Dorothy Miranda Clark (born 11 April 1995), known mononymously as Dodie (stylised dodie), is an English singer, songwriter, author and YouTuber.[4] 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,[5] and her second channel has over 203 videos, over 882k subscribers and over 100.46 million views.[6]
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.[16]
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,[17] and a side channel, "doddlevloggle", created on 28 January 2012.[18]
Dodie in 2016
On 18 November 2016, she self-released her first EP, Intertwined.[19] Despite its unsigned status, the EP reached number 35 on the official UK album charts during its first week of release.[20]
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.[22] It also debuted at number 55 on the US Billboard 200.[23]
In June 2017, Dodie announced that she was writing a book,[24] and the autobiographical Secrets for the Mad: Obsessions, Confessions and Life Lessons was published on 2 November 2017.[25]
Dodie performing in Brussels, Belgium during her You Tour in 2018
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.[28] Released on 18 January 2019, the EP rose to number 5 on the official UK Albums Chart.[29]
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.[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.[30] 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.[31] She later made an announcement on 11 March that it would be further delayed until 7 May 2021.[32] 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" 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.[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.[33]
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.[34] Their debut studio album, The Secret to Life, was released on 27 October 2023 through Decca Records.[35] Later in 2023, she was featured in "Call Me Wild", a song in collaboration with Cory Wong, on the album The Lucky One.
In May 2016, Dodie came outasbisexual in a YouTube video.[40] In 2017, she released a song entitled "I'm bisexual—a coming out song!".[41] Dodie uses she/they pronouns.[42]
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