Dotan (singer)
| Dotan | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Dotan Harpenau |
| Born |
26 October 1986 Jerusalem |
| Genres | Indie, singer-songwriter |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano |
| Labels | Universal Music |
| Website |
www |
Dotan Harpenau (born 26 October 1986), better known by his stage name Dotan, is a Dutch singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer.
Biography
Personal life
Dotan was born in Jerusalem (Israel) and grew up in Amsterdam.
7 Layers
On 31 January 2014 Dotan released his studio album, 7 Layers in Paradiso.[1] This album was produced by Dotan himself. The album quickly reached number 2 on the Dutch Top 100 Charts according to Dutch news website NU.nl.[2]
The first single 'Fall' was released on 17 January 2014. The second single released is called 'Home'. 'Home' was nominated SuperCrazyTurboTopHit, 3FM Megahit and Alarmschijf on Dutch Radio.
Next to several weeks at number one in the Dutch iTunes top 100, Home entered the Dutch MegaTop50 at number 1 and peaked at this chart for 4 weeks.[3] Home also became number one in Belgium on 22 August.[4] Home peaked at number 9 on the German iTunes top 100.
Rewards
The album 7 Layers reached the Gold status on 25 August [5] and "Home" reached Double Platinum status. It also became Gold in Belgium. The album "7 Layers" reached Double Platinum on 15 October 2015 in the Netherlands.[6] and "Home" reached the Triple Platinum status on 23 december 2014.[7]
Dotan's Home reached number two on the Next Big Sound chart of American Entertainment website Billboard.[8]
The album 7 Layers is in the top 5 of most streamed albums in the Netherlands on Spotify [9] and number 13 in the Top 1000 of best albums in the Netherlands of all time.[10]
Hungry reached number two on the year list of 2015 of Belgium's radio station Studio Brussel.
Scores & TV Shows
- His song "Home II" was used in first episode of season 2 of the TV Show The 100.
- His song "It Gets Better" was featured in the sixth episode of season 6 of Pretty Little Liars.
- His song "Waves" was used in the tenth episode of season 3 of The Originals.
7 Layers Sessions
In January 2016 Dotan started his own concert series '7 Layers Sessions' at Bitterzoet Amsterdam, where he promotes talented starting (inter)national musicians.
Dotan is currently working on new music in Iceland.
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Certification | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL [11] |
BEL (Vl) [12] | |||
| 2011 | Dream Parade | 55 | – | |
| 2014 | 7 Layers | 1 | 7 | double platinum record |
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL [13] |
BEL (FL) [14] |
BEL (WA) [15] |
GER [16] | |||
| 2011 | "This Town" | 20 | — | — | — | Dream Parade |
| "Where We Belong" | 90 | — | — | — | ||
| 2014 | "Fall" | 52 | — | — | — | 7 Layers |
| "Home" | 1 | 1 | 6 | 51 | ||
| 2015 | "Hungry" | 24 | 5 | — | — | |
| "Let the River In" | 51 | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||
References
- ↑
- ↑ In de lijst van deze week is 7 Layers van Dotan op nummer 2
- ↑
- ↑ http://www.ultratop.be/nl/weekchart.asp?cat=s
- ↑ http://www.nu.nl/muziek/3860931/dotan-krijgt-gouden-plaat-tweede-album.html
- ↑ http://www.top40.nl/nieuws/7-layers-dubbel-platina
- ↑ http://www.rtlnieuws.nl/boulevard/entertainment/triple-platina-kroon-op-succesjaar-dotan
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/charts/2014-11-22/next-big-sound-25
- ↑ http://www.entertainmentbusiness.nl/nieuws/2014-W49/dotans-7-layers-meest-gestreamde-nederlandse-album-spotify
- ↑ http://dutchcharts.nl/bestall_a.asp
- ↑ "Dotan discography". dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ↑ "Dotan discography". ultratop.be/nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ↑ "DISCOGRAFIE DOTAN". Dutch Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ↑ "DISCOGRAFIE DOTAN". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ↑ "DISCOGRAPHY DOTAN". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ↑ "DISCOGRAPHIE DOTAN". Germancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 September 2015.