Nir Tibor (Hebrew: ניר טיבור; born 18 June 1993), known professionally by his stage name Dennis Lloyd, is an Israeli musician, producer, singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known for his 2016 hit single "Nevermind", which charted in several countries.
Dennis Lloyd | |
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.jpg) Lloyd performing in 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Nir Tibor |
| Born | 18 June 1993 Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Genres | Indie pop |
| Instrument(s) | Trumpet & guitar, Keys |
| Years active | 2015–present |
Lloyd is considered one of the most successful musical artists to ever come out of Israel, achieving worldwide recognition.
Early life and education
editNir Tibor was born[1] in Tel Aviv, Israel, to an Ashkenazi family. He grew up largely in Ramat Gan. Lloyd learned how to play the trumpet at age 8 and taught himself to play the guitar at 13. He attended the Thelma Yellin High School of the Arts in Givatayim. At 18, he was conscripted into the Israeli Navy.[2][3]
Career
editLloyd released his first single, "Playa (Say That)", in mid-2015. Toward the end of 2015, he moved to Bangkok, Thailand, where he stayed for a year. During his time in Bangkok, Lloyd focused exclusively on music and wrote 35 songs.[4][5] After his year in Bangkok, Lloyd returned to Israel where he began releasing more music including the songs, "Snow White" and "Nevermind (Alright)".[6][7] Lloyd remixed the latter song and released it as "Nevermind" in the winter of 2016.[2][3] The remixed version quickly garnered success on Spotify, eventually peaking at number 4 on the Spotify Global Viral chart.[7][8] It would eventually accumulate more than 900 million streams on Spotify and over 1.5 million Shazams.[9][10] In June 2018, Time listed it as one of the "songs of summer".[11]
In June 2017, Lloyd was featured in a video on the German "Colors" YouTube channel, performing an acoustic version of his song "Leftovers". The video has accrued 43 million views.[2][12] In March 2018, Lloyd announced the MTFKR Tour that began in May 2018 in Italy with dates across Europe and North America.[13][14] The song "Nevermind" was featured in the commercial for the release of the new BMW 3 Series in 2019. Lloyd performed "Nevermind" on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on July 24, 2018.[15]
In February 2019, Lloyd released his single "Never Go Back".[16] "Never Go Back" received praise by various publications including Billboard, Time and Forbes.[17][18][19] This single would lead into the release of Lloyd's debut EP Exident on April 5, 2019. Lloyd shared music videos for EP tracks "Never Go Back" and "GFY".[20] Following this, Lloyd embarked on his sold-out Never Go Back tour across the United States, Canada and Australia, also performing at various music festivals including Coachella, Governor's Ball and Montreux Jazz Festival.[21][22][23]
In July 2019, Dennis featured on a Spotify Singles session, collaborating with guitarist Tom Morello to cover Audioslave's "Like a Stone".[24] On September 14, 2019, Lloyd released his song "Wild West", which was included on EA Sports' FIFA 20 soundtrack.[25]
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| SWI [26] | ||
| Some Days |
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38 |
Extended plays
edit| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| The Breakdown |
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| Acts & Results |
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| Exident |
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| Spotify Singles |
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Singles
edit| Year | Title | Peak positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISR [28] |
AUS [29] |
AUT [30] |
BEL (FL) [31] |
FRA [32] |
GER [33] |
ITA |
NLD [34] |
NOR [35] |
SWE [36] |
SWI [26] |
UK [37] |
US [38] | |||||||
| 2015 | "Playa (Say That)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||
| "Snow White" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2016 | "Demons" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Acts & Results" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Think About It" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Nevermind" | 1 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 28 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 86 | ||||||
| "Analyzing" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2017 | "Leftovers" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Nevermind (Alright)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2019 | "Never Go Back" | 1 | — | 32 | — | 51 | 40 | — | — | — | 49 | 31 | — | — | Exident | ||||
| "Wild West" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||
| "Unfaithful" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2020 | "Alien" | 1 | — | 28 | — | 122 | 32 | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | — |
|
Some Days | |||
| 2021 | "Anxious" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "The Way" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Young Right Now" (with Robin Schulz) |
— | — | 32 | 20 | 80 [47] |
28 | — | 40 | — | — | 17 | — | — | Pink | |||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
References
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- ^ a b c Bonné, Noa (November 9, 2017). "International musician, Dennis Lloyd, is actually an Israeli marketing genius". Time Out. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
- ^ a b Cotugno, Ferdinando (August 23, 2017). "Como Ho Scoperto di Essere un Fenomeno". Vanity Fair Italy (in Italian). Retrieved June 30, 2018.
- ^ Barraco, Morgan K. (November 5, 2017). "Dennis Lloyd/ "Nevermind è dedicata alla mia ex" (Che tempo che fa)". Ilsussi Diario (in Italian). Retrieved June 30, 2018.
- ^ Pisacane, Giovanna (November 20, 2017). "talkingwith Dennis Lloyd". L'Officiel (in Italian). Retrieved June 30, 2018.
- ^ D'Antonio, Christian (November 13, 2017). "Dennis Lloyd: "Adesso la mia musica va anche in Israele"". The Way (in Italian). Retrieved June 30, 2018.
- ^ a b "Dennis Lloyd, fenomeno pop con "Nevermind"" (in Italian). RTL. July 13, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
- ^ "Dennis Lloyd, parte dall'Italia il MTFKR Tour: a maggio con tre live" (in Italian). Askanews. March 13, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
- ^ "Dennis Lloyd". Spotify. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
- ^ "Dennis Lloyd". Shazam. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
- ^ Bruner, Raisa (June 13, 2018). "Here Are Our Predictions for the 2018 Song of Summer". Time. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
- ^ Dennis Lloyd (performer) (June 1, 2017). Dennis Lloyd - Leftovers | A COLORS SHOW. COLORS.
- ^ Del Prete, Cinzia (March 12, 2018). "Dennis Lloyd in Italia nel 2018, in concerto a Torino, Milano e Roma: biglietti in prevendita su TicketOne". Optima Italia (in Italian). Retrieved June 30, 2018.
- ^ Meier, Sam (April 6, 2018). "Dennis Lloyd Makes Noise With Trending Track 'Nevermind'". Promotion Music News. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
- ^ "Dennis Lloyd Delivers Pulsing Performance of 'Nevermind' On 'Jimmy Kimmel': Watch". Billboard. July 25, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ "Premiere: Israeli Singer-Songwriter And Producer Dennis Lloyd Vows To "Never Go Back"". Complex. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ "Dennis Lloyd Releases Love Story Follow-Up Music Video for 'Never Go Back': Watch". Billboard. March 20, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ "5 Songs You Need to Listen to This Week". Time. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ Mercuri, Monica. "Dennis Lloyd Talks Massive Success Of 'Nevermind' And New Single 'Never Go Back'". Forbes. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ "Dennis Lloyd Breaks Down His Debut EP 'Exident': Exclusive". Billboard. April 5, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ "Dennis Lloyd". The Governors Ball Music Festival. Retrieved October 4, 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Dennis Lloyd on Coachella Debut, Creating Outside the Typical Album Format: 'I Want to Tell a Story'". Billboard. April 18, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ "Dennis Lloyd | Montreux Jazz Festival". www.montreuxjazzfestival.com. Retrieved October 4, 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Reed, Ryan (August 7, 2019). "Hear Tom Morello Update Audioslave's 'Like a Stone' With Dennis Lloyd". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ "FIFA 20 Soundtrack, featuring Major Lazer, Diplo, Skepta". Electronic Arts Inc. September 13, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ a b "Discographie Dennis Lloyd - hitparade.ch". www.swisscharts.com.
- ^ Acevedo, Angelica (April 5, 2019). "Dennis Lloyd Breaks Down His Debut EP 'Exident': Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
- ^ tool, niv the. "המצעד השבועי של מדיה פורסט". mediaforest-group. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
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- ^ "Top 100 Songs | Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
- ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. October 1, 2018. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
- ^ "British certifications – Dennis Lloyd". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 9, 2023. Type Dennis Lloyd in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ a b c d "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank". Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
- ^ "Certificazioni". Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
- ^ a b "Austrian certifications" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
- ^ "Dennis Lloyd - Nevermind". Hitparade. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
- ^ a b "French single certifications – Dennis Lloyd" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
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- ^ "Top Singles (Week 17, 2022)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
