Dabin Lee, who goes by the mononymous

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Dabin, is a Canadian musician, DJ, and record producer. He has released three albums, the first of which was nominated for the

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in 2018. He has collaborated with major EDM artists including

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and

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Biography

Born on June 9, 1992. Dabin is originally from

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. His album ''Two Hearts'' was nominated for the

in 2018. Dabin collaborated with

and

on the single "First Time", released on October 13, 2018. He collaborated with

on several songs including "Superstar" (feat. Linn) (2018) and "Hero" (feat. Olivver The Kid) (2019). The two performed together as Dab the Sky at the Digital Mirage Online Music Festival in 2020. He was a guitarist and supporting member on

's ''

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'' (2017), Awake 2.0 (2018), and '' Ascend'' (2019) concert tours, On Christmas Day 2020, Dabin, Illenium, and Lights released the song " Hearts On Fire", which reached number 11 on the ''Billboard'' Dance/Electronic Songs chart and number 16 on the New Zealand Hot Singles ( RMNZ) chart. He also participated in Illenium's Trilogy concert at

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on July 3, 2021. This was the stadium's first-ever music concert event since its opening. His ''Into the Wild'' tour, which supported his second album ''Wild Youth'', was postponed in 2020 (with some venues cancelled) because of the

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. In October 2021, he released his third studio album ''Between Broken'' and resumed his ''Into the Wild'' tour. He held a US tour to support his third album for the first half of 2022. His album single "Holding On" was featured on iHeartRadio and became the No. 1 added song of the week in mid-February 2022 after he won the iHeartRadio Future Star Dabin announced the Sanctuary Tour for the spring 2023 with support artists Ray Volpe, Jvna, Grabbitz, and Myrne. This includes a stop at the

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, where he was reported to be the first Korean electronic music artist to headline that venue prior to cancellation of the event due to extreme weather, the

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in Los Angeles, and the Brooklyn Mirage / Avant Gardner.

Personal life

Dabin lives in

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Discography

Albums

* ''Two Hearts'' ( Kannibalen, 2017) * ''Wild Youth'' (Seeking Blue, 2019) * ''Between Broken'' (Seeking Blue, 2021) * ''Aura Park'' (Kannibalen, 2025)

Extended plays

* ''Bloodless'' (Kannibalen, 2014) * ''Wild Youth'' (acoustic EP, Seeking Blue, 2020)

References

External links

* {{Official website, https://dabinmusic.com Living people Canadian electronic musicians Dubstep musicians Musicians from Toronto Future bass musicians Canadian electronic dance music DJs Musicians from Denver Year of birth missing (living people) Canadian musicians of Korean descent