Dotan is a young musical artist of Dutch origin, whose songs win places in the playlists of listeners from the first chords. Now the artist's musical career is at its peak, and the artist's video clips are gaining a significant number of views on YouTube.
Youth of Dotan
The young man was born on October 26, 1986 in ancient Jerusalem. In 1987, together with his family, he moved permanently to Amsterdam, where he lives to this day. Since the musician's mother was a famous artist, the artist was involved in creative life from an early age. As a child, the boy began to get involved in music, playing in the theater, and also mastered writing poetry. The young man's parents were not against their son's hobbies, as they wanted his life to be connected with art and culture.
At school, the guy had excellent marks, combining classes with a theater and music circle. Already in high school, the musician began his career - he tried to act in feature short films. After graduating from school, the young man successfully passed the exams and began to study philosophy and acting in college.
Dotan: The Beginning of a Creative Path
Dotan successfully graduated from college and became a certified actor. After several auditions for roles in films, the aspiring artist realized that he had made a mistake in choosing a profession. The artist was not interested in television popularity, he wanted to communicate with the public, receiving feedback from her.
He decided to start his career on the streets of Amsterdam. He organized free street concerts in front of ordinary passers-by and tourists. His performances have always attracted many enthusiastic listeners. Street performances lasted for several years. Giving free concerts in front of ordinary people, the musician actively worked on writing new songs in order to be noticed by Dutch music producers.
The main hits of the artist Dotan
In 2010, the artist's efforts were noticed, and he signed a contract with the major label EMI Group. Thanks to cooperation with this music company, he released his first disc. The debut song This Town, included in the album, became a hit and took a leading position in the charts in the world.
The most famous singles of the artist are:
- fall;
- tell me Lie;
- Home;
- hungry;
- Numb;
- This Town;
- Waves.
The artist has posted many videos on his YouTube channel. Many of them became Internet hits and gained millions of views:
- the music video for Numb (2019) has 4,4 million views;
- video clip Home (2014) - 12 million views;
- clip Hungry (2014) - 4,8 million views;
- video clip Waves (2014) - 1,1 million views.
Listeners and "fans" love the singer for soulful and melodic compositions that help to relax and escape from the hustle and bustle. Each song by the singer-songwriter is written with an individual approach and has a deep meaning.
Albums
During his still short career, the musician has already managed to release three albums:
- Dream Parade's first compilation album, released in 2011.
- More successful second disc of the singer 7 Layers (2014). It received many positive reviews. It topped the Dutch Top 100 Charts, was certified double platinum in the Netherlands and went gold in Belgium.
- The latest disc was Numb, which was released in 2020.
The musician is currently working on a collection of songs, which he plans to release in 2021.
Dotan's concert activity
In 2011, Dotan took part in a charity concert in Nigeria. The speech was dedicated to the tragic events that took place in 2009 in the Bundu region. Then the artist performed with several tours in Europe, which were sold out. In 2015 and 2016 Dotan performed several times in the US with singer Ben Folds.
In the same year, the singer organized a large concert tour 7 Layers Sessions. The purpose of the performances was not only to "promote" their work, but also to help young and unknown performers. This format of the festival received excellent reviews. Therefore, Dotan in 2017 performed with the same second concert tour.
Many of the singer's compositions became soundtracks for films, television series, they often sounded on television and on the radio. The melodic songs of the musician can be heard in the series: "100", "Pretty Little Liars", "The Originals". The musician tries to change the world for the better with his creativity and give people inspiration and pleasure. And not to create only a commercial product from music.
Personal life and hobbies
Dotan is not married. According to the singer, he devotes all his time to creative activity, there is no time left to create a family. Although now the heart of a young man is free, in the future he wants to find his soul mate and have children. In his free time, Dotan loves to travel, especially by car.
The young man has already traveled several times all the cities of North America - from north to south. The musician also has a second passion - a large collection of musical instruments, the main place in which is occupied by guitars.
