Sophie Elton, known by her stage name, 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".
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Birth name | Sophie Elton |
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Years active | 2015–present |
Labels | 70Hz · Virgin EMI Records · Universal Music Group |
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".
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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 |
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AUS [14] |
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DEN [16] |
GER [17] |
NL [18] |
NOR [19] |
NZ [20] |
SWE [21] |
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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 | — | —[upper-alpha 1] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
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