Dennis Lloyd Explained

Dennis Lloyd
Birth Name:Nir Tibor
Birth Date:18 June 1983
Birth Place:Tel Aviv, Israel
Genre:Indie pop
Instrument:Trumpet & guitar, Keys
Years Active:2015–present

Nir Tibor (Hebrew: ניר טיבור; born 18 June 1983), 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

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

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

Extended plays

TitleDetails
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

YearTitlePeak positionsCertificationsAlbum
ISR
[28]
AUS
[29]
AUT
[30]
BEL
(FL)

[31]
FRA
[32]
GER
[33]
ITA
NLD
[34]
NOR
[35]
SWE
[36]
SWI
UK
[37]
US
[38]
2015"Playa (Say That)"rowspan="9"
"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
  • BVMI: Gold
  • SNEP: Gold
Exident
"Wild West"3 rowspan="2"
"Unfaithful"20
2020"Alien"1 28 122 32 47
  • BVMI: Gold
Some Days
2021"Anxious"
"The Way"
"Young Right Now"
(with Robin Schulz)
32 20 80
[47]
28 40 17
  • BVMI: Gold
  • IFPI AUT: Platinum
Pink
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dennis Lloyd - Artist Biography by Andy Kellman. AllMusic . 30 June 2018.
  2. News: Bonné. Noa. International musician, Dennis Lloyd, is actually an Israeli marketing genius. Time Out. 9 November 2017 . 30 June 2018.
  3. News: Cotugno. Ferdinando. Como Ho Scoperto di Essere un Fenomeno. Vanity Fair Italy. it. 23 August 2017 . 30 June 2018.
  4. News: Barraco. Morgan K.. Dennis Lloyd/ "Nevermind è dedicata alla mia ex" (Che tempo che fa). it . Ilsussi Diario. 5 November 2017 . 30 June 2018.
  5. News: Pisacane. Giovanna. talkingwith Dennis Lloyd. it . L'Officiel. 20 November 2017 . 30 June 2018.
  6. News: D'Antonio. Christian. Dennis Lloyd: "Adesso la mia musica va anche in Israele". it . The Way . 13 November 2017 . 30 June 2018.
  7. News: Dennis Lloyd, fenomeno pop con "Nevermind" . it . RTL. 13 July 2017 . 30 June 2018.
  8. News: Dennis Lloyd, parte dall'Italia il MTFKR Tour: a maggio con tre live. it. Askanews. 13 March 2018 . 30 June 2018.
  9. Web site: Dennis Lloyd. Spotify . 30 June 2018.
  10. Web site: Dennis Lloyd. Shazam . 30 June 2018.
  11. News: Bruner. Raisa. Here Are Our Predictions for the 2018 Song of Summer. . 13 June 2018 . 30 June 2018.
  12. Dennis Lloyd (performer) . 1 June 2017 . Dennis Lloyd - Leftovers A COLORS SHOW. COLORS.
  13. News: Del Prete. Cinzia. Dennis Lloyd in Italia nel 2018, in concerto a Torino, Milano e Roma: biglietti in prevendita su TicketOne. it . Optima Italia. 12 March 2018 . 30 June 2018.
  14. News: Meier. Sam. Dennis Lloyd Makes Noise With Trending Track 'Nevermind'. Promotion Music News. 6 April 2018 . 30 June 2018.
  15. Dennis Lloyd Delivers Pulsing Performance of 'Nevermind' On 'Jimmy Kimmel': Watch. Billboard. 25 July 2018. 2019-10-04.
  16. Web site: Premiere: Israeli Singer-Songwriter And Producer Dennis Lloyd Vows To "Never Go Back". Complex. en. 2019-10-04.
  17. Dennis Lloyd Releases Love Story Follow-Up Music Video for 'Never Go Back': Watch. Billboard. 20 March 2019. 2019-10-04.
  18. 5 Songs You Need to Listen to This Week. Time. en. 2019-10-04.
  19. Web site: Dennis Lloyd Talks Massive Success Of 'Nevermind' And New Single 'Never Go Back'. Mercuri. Monica. Forbes. en. 2019-10-04.
  20. Dennis Lloyd Breaks Down His Debut EP 'Exident': Exclusive. Billboard. 5 April 2019. 2019-10-04.
  21. Web site: Dennis Lloyd. The Governors Ball Music Festival. en-US. 2019-10-04.
  22. Dennis Lloyd on Coachella Debut, Creating Outside the Typical Album Format: 'I Want to Tell a Story'. Billboard. 18 April 2019. 2019-10-04.
  23. Web site: Dennis Lloyd Montreux Jazz Festival. www.montreuxjazzfestival.com. en. 2019-10-04.
  24. Hear Tom Morello Update Audioslave's 'Like a Stone' With Dennis Lloyd. Reed. Ryan. 2019-08-07. Rolling Stone. en-US. 2019-10-04.
  25. Web site: FIFA 20 Soundtrack, featuring Major Lazer, Diplo, Skepta. 2019-09-13. Electronic Arts Inc.. en. 2019-10-04.
  26. Web site: Discographie Dennis Lloyd - hitparade.ch. www.swisscharts.com.
  27. Dennis Lloyd Breaks Down His Debut EP 'Exident': Exclusive . . 5 April 2019 . 22 June 2019 . Acevedo, Angelica.
  28. Web site: המצעד השבועי של מדיה פורסט. tool. niv the. mediaforest-group. 2019-11-20.
  29. Web site: australian-charts.com - Discography Dennis Lloyd. www.australian-charts.com.
  30. Web site: Discographie Dennis Lloyd - austriancharts.at. www.austriancharts.at.
  31. Web site: Flamish Charts > Dennis Lloyd. Ultratop.be.
  32. Web site: lescharts.com - Discographie Dennis Lloyd. lescharts.com.
  33. Web site: Discographie Dennis Lloyd. GfK Entertainment. 17 May 2019.
  34. Web site: Discografie Dennis Lloyd - dutchcharts.nl. www.dutchcharts.nl.
  35. Web site: norwegiancharts.com - Discography Dennis Lloyd. norwegiancharts.com.
  36. Web site: swedishcharts.com - Discography Dennis Lloyd. www.swedishcharts.com.
  37. Web site: Dennis Lloyd full Official Chart history. Official Charts Company. 7 July 2018.
  38. Top 100 Songs Billboard Hot 100 Chart. Billboard. November 21, 2019.
  39. Web site: ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles. Australian Recording Industry Association. 1 October 2018. 29 September 2018.
  40. United Kingdom. 9 July 2023. Dennis Lloyd.
  41. Web site: Gold-/Platin-Datenbank. Bundesverband Musikindustrie. 18 September 2019.
  42. Web site: Certificazioni. Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . 28 January 2019.
  43. Austria. 14 November 2018.
  44. Web site: Dennis Lloyd - Nevermind. Hitparade. 14 November 2018.
  45. France. Dennis Lloyd. single. 14 October 2019.
  46. Web site: Gold & Platinum: Dennis Lloyd. Recording Industry Association of America.
  47. Web site: Top Singles (Week 17, 2022). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. French. 2 May 2022.