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sound, they began releasing music in 2021; " Ecstacy" unexpectedly went viral on

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in 2023 and appeared in the top-40 of the UK Singles Chart. They later co-headlined a North American tour with Sueco. On Idol's musical style, sources mostly described it as EDM, with " Ecstacy" combining

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and club/

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elements.

Career and musical style

Originally from

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, they initially presented an

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sound and became popular by their

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songs. In 2021, they released songs under the names Heartfelt and gorexshawty. In July 2021, they independently released their first single, " Ecstacy". In February 2022, it was re-released through Kurate Music. The song went viral on

starting in July 2023, largely due to a slowed-down version of the song becoming popular on the platform. On September 27, 2023, a remix with,

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& Syris, was released. It peaked at number 26 on the UK Singles Chart in October 2023, and charted at number 3 on ''

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with 3.6 million official streams earned in the U.S. By November, the song had been used in more than 195 thousand videos on the platform. Following the song's newfound virality following a trend featuring the song, "Sticking Out Your Tongue For The Picture". The parody remix following the aforementioned trend, with noticeably absurd lyrics was uploaded on TikTok, in early October 2023 and also went viral. Suicidal-Idol performed as an opening act for Snow Strippers in October 2024 and for Sueco on dates of his Attempted Lover Tour in late 2024. Suicidal Idol's profile at

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suggests they are an electronic musician.

Tours

* Attempted Lover Tour (with Sueco)

Discography

Singles

Notes

References

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