Dakota (singer)

Dakota
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • Guitar
Years active 2015–present
Labels 70Hz · Virgin EMI Records · Universal Music Group
Associated acts

Dakota is a British singer based in London, who features on the Jonas Blue's 2015 version of Fast Car.

Career

"Fast Car"

Dakota first appeared on Jonas Blue's tropical house cover of "Fast Car" in 2015,[1] which peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart, behind Zayn Malik's "Pillowtalk".[2] Its UK peak meant it charted higher than Chapman's original, which peaked at number five on the chart in May 1988 and a position higher upon a re-release in April 2011.[3] It also remained in the UK Top 10 for 11 weeks.[4] The Jonas Blue and Dakota version reached iTunes No. 1 in Germany, Sweden, Australia and New Zealand, also reaching the No. 1 spot on the US viral chart on Spotify.[5] The single has been certified Platinum in Italy[6] and the UK,[7] 2x Platinum in New Zealand[8] and 3x Platinum in Australia.[9] To date, the track has been streamed over 537 million times on Spotify,[10] and has achieved over 199 million views on Vevo.[11][12]

Discography

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[13]		 AUS
[14]		 AUT
[15]		 DEN
[16]		 GER
[17]		 NL
[18]		 NOR
[19]		 NZ
[20]		 SWE
[21]		 US
[22]
"Fast Car"
(Jonas Blue featuring Dakota)		 2015 2 1 3 6 2 3 9 2 2 98 TBA
"Dreams"
(Alex Ross featuring Dakota and T-Pain)		 2017 — —[upper-alpha 1] — — — — — — — — Non-album single

Notes

  1. ↑ "Dreams" did not enter the ARIA Top 100 Singles chart, but peaked at number nineteen on the Australian Hitseekers Singles Chart.[28]

References

  1. ↑ Deen, Khyle (25 January 2016). "Jonas Blue releases music video to global smash hit Fast Car feat. Dakota (VIDEO)". Purple Revolver. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  2. ↑ Gibsone, Harriet (5 February 2016). "Zayn Malik's debut solo single Pillowtalk goes straight to No 1". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  3. ↑ Myers, Justin (1 February 2016). "12 cover versions that charted higher than the originals". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "JONAS BLUE & DAKOTA | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
  5. ↑ "Jonas Blue Biography". jonasbluemusic. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
  6. ↑ "Italian single certifications – Jonas Blue feat. Dakota – Fast Car". Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana.
  7. ↑ "British single certifications – Jonas Blue feat. Dakota – Fast Car". Enter Fast Car in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search. British Phonographic Industry.
  8. ↑ "The Official New Zealand Music Chart". THE OFFICIAL NZ MUSIC CHART. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
  9. ↑ "ARIA Singles: Drake One Dance Still No 1". Australia's Music News Authority. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
  10. ↑ "Fast Car – Radio Edit". Spotify. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
  11. ↑ "Jonas Blue – Fast Car ft. Dakota". YouTube. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
  12. ↑ "Jonas Blue – Fast Car ft. Dakota". YouTube. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
  13. ↑ "Artist Search > Jonas Blue". Official Charts Company.
  14. ↑ "Discography Jonas Blue". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  15. ↑ "Discographie Jonas Blue". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  16. ↑ "Discography Jonas Blue". Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  17. ↑ "Discographie Jonas Blue". German Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  18. ↑ "Discografie Jonas Blue". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  19. ↑ "Discography Jonas Blue". Norwegian Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  20. ↑ "Discography Jonas Blue". New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  21. ↑ "Discography Jonas Blue". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  22. ↑ "Jonas Blue - Chart history - Billboard".
  23. ↑ "Certified Awards Search" (To access, enter the search parameter "Jonas Blue" and select "Search"). British Phonographic Industry.
  24. ↑ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  25. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2016 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  26. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank". Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  27. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – Jonas Blue feat. Dakota – Fast Car". Nztop40.co.nz. New Zealand: Recorded Music NZ (RMNZ).
  28. ↑ "The ARIA Report" (PDF). ARIA. May 8, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
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