Dodie

Biography

Dorothy Miranda Clark (born 11 April 1995), known mononymously as Dodie (stylised dodie), is an English singer, songwriter, author and YouTuber. She has released two studio albums: Build a Problem×Build a Problem7 May 2021 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Air So Sweet1:062Hate Myself3:283I Kissed Someone (It Wasn’t You)2:314Cool Girl3:195Special Girl3:136Rainbow2:477?1:128Four Tequilas Down2:229.1:2310Sorry2:4611When3:4312Before the Line3:3713Guiltless3:3014Boys Like You3:02 (2021), which peaked at number 3 on the UK Albums Chart, and Not for Lack of Trying×Not For Lack of Trying1 October 2025 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1I’M FINE!3:022Smart Girl2:583Darling, Angel, Baby2:364Hold Fire2:565Tall Kids3:386I Feel Bad For You, Dave3:037Now3:008The List3:479Different2:4610The End5:0211The Answer3:2112Not For Lack Of Trying2:08 (2025). She has also released four independent extended plays (EPs): Intertwined (2016), You (2017), Human (2019), and Hot Mess (2022), the first three of which charted in the top 40 of the UK Albums Chart. In 2023, she co-founded a band, Fizz, with her friends Orla Gartland, Greta Isaac, and Martin Luke Brown.
Dodie has collaborated with musicians including Tessa Violet, Julia Nunes, Lauren Aquilina, Orla Gartland, Thomas Sanders, Ben Folds, Jacob Collier, Emma Blackery, Pomplamoose, Laufey, Flashback and Jeff Goldblum.

Early life, family and education

Dorothy Miranda Clark was born on 11 April 1995 in Epping, Essex. She has a brother, Iain, and a sister, Heather. She learned to play the recorder before her front teeth came in and also learned the clarinet.
At age 12, on 1 August 2007, Dodie created her first YouTube channel, "Dodders5", now known as the "Alice and Dodie show!", shared with her friend Alice Webb.
Dodie attended the Leventhorpe School in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire but decided against post-secondary education.

2007–2016: YouTube beginnings and Intertwined

Dodie's main channel "doddleoddle" was created on 7 February 2011; her first video on that channel, an original song, "Rain", was uploaded on 14 April 2011. She also created a side channel, "doddlevloggle", on 28 January 2012. In addition to music, primarily cover versions, her channels included many vlogs, discussing subjects such as relationships and depression.
At age 18, Dodie moved to Bath, Somerset, living with a friend. She had a difficult time there, being poor and in a bad relationship. She moved back with her parents and then moved to London to live with fellow YouTuber and friend Evan Edinger.
In 2014, she uploaded the original song "She", written about having lesbian feelings.
In July 2016, Dodie co-hosted Coca-Cola's CokeTV YouTube channel alongside fellow YouTuber Manny Brown.
In November 2016, she self-released her first EP, Intertwined×Intertwined18 November 2016 · EPSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 6 tracks1Intertwined3:132I Have A Hole In My Tooth (And My Dentist is Shut)0:423Absolutely Smitten3:034Life Lesson0:245Sick of Losing Soulmates4:296When (Live)3:15. Despite its unsigned status, the EP reached number 35 on the official UK album charts during its first week of release.
In December 2016, she created a Vevo channel, "dodieVEVO", and released a music video for "Sick of Losing Soulmates×Sick of Losing Soulmates14 October 2016 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Sick of Losing Soulmates4:27".

2017–2019: You, Secrets for the Mad and Human

Dodie's second EP, You, was released in August 2017 and debuted at number 6 on the UK Albums Chart—29 places higher than the peak of Intertwined×Intertwined18 November 2016 · EPSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 6 tracks1Intertwined3:132I Have A Hole In My Tooth (And My Dentist is Shut)0:423Absolutely Smitten3:034Life Lesson0:245Sick of Losing Soulmates4:296When (Live)3:15, a new personal best. It also debuted at number 55 on the US Billboard 200.
Dodie's autobiographical book, Secrets for the Mad: Obsessions, Confessions and Life Lessons, was published in November 2017.

In 2018, she was featured in a collaboration with Faultline, a cover version of the 1934 song "All I Do Is Dream of You" which was featured in an advertising campaign by Audi in the UK.
In January 2019, Dodie released the EP, Human×Human18 January 2019 · EPSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 7 tracks1Arms Unfolding1:392Monster4:083Not What I Meant2:254Human3:255She3:346If I’m Being Honest4:417Burned Out3:34, featuring a title track with Tom Walker. The EP rose to number 5 on the official UK Albums Chart.

2019–present: Build a Problem, Hot Mess, Fizz and Not For Lack of Trying

In March 2019, she contributed the song "Ready Now" to the Moominvalley soundtrack. In April, she released a cover of the Beatles' "Here Comes the Sun" in collaboration with Jacob Collier. In June, she released a single, "Guiltless×Guiltless27 May 2019 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Guiltless3:28". She released the single "Boys Like You×Boys Like You27 September 2019 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Boys Like You3:00" in September.
Her first full-length studio album, Build a Problem×Build a Problem7 May 2021 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Air So Sweet1:062Hate Myself3:283I Kissed Someone (It Wasn’t You)2:314Cool Girl3:195Special Girl3:136Rainbow2:477?1:128Four Tequilas Down2:229.1:2310Sorry2:4611When3:4312Before the Line3:3713Guiltless3:3014Boys Like You3:02, was released in May 2021 after delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The first single, "Cool Girl×Cool Girl19 October 2020 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Cool Girl3:19" was premiered on BBC Radio. The album received positive reviews from critics upon release, and debuted at number three on the UK Albums Chart, her charting highest position to date.

In 2021, she was a guest composer for the TV show Final Space.
In July 2022, Dodie released "Got Weird×Got Weird29 July 2022 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Got Weird3:22", her first solo single since Build a Problem.
In September 2022, she released the EP Hot Mess×Hot Mess2 September 2022 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Hot Mess2:55.
In 2023, she co-founded a band, Fizz, with her friends Orla Gartland, Greta Isaac, and Martin Luke Brown. They released their first single "High in Brighton" in June 2023. Their debut studio album, The Secret to Life, was released in October 2023 through Decca Records. She was featured in "Call Me Wild", a song in collaboration with Cory Wong released in August 2023.
Also in 2023, she was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the category of European entertainment.
In 2024, Dodie recorded the lead track ("Someone was Listening×Someone Was Listening20 September 2024 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Someone Was Listening2:57") for the video game Life Is Strange: Double Exposure.
Dodie recorded a cover of "Old Devil Moon×Old Devil Moon28 November 2024 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Old Devil Moon2:54" for the 2025 tribute album Chet Baker Re:imagined. Dodie released her first solo single since 2022, "I'm Fine!", in June 2025.
In August 2025, Dodie released "I Feel Bad For You, Dave×I Feel Bad For You, Dave15 August 2025 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1I Feel Bad For You, Dave3:03", with a music video featuring a cameo by Jeff Goldblum. The song was described as a "tongue-in-cheek track that takes a look at the narcissism displayed by some people".
In September 2025, Dodie released the single "Darling, Angel, Baby×Darling, Angel, Baby12 September 2025 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Darling, Angel, Baby2:36", which features Greta Isaac.
In October 2025, Dodie released her second album, Not for Lack of Trying×Not For Lack of Trying1 October 2025 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1I’M FINE!3:022Smart Girl2:583Darling, Angel, Baby2:364Hold Fire2:565Tall Kids3:386I Feel Bad For You, Dave3:037Now3:008The List3:479Different2:4610The End5:0211The Answer3:2112Not For Lack Of Trying2:08, including the single "I Feel Bad For You, Dave".
Dodie was featured on a version of "Mean to Me×Mean To Me20 February 2026 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Mean to Me3:05" by Jeff Goldblum and The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra, released in February 2026.

Artistry

Dodie called Oh Wonder's Josephine Vander West her first "first singer-songwriter love". In a 2019 interview with The Line of Best Fit, dodie named folk artist Laura Marling her songwriting inspiration. Her other musical influences have included Regina Spektor, Ingrid Michaelson, the Staves, Darwin Deez, and Bon Iver.

Personal life

In May 2016, Dodie came out as bisexual in a YouTube video. In 2017, she released a song entitled "I'm bisexual—a coming out song!".
Dodie lives in London. She is close friends with Evan Edinger and they lived together in 2017.
Dodie is diagnosed with depersonalization-derealization disorder and said that "sometimes it feels likes I'm not real or dreaming and it's caused me to have depression and all sorts of nasty things."

Headlining

Intertwined Tour (2017)
You Tour (2017–2018)
The Spring Tour (2018)
Human Tour (2019)
Build a Problem Tour (2021–2022)
Not for Lack of Trying (2025-2026) UK, Europe and North America