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| Born | Dorothy Miranda Clark (1995-04-11)11 April 1995 (age 29) 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 | 1.99 million (main channel) 867,000 (vlog channel)[2][3] | |||||||||
| Total views | 445.67 million (main channel) 99.32 million (vlog channel)[2][3] | |||||||||
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| Website | dodie | |||||||||
Dorothy Miranda Clark (born 11 April 1995), known mononymously asDodie (styliseddodie), is an English singer, songwriter, author andYouTuber.[4] Dodie began her career uploading original songs and covers toYouTube. 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 has released four independentextended plays (EPs):Intertwined (2016),You (2017),Human (2019), andHot Mess (2022), the first three of which charted in the top 40 of the officialUK Albums Chart.[7] Her debut studio album,Build a Problem, was released in 2021 and peaked at number 3 on theUK Albums Chart.[8] In 2023, she joined the indie pop supergroupFizz.
Dorothy Miranda Clark was born on 11 April 1995 inEpping, Essex. She has a brother, Iain, and a sister, Heather. Dodie attendedthe Leventhorpe School inSawbridgeworth,Hertfordshire.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15]
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 aVevo channel, "dodieVEVO", created on 5 December 2016,[17] and a side channel, "doddlevloggle", created on 28 January 2012.[18]
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]
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, includingTessa Violet,Julia Nunes,Lauren Aquilina,Orla Gartland,Thomas Sanders,Ben Folds,Jacob Collier,Emma Blackery,Pomplamoose and Flashback.[17]
Dodie co-hostedCoca-Cola's CokeTV YouTube channel alongside fellow YouTuber Manny Brown, participating in various activities.[21]
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 ofIntertwined, a new personal best.[22] It also debuted at number 55 on the USBillboard 200.[23]
In June 2017, Dodie announced that she was writing a book,[24] and the autobiographicalSecrets for the Mad: Obsessions, Confessions and Life Lessons was published on 2 November 2017.[25]
In 2018, she was featured in a collaboration withFaultline, acover version of the 1934 song "All I Do Is Dream of You" which was featured in an advertising campaign byAudi in the UK.[26][27]
On 18 September 2018, Dodie announced her third EP,Human, with the lead single, "Human", a collaboration with Scottish singer-songwriterTom 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 seriesMoominvalley soundtrack, contributing the song "Ready Now". Later that year, she released a single, "Guiltless", as well as a cover ofthe Beatles' "Here Comes the Sun" in collaboration withJacob 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 onBBC 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 theCOVID-19 pandemic andBrexit.[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 theUK Albums Chart, her charting highest position to date.[citation needed]
In 2021, she was a guest composer for the TV showFinal 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 sinceBuild 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 friendsOrla 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 throughDecca Records.[35] Later in 2023, she was featured in "Call Me Wild", a song in collaboration withCory Wong, on the albumThe Lucky One.
Dodie recorded a cover of "Old Devil Moon" for the 2025 tribute albumChet Baker Re:imagined.[36]
Clark calledOh Wonder's Josephine Vander West her first "first singer-songwriter love".[37] In a 2019 interview withThe Line of Best Fit, Clark named folk artistLaura Marling her songwriting inspiration.[38] Her other musical influences have includedRegina Spektor,Ingrid Michaelson,the Staves,Darwin Deez,[39] andBon Iver.[40]
In May 2016, Dodiecame out asbisexual in a YouTube video.[41] In 2017, she released a song entitled "I'm bisexual—a coming out song!".[42] Dodie uses she/they pronouns.[43]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
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| 2017 | Shorty Awards | YouTube Musician | Dodie | Won[44] |
| Summer in the City Awards | Breakthrough Award | Dodie | Won[45] | |
| 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[46] |
| 2019 | Independent Music Awards | Best Song - Folk/Singer-Songwriter | "If I'm Being Honest" | Nominated[47] |
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