Dodie
Dorothy Miranda Clark (born 11 April 1995), known mononymously as Dodie (stylised dodie), is an English singer, songwriter, author and YouTuber.
Dodie began her career uploading original songs and covers to YouTube. As of August 2023[update], her main channel has over 196 videos, over 2.01 million subscribers and over 431.66 million views, and her second channel has over 203 videos, over 882k subscribers and over 100.46 million views.
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| Born | Dorothy Miranda Clark 11 April 1995 Epping, Essex, England | |||||||||
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| Member of | Fizz | |||||||||
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| Also known as | dodie, Poppy | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2011–present | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 2.01 million (main channel) 888,000 (vlog channel) | |||||||||
| Total views | 431.66 million (main channel) 100.46 million (vlog channel) | |||||||||
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Last updated: 28 August 2023 | ||||||||||
Dodie has released four independent extended plays (EPs): Intertwined (2016), You (2017), Human (2019), and Hot Mess (2022), the first three of which charted in the top 40 of the official UK Albums Chart. Her debut studio album, Build a Problem, was released in 2021 and peaked at number 3 on the UK Albums Chart. In 2023, she joined the rock band Fizz.
Early life and education
Dorothy Miranda Clark was born on 11 April 1995 in Epping, Essex. She has a brother named Iain and a sister named Heather. She attended the Leventhorpe School in the town of Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire.
Career
2007–2016: YouTube beginnings and Intertwined
Dodie's first YouTube channel was called "Dodders5", now known as the "Alice and Dodie show!". Created on 1 August 2007, the channel was shared with her friend Alice Webb.
Dodie's main channel "doddleoddle" was created on 7 February 2011; her first video on that channel, an original song called "Rain", was uploaded on 14 April that year. In addition to her main channel, she has a Vevo channel, "dodieVEVO", created on 5 December 2016, and a side channel, "doddlevloggle", created on 28 January 2012.
On 18 November 2016, she self-released her first EP, Intertwined. Despite its unsigned status, the EP reached number 35 on the official UK album charts during its first week of release.
On 9 December 2016, she released the first video on Vevo channel, dodieVEVO, which has over 75 million views. Dodie has collaborated with many other musicians, including Tessa Violet, Julia Nunes, Lauren Aquilina, Orla Gartland, Thomas Sanders, Ben Folds, Jacob Collier, Emma Blackery, Pomplamoose and Flashback.
Dodie also co-hosted Coca-Cola's CokeTV alongside fellow YouTuber Manny Brown, where she took part in various activities.
2017–2019: You, Secrets for the Mad and Human
Dodie's second EP, You, was released on 11 August 2017. In its opening week of release, the EP debuted at number 6 on the official UK Albums Chart—29 places higher than the peak of Intertwined, a new personal best. It also debuted at number 55 on the US Billboard 200.
In June 2017, Dodie announced that she was writing a book, and the autobiographical Secrets for the Mad: Obsessions, Confessions and Life Lessons was published on 2 November 2017.
In 2018, she was featured in a collaboration with Faultline, a cover version of the 1934 song "All I Do Is Dream of You" which was featured in an advertising campaign by Audi in the United Kingdom.
On 18 September 2018, Dodie announced her third EP, entitled Human, with the lead single, "Human", a collaboration with Scottish singer-songwriter Tom Walker, being released on 21 September 2018. Released on 18 January 2019, the EP rose to number 5 on the official UK Albums Chart.
2019–present: Build a Problem, Hot Mess, and Fizz
In 2019, she was a part of the Moominvalley soundtrack with a song titled "Ready Now". Later that year, she released a single called "Guiltless", as well as a cover of the Beatles' "Here Comes the Sun" in collaboration with Jacob Collier. She announced the release of a new single "Boys Like You" on 6 September. It was released on 27 September.[citation needed]
On 19 October 2020, Dodie announced she would be releasing her first full-length studio album, Build a Problem, on 5 March 2021. The first single, "Cool Girl" was premiered on BBC Radio and released on multiple streaming platforms. On 8 February 2021, it was announced that the album was to be delayed until 26 March 2021 due to complications from the COVID-19 pandemic and Brexit. She later made an announcement on 11 March that it would be further delayed until 7 May 2021. The album received positive reviews from critics upon release, and debuted at number three on the UK Albums Chart, her charting highest position to date.[citation needed]
In 2021, she was a guest composer for the TV show Final Space. Her song, "At Last", predominantly played in the last episode of the third season and is a much requested song for release by fans. Due to tax issues, it cannot be released by official means.[citation needed]
On 29 July 2022, Dodie released "Got Weird", her first solo single since Build a Problem. On 2 September 2022, she released the follow-up single "Hot Mess", and announced an EP of the same name, which was released on 30 September 2022.
In 2023, she co-founded a band called Fizz with her friends Orla Gartland, Greta Isaac, and Martin Luke Brown. They released their first single "High in Brighton" in June 2023. Their debut studio album, The Secret to Life, was released on 27 October 2023 through Decca Records. Later in 2023, she was featured in a collaboration with Cory Wong, "Call Me Wild" from the album The Lucky One.
Artistry
Clark called Oh Wonder's Josephine Vander West her first "first singer-songwriter love". In a 2019 interview with The Line of Best Fit, Clark named folk artist Laura Marling her songwriting inspiration. Her other musical influences have included Regina Spektor, Ingrid Michaelson, the Staves, Darwin Deez, and Bon Iver.
Personal life
In May 2016, Dodie came out as bisexual in a YouTube video. In 2017, she released a song entitled "I'm bisexual—a coming out song!". Dodie uses she/they pronouns.
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
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| 2017 | Shorty Awards | YouTube Musician | Dodie | Won |
| Summer in the City Awards | Breakthrough Award | Dodie | Won | |
| Song of the Year | "6/10" | Nominated | ||
| Streamy Awards | Breakthrough Artist | Dodie | Nominated | |
| 2018 | Summer in the City Awards | Book of the Year | Secrets for the Mad: Obsessions, Confessions and Life Lessons | Nominated |
| 2019 | Independent Music Awards | Best Song - Folk/Singer-Songwriter | "If I'm Being Honest" | Nominated |
Discography
- Build a Problem (2021)
As part of Fizz
- The Secret to Life (2023)
Tours
Headlining
- Intertwined Tour (2017)
- You Tour (2017–2018) She also had her 3rd UK tour, titled 'The Spring Tour'
- Human Tour (2019)
- Build a Problem Tour (2021–2022)
References
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