Dodie Explained

Dodie
Birth Name:Dorothy Miranda Clark
Birth Date:11 April 1995
Birth Place:Epping, Essex, England
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Current Member Of:Fizz
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Pseudonym:dodie, Poppy
Channel Name:doddleoddle
Years Active:2011–present
Stats Update:28 August 2023
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Silver Year:2015
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Gold Year:2017

Dorothy Miranda Clark (born 11 April 1995), known mononymously as Dodie (stylised dodie), is an English singer, songwriter, author and YouTuber.[1] Dodie began her career uploading original songs and covers to YouTube., her main channel has over 196 videos, over 2.01 million subscribers and over 431.66 million views,[2] and her second channel has over 203 videos, over 882k subscribers and over 100.46 million views.[3]

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.[4] Her debut studio album, Build a Problem, was released in 2021 and peaked at number 3 on the UK Albums Chart.[5] In 2023, she joined the rock band Fizz.

Early life, family and education

Dorothy Miranda Clark[6] was born on 11 April 1995[7] in Epping, Essex.[8] She has a brother, Iain,[9] and a sister, Heather.[10] Dodie attended the Leventhorpe School in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire.[11]

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.[12]

Dodie's main channel "doddleoddle" was created on 7 February 2011; her first video on that channel, an original song, "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,[13] and a side channel, "doddlevloggle", created on 28 January 2012.[14]

On 18 November 2016, she self-released her first EP, Intertwined.[15] Despite its unsigned status, the EP reached number 35 on the official UK album charts during its first week of release.[16]

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.[13]

Dodie co-hosted Coca-Cola's CokeTV YouTube channel alongside fellow YouTuber Manny Brown, participating in various activities.[17]

2017–2019: You, Secrets for the Mad and Human

See main article: You (EP) and Human (Dodie EP).

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.[18] It also debuted at number 55 on the US Billboard 200.[19]

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.[20]

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 UK.[21] [22]

On 18 September 2018, Dodie announced her third EP, Human, with the lead single, "Human", a collaboration with Scottish singer-songwriter Tom Walker, being released on 21 September 2018.[23] Released on 18 January 2019, the EP rose to number 5 on the official UK Albums Chart.[24]

2019–present: Build a Problem, Hot Mess, and Fizz

See main article: Build a Problem.

In 2019, she was a part of the TV series Moominvalley soundtrack, contributing the song "Ready Now". Later that year, she released a single, "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.

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.[25] 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.[26] She later made an announcement on 11 March that it would be further delayed until 7 May 2021.[27] 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.

In 2021, she was a guest composer for the TV show Final Space. Her song "At Last" was prominently played in the last episode of the third season. Fans have claimed for the song's release, but due to tax issues, it cannot be released by official means.

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.[28]

In 2023, she co-founded a band, Fizz, with her friends Orla Gartland, Greta Isaac, and Martin Luke Brown. They released their first single "High in Brighton" in June 2023.[29] Their debut studio album, The Secret to Life, was released on 27 October 2023 through Decca Records.[30] Later in 2023, she was featured in "Call Me Wild", a song in collaboration with Cory Wong, on the album The Lucky One.

Artistry

Clark called Oh Wonder's Josephine Vander West her first "first singer-songwriter love".[31] In a 2019 interview with The Line of Best Fit, Clark named folk artist Laura Marling her songwriting inspiration.[32] Her other musical influences have included Regina Spektor, Ingrid Michaelson, the Staves, Darwin Deez,[33] and Bon Iver.[34]

Personal life

In May 2016, Dodie came out as bisexual in a YouTube video.[35] In 2017, she released a song entitled "I'm bisexual—a coming out song!".[36] Dodie uses she/they pronouns.[37]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNomineeResult
2017Shorty AwardsYouTube MusicianDodie[38]
Summer in the City AwardsBreakthrough AwardDodie[39]
Song of the Year"6/10"
Streamy AwardsBreakthrough ArtistDodie
2018Summer in the City AwardsBook of the YearSecrets for the Mad: Obsessions, Confessions and Life Lessons[40]
2019Independent Music AwardsBest Song - Folk/Singer-Songwriter"If I'm Being Honest"[41]

Discography

See main article: Dodie discography.

As part of Fizz

Tours

Headlining

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Clark. Dodie. doddleoddle. Twitter. 4 January 2017. 17 November 2015.
  2. Web site: doddleoddle. YouTube.
  3. Web site: doddlevloggle. YouTube.
  4. Web site: dodie. Official Charts Company.
  5. 1318162668751081473. doddleoddle. my debut album BUILD A PROBLEM is out March 5th. dodie.
  6. News: Pareles . Jon . 2021-05-04 . Dodie Can’t Resist Sharing. It’s Made Her Music Soar. . 2024-07-19 . . en-US . 0362-4331.
  7. B-zKKK1hyKk. doddleoddle. Clark. Dodie. 2020-04-10. GOODBYE 24 (it is my birthday tomorrow).
  8. News: Holland . Luke . 2020-11-13 . Tracks of the week reviewed: Dodie, Paris Jackson, Paloma Faith . 2024-07-19 . . en-GB . 0261-3077.
  9. You got questions, kid? I got answers . 31 August 2015 . doddlevloggle . 19 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161221193858/https://youtube.com/watch?v=2dDTUCV5Tr0 . 21 December 2016 . dead . YouTube.
  10. Hello 20 year old me . 12 April 2020 . doddlevloggle . YouTube . 3 August 2023.
  11. 657814347415224320. doddleoddle. @faeriesandfoxes nope lol! I went to Leventhorpe. Dorothy Miranda. Clark. 2015-10-24. 2023-08-27.
  12. Web site: dodders5. YouTube. 6 August 2017.
  13. Web site: dodieVEVO. YouTube.
  14. Web site: doddlevloggle. Clark. Dodie. YouTube. 3 January 2017.
  15. Web site: Dodie Releases EP and Sells Out Headline Show. Riley. Conor. 25 November 2016. TenEighty Magazine. 8 December 2016.
  16. Web site: Official Albums Chart Results. 1 December 2016. officialcharts.com . Official Charts Company. 8 December 2016.
  17. Web site: CokeTV and chill? Tune in to Coca-Cola's new YouTube channel with hosts Manny and dodie. coca-cola.co.uk . Coca-Cola. Hepburn. Matthew. 23 June 2016. 8 December 2016. 19 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190819164310/https://www.coca-cola.co.uk/stories/coketv-and-chill-tune-in-to-coca-colas-new-youtube-channel-with-hosts-manny-and-dodie. dead.
  18. Web site: Ed Sheeran pips Elvis Presley to Albums Number 1 in one of the year's closest chart races. 18 August 2017. officialcharts.com . Official Charts Company. White. Jack. 18 August 2017.
  19. Dodie – Chart history (Billboard 200). Billboard. 22 August 2017.
  20. Book: Clark, Dodie . Secrets for the Mad: Obsessions, Confessions, and Life Lessons . 7 Nov 2017 . . 9781501180101 . . 10 January 2023.
  21. Web site: Audi Approved – Dream . sounds-familiar.info . 2 July 2018 . 8 July 2018.
  22. Audi Approved 'Dream' . Audi. YouTube . 12 June 2018 . 8 July 2018.
  23. Web site: dodie, Tom Walker - Human. Spotify. 24 January 2019.
  24. Web site: Dodie Live at Vicar Street . vicarstreet.ie . 24 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180924185535/http://www.vicarstreet.ie/component/thelist/show/1328-dodie-vicar-sreet-live-in-vicar-street-dublin-8-Ireland-on-18-Mar-2019.html?Itemid=1328 . 24 September 2018 . dead .
  25. Web site: Build A Problem Instagram Announcement. https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CGhjpvwB0Wx . 24 December 2021 . limited.
  26. some news : l . Dodie . 8 February 2021 . YouTube. 24 February 2021.
  27. due to delays of vinyl production bc of The Pandemic and Brexshit album has now been pushed back until May 7th. Dodie. doddleoddle. 1370087658144239617. 11 March 2021. en.
  28. Web site: Dodie details New EP 'Hot Mess'. DIY. 2 September 2022. 2 September 2022.
  29. Web site: Dublin's Orla Gartland and Dodie introduce new band Fizz. hotpress.com .
  30. Web site: Fizz Announce Debut Album 'The Secret to Life'. Pilley. Max. DIY. 13 June 2023. 17 June 2023.
  31. 'I had to find my own way of being loud': The reign of the weird girl belongs to Dodie. Harper's Bazaar. Dani. Maher. 2023. 14 November 2023.
  32. On The Rise: dodie. The Line of Best Fit. Pip. Williams. 10 June 2019. 14 November 2023.
  33. Dodie Clark: Quirky Little Thing. TenEighty. Claire. Sibbick. 9 October 2016. 14 November 2023.
  34. Dodie Breaks Down Every Song on Her Debut Album 'Build a Problem'. Our Culture. Constantinos. Pappis. 7 May 2021. 14 November 2023.
  35. News: Lanning . Carly . 20 November 2016 . For Dodie Clark, opening up about domestic abuse meant educating thousands . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20161121115231/https://www.dailydot.com/upstream/dodie-clark-youtube-abuse-interwined/ . 21 November 2016.
  36. News: Azzopardi . Chris . 8 April 2021 . Dodie is building an understanding of herself . Out in Jersey . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210917121340/https://outinjersey.net/dodie-is-building-an-understanding-of-herself/ . 17 September 2021.
  37. Web site: dodie (@doddleoddle) . Instagram . 25 April 2024.
  38. Web site: Dodie Clark – The Shorty Awards. www.shortyawards.com.
  39. Summer in the City . Summer in the City (event) . SummerInTheCity . 894248133764448257 . 7 August 2017 . Subs, VEVO, tour and more! @doddleoddle wins #SitC2017 Awards' Breakthrough! . 13 August 2017.
  40. Web site: Summer in the City Awards 2018 Round-Up . TenEighty Magazine . Beveridge . Marta . 12 August 2018 . 9 May 2019.
  41. Web site: 17th Independent Music Award Nominees Announced. independentmusicawards.com. 9 May 2019.
  42. Web site: Riley. Conor. Dodie Clark Announces Intertwined EP Tour. TenEighty Magazine. 22 November 2016.
  43. Web site: Dodie Clark announces U.K. tour dates. CelebMix. 21 November 2016.
  44. Web site: Lee. Josh. Dodie Just Announced A Tour And Here's Everything You Need To Know. WeTheUnicorns.com. 11 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170713182719/http://www.wetheunicorns.com/news/dodie-tour-dates-venues/. 13 July 2017.
  45. Web site: Rogers. Jonna. dodie Announces European Tour. TenEighty Magazine. 11 January 2018.
  46. Web site: Rose. Quinn. dodie Announces Spring 2018 Tour. TenEighty Magazine. 6 December 2017.
  47. Web site: Dodie announces UK tour, new single 'Human' and EP release. Smith. Amy. 24 September 2018. NME. en-US. 18 May 2019.

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