Dante Thomas
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Dante Thomas | |
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 Dante Thomas in 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | January 7, 1978[1] Salt Lake City, Utah, United States[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2000 – 2012 |
Dante Thomas (born January 7, 1978) is a retired American R&B singer and musician, who experienced international success in 2001 with his song, "Miss California".
Musical career[]
He was discovered by producers of Fugees like Lauryn Hill and Pras Michel.
His debut album Fly contained his definitive international hit "Miss California" which topped the charts in Denmark and Germany and was a major hit in Austria, Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, Australia and New Zealand. It also reached number 25 in the United Kingdom and number 85 in the US on the Billboard Hot 100.
In 2012, he released his album Hardcore on Videotape and has an international single hit "Feeling So Blue" with Michael Mind Project, being a retake on Eiffel 65 1999 hit "Blue (Da Ba Dee)". The single "Feeling So Blue" has charted in Austria, France, Germany and Switzerland.
Thomas then left the music industry to spend time with his family.
Discography[]
Albums[]
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT [2] |
FRA [3] |
GER [4] |
SWI [5] | |||
| 2001 | Fly | — | 6 | — | 17 | |
| 2012 | Hardcore on Videotape | — | — | — | — | |
Singles[]
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Other chart positions |
Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT [2] |
BEL (Vl) |
BEL (Wa) |
FRA [3] |
GER [4] |
ITA | NED [6] |
SWE | SWI [5] |
US [7] | ||||
| 2001 | "Miss California" (feat. Pras) |
4 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 85 | Fly | |
| "Fly" ( Feat C Langlais) | — | — | — | 65 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Guilty" (with Inessa) | 27 | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | 33 | — | |||
| 2004 | "Get It On" | 44 | — | — | 20 | 34 | — | — | — | 35 | — | ||
| 2007 | "What I Got" | — | — | — | — | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | Hardcore on Videotape | |
| 2009 | "Isn't It True" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011 | "Damage Is Done" | — | — | — | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
- Other singles
- Featured in
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | |||
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| AUT [2] |
FRA [3] |
GER [4] |
SWI [5] | ||||
| 2012 | "Diese Tage" (KRIS feat. Dante Thomas) |
10 | — | 30 | — | Immer wenn ich das hier hör | |
| "Feeling So Blue" (Michael Mind Project feat. Dante Thomas) |
20 | 128 | 38 | 40 | State of Mind | ||
| "Nothing Lasts Forever" (Michael Mind Project feat. Dante Thomas) |
34 | — | 40 | 26 | |||
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Joel Whitburn, Top R and B/hip-hop singles, 1942–2004. 2004
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Dante Thomas Austrian peaks
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Dante Thomas French peaks
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Dante Thomas German peaks
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Dante Thomas Swiss peaks
- ^ Dutch peaks
- ^ US peak
- ^ "Certifications Albums Or – année 2001". Disque en France. Archived from the original on September 24, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Dante Thomas)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
- ^ "Sweden's certification-database 2001" (PDF). IFPI (Sweden). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 16, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
- ^ "AWARDS 2001". IFPI (Switzerland). Retrieved August 14, 2010.
External links[]
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- American male singers
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Musicians from Salt Lake City
- 21st-century American singers
- 21st-century male singers