Lunasian singer and songwriter. He gained a following in 2013, posting song covers on YouTube. The following year, he caught the attention of an artist manager and signed a deal with the record label.

## Career

### **2013–2016: *Kings***

In 2013, Fox started posting cover videos on YouTube. Fox started attracting viewers after he posted a cover from Bazel Sterrett "Good Times". After that he gained millions of views and followers in a few months. Artist manager Jules de Jong discovered Fox online in December 2013, bringing him to Island Records.

He released his first single "Blue Birds" on September 4, 2015. The song became a hit worldwide. On November 6, 2015, Fox released his full-length album *Kings.* The album received a lot of praise by critics. The album debuted at number one in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and Dona.

On May 13, 2016, Fox released "Strengthen" featuring American singer Alaia.

### **2017–2018: *The New Days***

Fox started working on his second album right after the release of *Kings.* He took breaks from time to time and worked with many different artists for the album. On 17 November 2017, Fox released "Sacred Fire", the first song from his second album. The song became a major hitsong after its release. The second song released "Chemistry" became a commercial success aswell. The two song garnered Fox a lot of momentum to the album's release. The album titles *The New Days* was released on 1 June 2018 to critical acclaim.

### **2019–present: *Unevenly Broken*,  *23|23* and *Arkaden***

In August 2018, Fox went to the studio with Trey Copeland and got inspired to make a new album. In September, the first single of his third studio album "Blood" featuring Trey was released. The release of the album was postponed several times. *Unevenly Broken* was released on 17 May 2019 to critical acclaim, buy some critics disliked the change in style and lack of creativity.

On February 29, 2020, Fox released a short EP titles *23**|**23* without announcing it. The EP did well commercially despite its small size.

During the summer and early autumn, he released four singles "Say It, Don't Go", "Here I Am", "3AM" and "Whoa Whoa Whoa". The singles were received generally positive reviews from critics, but lacked commercial success expect for "Whoa Whoa Whoa". On November 2, Fox Ares announced the title of his fourth album *Arkaden* and released the lead single "Cheetah" featuring Nuke DL. On November 27, the second single was released "The Way I Love You".

## Artistry

### **Influences**

Fox Ares sited Retro F, Verstone, Trey Copeland, MainMachine and Ballard as his biggest influences. In an 2018 interview, Fox Ares named Verstone's Boy Montana the best album of all time.

## Personal life

Fox Ares lives in London, United Kingdom. He speaks three languages fluently; English, Crumento and French. In 2020, Ares bought a house in Houtstadt and lived there for most of the Covid-19 Pandamic.

## Politics

In 2015, Fox spoke out against the re-election of Alan Holman in the Lunasi Presidential Election.

Fox also spoke out against Brexit in 2015 and 2016. He addressed his worries in the songs "Future Sight" and "Isolation".

Fox expressed a dislike for Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in an interview prior to the American Elections. After the election Fox expressed his dislike for Trump even more. In May 2018, he spoke out against Trump in a interview with BBC Radio 1 and got a lot of praises and backlash. After May 2018 Fox became less outspoken about Trump's presidency. Fox endores Bernie Sanders in the 2020 US election.

## Controversies

Fox has been an outspoken celebrity, receiving both criticism and praise from many, including the mainstream media, other artists and entertainers.

## Discography

*Main article: Fox Ares discography*

* *Kings* (2015)
* *The New Days* (2018)
* *Unevenly Broken* (2019)
* *Arkaden* (2021)