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Birth name | Sophie Elton |
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Years active | 2015–present |
Labels | 70Hz · 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".
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]
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".
Title | Year | Album |
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"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 | |||||||||
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UK [13] |
AUS [14] |
AUT [15] |
DEN [16] |
GER [17] |
NL [18] |
NOR [19] |
NZ [20] |
SWE [21] |
US [22] | ||||
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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] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Non-album single |