Dominic Fike

**Dominic David Fike** (born December 30, 1995), is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and actor. Born and raised in Naples, Florida, he learned how to play the guitar by the age of 10. 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*, he signed to Columbia Records.

Fike's song "3 Nights" reached the top ten in multiple countries. He later collaborated with the band Brockhampton and singer Halsey. In June 2020, Fike released the single "Chicken Tenders." In July of the same year, he released the single "Politics & Violence." Fike's debut album, *What Could Possibly Go Wrong*, was released the same month. The album charted in the top 50 of multiple countries, including the United States and Australia.

In September 2020, Fike became a headliner for a concert series in the video game *Fortnite*. A few months later, *NME* included Fike on their list of essential new artists for 2020. He recorded a cover of Paul McCartney's song "The Kiss of Venus" for the album *McCartney III Imagined*.

In 2022, Fike became a cast member of the second season of *Euphoria* in his first main acting role.

## Early life

Dominic David Fike was born on December 30, 1995, in Naples, Florida. Fike grew up with a younger brother, Alex, a sister, Apollonia, an older (half) brother, Sean, and is of Filipino, African-American and Haitian descent. Fike was a fan of Jack Johnson, Blink-182 and Red Hot Chili Peppers. He acquired a guitar by the age of ten and learned how to play Chili Peppers’ riff on his instrument.

About his childhood, Fike recalled that he and his brothers had to take care of each other because his parents were frequently absent from his life. Throughout his childhood, Fike’s mother was in and out of jail and he had to stay in different homes, including those of his older brother’s, relatives’ or parents’ friends’. Other aspects of his childhood life was “full of adventure” as he and his friends would hangout at a forested area near their neighborhood they called the “Forest of Avalon” where they would eat snacks and smoke weed. He and his older brother Sean would also hangout at the guest house of his friend Stefan’s home called the “Backhouse” where they would freestyle. Later they coalesced into a formal rap collective that included members Slyte, Ike Lysergic, and Seno. They attracted an audience in the community and Fike formed a sub-group called Lame Boys ENT. In 2015, the group started to attract local media’s attention and got booked to music festivals

Fike started uploading songs on the Internet in high school and the first song he uploaded on YouTube was a song called “Not A Word”. He also put songs he recorded into tapes. Fike briefly enrolled in a college but dropped out in less than 3 days.

## Career

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

Fike first received 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 21 in December 2017 as an independent artist, which was recorded while he was on house arrest for battery of a police officer. 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. After being released in April 2018, he signed with Columbia for a reported $4 million in August. All his previous work including the EP were pulled from all streaming services during the bidding war. 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.

The EP was released again by Columbia on Oct 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, the Republic of Ireland, and the United Kingdom. It had its acoustic guitar sound compared to the music of Jack Johnson. 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*. In reference to the EP, *Billboard* described Fike as a "genre-meshing" artist, and later named him a breakout act to watch, calling "3 Nights," "Motown-tinged, trend-proof and irresistible."

### 2019–present: *What Could Possibly Go Wrong*

In January 2019, Fike revealed he was working on an album. On April 4, 2019, Brockhampton uploaded a video to their YouTube channel called "This is Dominic Fike" which included his song, "3 Nights." As of April 2019, multiple collaborations with Brockhampton's Kevin Abstract have been posted, reaching over 4 million views.

On June 7, 2019, he released two singles, *Açaí Bowl* and *Rollerblades*. 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. 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. In September 2019, he announced that he would be doing a clothing collaboration with Marc Jacobs. 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.

Fike is featured on the track *Dominic's Interlude* on Halsey's third album, *Manic*, which was released on January 17, 2020.

On June 26, 2020, *Chicken Tenders*, the first single from his then yet to be named debut album, was released. On July 9, he released the single *Politics & Violence* and announced that his debut album *What Could Possibly Go Wrong* would be released on July 31.

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. In March 2021, he was featured in the song *Die For You* by Justin Bieber on his 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.

## Personal life

Fike has an Apple logo tattoo on his face. The tattoo was a tribute to his sister whose name is Apple. The tattoo is to remind him of “what he’s working for”.

The initials of the childhood subgroup “Lame Boys ENT” are tattooed on his forehead. He also has a tattoo of Chili Peppers’ guitarist John Frusciante’s face on his right hand.

## Discography

>  Main article: Discography

* *Don't Forget About Me, Demos* (2018) Extended Play
* *What Could Possibly Go Wrong* (2020) Studio Album

## Filmography

>  Main article: Filmography

* *Euphoria* (TV Series)

## Awards and nominations

>  Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Dominic Fike

## References

1. ↑ "Meet Euphoria's Newest Cast Member Dominic Fike" - *E! Online.*
2. ↑ "DOMINIC DAVID FIKE – Collier County Arrests" - *Collier County Sheriff's Department, Florida.*
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "Now or Never: The Chaotic Rise of Dominic Fike" - *Complex.*
4. ↑ "Naples native Dominic Fike just inked a 3-4 million dollar record deal with Columbia Records, @fashearlymusic says" - *UNDERVIEWS.*
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "'3 Nights' by Dominic Fike Review" - *Pitchfork.*
6. ↑ "Review: Dominic Fike's Intriguing Major-Label Debut, 'Don't Forget About Me'" - *Rolling Stone.*
7. ↑ "Post Malone & Swae Lee, Dominic Fike, Zayn & More: Must-Hear Music Podcast" - *Billboard.*
8. ↑ "Artists to Watch: 17 Alternative & Indie Breakouts For 2019" - *Billboard.*
9. ↑ "Dominic Fike on his discovery and coming to Australia" - *Triple J.*
10. ↑ "Kevin Abstract Collaborates With Rising SoundCloud Singer Dominic Fike On “Peach” & “Crumble”" - *Genius.*
11. ↑ "Dominic Fike Delivers His Most Heartfelt Work to Date in “Açaí Bowl” and “Rollerblades”" - *Ones to Watch.*
12. ↑ "Dominic Fike Robs Halsey in Music Video for 'Phone Numbers'" - *HYPEBEAST.*
13. ↑ "Dominic Fike announces 2019 Rain or Shine Tour" - *AXS.*
14. ↑ "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 on Twitter.*
15. ↑ "Dominic Fike - Chicken Tenders (Snippet)" - *YouTube.*
16. ↑ "Manic / Halsey" - *Tidal.*
17. ↑ "Chicken Tenders" - *YouTube.*
18. ↑ "DOMINIC FIKE CONFIRMS DEBUT ALBUM ‘WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG’" - *DIY.*
19. ↑ "Fortnite is launching a concert series it hopes will become a ‘tour stop’ for artists" - *The Verge.*
20. ↑ "‘Euphoria’ Season 2 Adds Dominic Fike, Minka Kelly, Demetrius ‘Lil Meech’ Flenory Jr." - *Variety.*
21. ↑ "‘Euphoria’: Minka Kelly, Dominic Fike & Demetrius ‘Lil Meech’ Flenory Jr. Join Season 2 Of HBO Series" - *Deadline.*
22. ↑ "Dominic Fike Talks New Album and Starring in ‘Euphoria’ Season 2" - *Variety.*

## External links

* Official Website
* Dominic Fike on Instagram
* Dominic Fike on Twitter
* Dominic Fike on Facebook
* Dominic Fike on TikTok
* Dominic Fike on YouTube