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Dennis Lloyd
Lloyd performing in 2018
Background information
Birth nameNir Tibor
Born (1993-06-18) 18 June 1993 (age 31)
Tel Aviv, Israel
GenresIndie pop
Instrument(s)Trumpet & guitar, Keys
Years active2015–present

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.

Lloyd is considered one of the most successful musical artists to ever come out of Israel, achieving worldwide recognition.

Early life and education

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Nir 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

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Lloyd 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

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Albums

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Title Details Peak chart positions
SWI
[26]
Some Days 38

Extended plays

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Title Details
The Breakdown
  • Released: 7 October 2015
  • Label: Self-release
  • Formats: Digital download
Acts & Results
  • Released: 7 August 2019
  • Label: Self-release
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Exident
  • Released: 5 April 2019[27]
  • Label: Arista
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Spotify Singles
  • Released: 7 August 2019
  • Label: Arista
  • Format: Streaming

Singles

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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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  1. ^ "Dennis Lloyd - Artist Biography by Andy Kellman". AllMusic. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Bonné, Noa (November 9, 2017). "International musician, Dennis Lloyd, is actually an Israeli marketing genius". Time Out. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Cotugno, Ferdinando (August 23, 2017). "Como Ho Scoperto di Essere un Fenomeno". Vanity Fair Italy (in Italian). Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Pisacane, Giovanna (November 20, 2017). "talkingwith Dennis Lloyd". L'Officiel (in Italian). Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  6. ^ D'Antonio, Christian (November 13, 2017). "Dennis Lloyd: "Adesso la mia musica va anche in Israele"". The Way (in Italian). Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Dennis Lloyd, fenomeno pop con "Nevermind"" (in Italian). RTL. July 13, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  8. ^ "Dennis Lloyd, parte dall'Italia il MTFKR Tour: a maggio con tre live" (in Italian). Askanews. March 13, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  9. ^ "Dennis Lloyd". Spotify. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  10. ^ "Dennis Lloyd". Shazam. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  11. ^ Bruner, Raisa (June 13, 2018). "Here Are Our Predictions for the 2018 Song of Summer". Time. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  12. ^ Dennis Lloyd (performer) (June 1, 2017). Dennis Lloyd - Leftovers | A COLORS SHOW. COLORS.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ Meier, Sam (April 6, 2018). "Dennis Lloyd Makes Noise With Trending Track 'Nevermind'". Promotion Music News. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  15. ^ "Dennis Lloyd Delivers Pulsing Performance of 'Nevermind' On 'Jimmy Kimmel': Watch". Billboard. July 25, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  16. ^ "Premiere: Israeli Singer-Songwriter And Producer Dennis Lloyd Vows To "Never Go Back"". Complex. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  17. ^ "Dennis Lloyd Releases Love Story Follow-Up Music Video for 'Never Go Back': Watch". Billboard. March 20, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  18. ^ "5 Songs You Need to Listen to This Week". Time. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  19. ^ Mercuri, Monica. "Dennis Lloyd Talks Massive Success Of 'Nevermind' And New Single 'Never Go Back'". Forbes. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  20. ^ "Dennis Lloyd Breaks Down His Debut EP 'Exident': Exclusive". Billboard. April 5, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  21. ^ "Dennis Lloyd". The Governors Ball Music Festival. Retrieved October 4, 2019.[permanent dead link]
  22. ^ "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.
  23. ^ "Dennis Lloyd | Montreux Jazz Festival". www.montreuxjazzfestival.com. Retrieved October 4, 2019.[permanent dead link]
  24. ^ Reed, Ryan (August 7, 2019). "Hear Tom Morello Update Audioslave's 'Like a Stone' With Dennis Lloyd". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  25. ^ "FIFA 20 Soundtrack, featuring Major Lazer, Diplo, Skepta". Electronic Arts Inc. September 13, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  26. ^ a b "Discographie Dennis Lloyd - hitparade.ch". www.swisscharts.com.
  27. ^ Acevedo, Angelica (April 5, 2019). "Dennis Lloyd Breaks Down His Debut EP 'Exident': Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  28. ^ tool, niv the. "המצעד השבועי של מדיה פורסט". mediaforest-group. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
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  30. ^ "Discographie Dennis Lloyd - austriancharts.at". www.austriancharts.at.
  31. ^ "Flamish Charts > Dennis Lloyd". Ultratop.be.
  32. ^ "lescharts.com - Discographie Dennis Lloyd". lescharts.com.
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  34. ^ "Discografie Dennis Lloyd - dutchcharts.nl". www.dutchcharts.nl.
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  38. ^ "Top 100 Songs | Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  39. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. October 1, 2018. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  40. ^ "British certifications – Dennis Lloyd". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 9, 2023. Type Dennis Lloyd in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  41. ^ a b c d "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank". Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  42. ^ "Certificazioni". Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  43. ^ a b "Austrian certifications" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  44. ^ "Dennis Lloyd - Nevermind". Hitparade. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  45. ^ a b "French single certifications – Dennis Lloyd" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  46. ^ "Gold & Platinum: Dennis Lloyd". Recording Industry Association of America.
  47. ^ "Top Singles (Week 17, 2022)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
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