Dakota (singer)

Dakota
Birth nameSophie Elton
Genres
  • Pop
Occupations
  • Singer
  • musician
Instrument
  • Vocals
Years active2015–present
Labels70Hz · Virgin EMI Records · Universal Music Group

Sophie Elton, known professionally as Dakota, is a British singer based in London. She is best known for singing on Jonas Blue's 2015 version of Tracy Chapman's 1988 single "Fast Car".

Career

"Fast Car"

Dakota first appeared on Jonas Blue's tropical house cover of "Fast Car" in 2015,[1] which peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart, behind Zayn Malik's "Pillowtalk".[2] Its UK peak meant it charted higher than Chapman's original, which peaked at number five on the chart in May 1988 and a position higher upon a re-release in April 2011.[3] It also remained in the UK top 10 for 11 weeks.[4] The Jonas Blue and Dakota version reached iTunes No. 1 in Germany, Sweden, Australia and New Zealand, also reaching the No. 1 spot on the US viral chart on Spotify.[5] The single has been certified Platinum in Italy[6] and the UK,[7] 2× Platinum in New Zealand[8] and 3× Platinum in Australia.[9] To date, the track has been streamed over 537 million times on Spotify,[10] and has achieved over 199 million views on Vevo.[11][12]

"Call Me When You Get This"

On 20 July 2018, Dakota released an extended play called "Call Me When You Get This" which contains the singles "Sober" featuring British rapper Not3s and "Hate Loving You".

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Album
"Long Hot Summer" 2016 Non-album single
"Sober"
(featuring Not3s) 		2018 Call Me When You Get This
"Hate Loving You"
"Hey Mamma"
"All I Think of Is You"
(with Alex Gaudino) 		2021 Non-album single
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[13] 		AUS
[14] 		AUT
[15] 		DEN
[16] 		GER
[17] 		NL
[18] 		NOR
[19] 		NZ
[20] 		SWE
[21] 		US
[22]
"Fast Car"
(Jonas Blue featuring Dakota) 		2015 2 1 3 6 2 3 9 2 2 98 Blue
"Dreams"
(Alex Ross featuring Dakota and T-Pain) 		2017 — —[A] — — — — — — — — Non-album single

Notes

  1. ^ "Dreams" did not enter the ARIA Top 100 Singles chart, but peaked at number nineteen on the Australian Hitseekers Singles Chart.[27]

References

  1. ^ Deen, Khyle (25 January 2016). "Jonas Blue releases music video to global smash hit Fast Car feat. Dakota (VIDEO)". Purple Revolver. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  2. ^ Gibsone, Harriet (5 February 2016). "Zayn Malik's debut solo single Pillowtalk goes straight to No 1". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  3. ^ Myers, Justin (1 February 2016). "12 cover versions that charted higher than the originals". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  4. ^ "JONAS BLUE & DAKOTA | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Jonas Blue Biography". jonasbluemusic. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Italian single certifications – Jonas Blue feat. Dakota – Fast Car". Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana.
  7. ^ "British single certifications – Jonas Blue feat. Dakota – Fast Car". Enter Fast Car in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search. British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017.
  8. ^ "The Official New Zealand Music Chart". THE OFFICIAL NZ MUSIC CHART. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  9. ^ "ARIA Singles: Drake One Dance Still No 1". Australia's Music News Authority. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  10. ^ "Fast Car – Radio Edit". Spotify. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  11. ^ "Jonas Blue – Fast Car ft. Dakota". YouTube. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  12. ^ "Jonas Blue – Fast Car ft. Dakota". YouTube. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  13. ^ "Artist Search > Jonas Blue". Official Charts Company.
  14. ^ "Discography Jonas Blue". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  15. ^ "Discographie Jonas Blue". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  16. ^ "Discography Jonas Blue". Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  17. ^ "Discographie Jonas Blue". German Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  18. ^ "Discografie Jonas Blue". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  19. ^ "Discography Jonas Blue". Norwegian Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  20. ^ "Discography Jonas Blue". New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  21. ^ "Discography Jonas Blue". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  22. ^ "Jonas Blue – Chart history – Billboard".
  23. ^ a b "British certifications – Dakota". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 March 2022. Type Dakota in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  24. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank". Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  25. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  26. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Jonas Blue feat. Dakota – Fast Car". Nztop40.co.nz. New Zealand: Recorded Music NZ (RMNZ).
  27. ^ "The ARIA Report" (PDF). ARIA. 8 May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 May 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.