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Dominic David Fike (born December 30, 1995) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. He first received recognition after releasing several popular songs to the website SoundCloud. Following the release of his debut extended play, Don't Forget About Me, Demos in 2018, he signed to Columbia Records. Fike's song "3 Nights" reached the top ten in several countries. He later collaborated with fellow American musicians Brockhampton and Halsey. His debut album, What Could Possibly Go Wrong, was released in 2020. The album charted in the top 50 of multiple countries, including the United States and Australia. He recorded a cover of Paul McCartney's song "The Kiss of Venus" for the album McCartney III Imagined (2021).

In 2022, Fike became a cast member of the second season of Euphoria (2022), in his first main acting role, playing Elliot, a drug-abusing teenager. In 2023, Fike released his second studio album, Sunburn, preceded by singles "Dancing in the Courthouse", "Ant Pile", "Mona Lisa" (a track which is featured in the 2023 animated superhero film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse), and "Mama's Boy".

Early life

Dominic David Fike was born December 30, 1995, in Naples, Florida, to Jessica Fike and David Mills. He is of mixed English, African-American, Haitian, Filipino and German descent. Fike has at least six older step-siblings on his maternal side; a younger brother, and a younger half-sister.

Growing up, both of Fike's parents were heroin addicts. His father was absent for much of his childhood. When Fike was ten, his father re-entered his life for a week, in which time he taught Fike a few chords on the guitar, before he left again. His mother had persistent problems with drug addiction and spent much of Fike's childhood in and out of jail, causing him to stay in different homes, such as those of his older brother, distant relatives or his parents' friends. Fike recalled that he and his brother often had to take care of each other due to his parents' frequent absence from his life. He has also said that he frequently witnessed domestic violence growing up, due to a number of violent stepfathers.

Fike has said his childhood life was "full of adventure", as he and his friends would spend time in a forested area near their neighborhood that they called the "Forest of Avalon", where he said they would eat snacks and smoke cannabis. Fike went to a number of different high schools, including Naples High, Estero High, and Palmetto Ridge High School, graduating from the latter in 2014. Fike briefly enrolled in a college but dropped out after fewer than three days.

Fike was a fan of Jack Johnson, Blink-182, The Strokes and Red Hot Chili Peppers. He first acquired a guitar at the age of ten and learned how to play songs by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Dominic began rapping circa 2014, taking on the alias L$G (standing for Lord Space Goat.) He and his older step-brother Sean (alias Slyte) would often hang out at the guest house of a friend's home, Stefan, which they nicknamed the "Backhouse", where they would freestyle. Backhouse LLC was established as a record label soon after this, which many of the members published songs under, including Dominic, until he was signed to Columbia Records.