Dorothy Miranda Clark (born 11 April 1995), known mononymously as Dodie (stylised dodie), is an English singer, songwriter, author and

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. Dodie began her career uploading original songs and covers to

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. , her main channel has over 196 videos, over 2.01 million subscribers and over 431.66 million views, and her second channel has over 203 videos, over 882k subscribers and over 100.46 million views. Dodie has released four independent

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s (EPs): ''

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'' (2016), ''

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'' (2017), ''

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'' (2019), and '' Hot Mess'' (2022), the first three of which charted in the top 40 of the official

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. Her debut studio album, ''

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'', was released in 2021 and peaked at number 3 on the

. In 2023, she joined the indie pop supergroup

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Early life, family and education

Dorothy Miranda Clark was born on 11 April 1995 in

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. She has a brother, Lain, and a sister, Heather. Dodie attended the Leventhorpe School in

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Career

2007–2016: YouTube beginnings and ''Intertwined''

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. 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

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channel, "dodieVEVO", created on 5 December 2016, and a side channel, "doddlevloggle", created on 28 January 2012. Dodie_Clark2

On 18 November 2016, she self-released her first EP, ''Intertwined''. Despite its unsigned status, the EP reached number 35 on the official UK album charts during its first week of release. 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, including

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Orla Gartland Orla Joan Gartland (born 3 February 1995) is an Irish singer, songwriter and musician. Gartland released her debut studio album, '' Woman on the Internet'', in 2021, which reached number 3 on the Irish album chart, number 1 on the UK Indie Char ...

, Thomas Sanders,

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and Flashback. Dodie co-hosted

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's CokeTV YouTube channel alongside fellow YouTuber Manny Brown, participating in various activities.

2017–2019: ''You'', ''Secrets for the Mad'' and ''Human''

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. It also debuted at number 55 on the US ''Billboard'' 200. In June 2017, Dodie announced that she was writing a book, and the autobiographical ''Secrets for the Mad: Obsessions, Confessions and Life Lessons'' was published on 2 November 2017. 180228_Dodie_Clark_You_Tour_at_Brussels_La_Madeleine

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In 2018, she was featured in a collaboration with

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, a

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of the 1934 song "

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" which was featured in an advertising campaign by

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in the UK. On 18 September 2018, Dodie announced her third EP, ''

'', with the lead single, "Human", a collaboration with Scottish singer-songwriter Tom Walker, being released on 21 September 2018. Released on 18 January 2019, the EP rose to number 5 on the official UK Albums Chart.

2019–present: ''Build a Problem'', ''Hot Mess'', and Fizz

In 2019, she was a part of the TV series ''

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'' soundtrack, contributing the song "Ready Now". Later that year, she released a single, "Guiltless", as well as a cover of

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' " Here Comes the Sun" in collaboration with

. She announced the release of a new single "Boys Like You" on 6 September. It was released on 27 September. On 19 October 2020, Dodie announced she would be releasing her first full-length studio album, ''

'', on 5 March 2021. The first single, "Cool Girl" was premiered on

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and released on multiple streaming platforms. On 8 February 2021, it was announced that the album was to be delayed until 26 March 2021 due to complications from the

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and

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. She later made an announcement on 11 March that it would be further delayed until 7 May 2021. The album received positive reviews from critics upon release, and debuted at number three on the

, her charting highest position to date. Dodie O2 Academy Glasgow 2021

In 2021, she was a guest composer for the TV show ''

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''. 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. 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. In 2023, she co-founded a band,

, with her friends

, Greta Isaac, and Martin Luke Brown. They released their first single "High in Brighton" in June 2023. Their debut studio album, '' The Secret to Life'', was released on 27 October 2023 through

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. Later in 2023, she was featured in "Call Me Wild", a song in collaboration with

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, on the album ''The Lucky One''. Dodie recorded a cover of "

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" for the 2025 tribute album ''Chet Baker Re:imagined''. Dodie released her first solo single since 2022, in June 2025 called ''I'M FINE!''

Artistry

Clark called Oh Wonder's Josephine Vander West her first "first singer-songwriter love". In a 2019 interview with ''

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'', Clark named folk artist

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her songwriting inspiration. Her other musical influences have included

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, the Staves,

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, and

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Personal life

In May 2016, Dodie

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in a YouTube video. In 2017, she released a song entitled "I'm bisexual—a coming out song!". Dodie uses she/they pronouns.

Awards and nominations

Discography

*''

'' (2021) As part of Fizz *'' The Secret to Life'' (2023)

Tours

Headlining

*Intertwined Tour (2017) *You Tour (2017–2018) She also had her 3rd UK tour, titled 'The Spring Tour' *Human Tour (2019) *Build a Problem Tour (2021–2022)

References

External links

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