Topic (DJ)

Tobias Topic (Croatian: Topić, pronounced [tǒːpitɕ];[1] born 23 March 1992), also known mononymously as Topic (/ˈtɒpɪk/), is a Croatian-German DJ, producer and musician. His song "Home" was certified platinum in Australia and Germany.[2][3] He is best known for his biggest hit single "Breaking Me".

Topic
Topic in 2021
Background information
Birth nameTobias Topic
Born23 March 1992 (1992-03-23) (age 30)
Solingen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • DJ
  • producer
Years active2014–present
Labels
Associated acts

Biography

Born in Solingen, Topic is of paternal Croatian descent.[4] He went to a high school in Hessen. At the age of 16, he started using Logic Studio, a digital audio workstation, to produce music with the guidance of a teacher.[5] He started his musical career on social media with the assistance of YouTube musicians who contacted him.[6][7]

Topic's first release, a house song called "Light It Up", was released at the end of 2014 and reached more than one million views on his YouTube channel. In summer 2015, he released his debut album Miles, which charted both German and Austrian charts. Topic also later made the singles charts in both countries with the song "Home" featuring Nico Santos on vocals. He has cited the internet as a source of his success, stating "The Internet has actually brought the world closer together."[8]

In January 2016, he released the song "Home" which features singer Nico Santos.[9]

In September 2016, he signed a record deal with Sony Music/ATV.[10]

In January 2017, he released the single "Break My Habits".[11]

On 26 January 2018, Topic collaborated with American singer Ally Brooke for the single "Perfect".[12] The success of airplay also received attention in the United States, in particular through Brooke's appearance on the TV show Wild 'n Out. For the song, they were nominated for the Teen Choice Award 2018 in the "Electronic / Dance Song" category.

With the track "Sólo Contigo", which was created in collaboration with Juan Magán and German singer Lena Meyer-Landrut, he released a Spanish-language single for the first time in spring 2018.

On 19 December 2019, "Breaking Me" was released as the sixth single in 2019. It is a collaboration with the Swedish singer A7S and the first chart success for Topic after almost two years. The single reached the top 10 positions in Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Canada, Australia, and Ireland. With "Breaking Me", Topic also reached the British single charts for the first time and got his first number one on the Portuguese singles chart. In the US, he dominated the Dance chart for three weeks. In October 2020, the single reached 500 million streams on Spotify[13] and over one billion streams overall.

On 28 August 2020, the single "Why Do You Lie to Me" was released. This was the second collaboration of Topic and A7S features American rapper Lil Baby.

2021: "Your Love (9PM)"

In 2021, Topic remade ATB's number one hit "9 PM (Till I Come)" collaborating with the German producer who had issued the song originally in the 1990s, ATB. Retitled "Your Love (9PM)", the record also featured A7S (making it their third collaboration) and was released on Positiva Records. The record charted in a number of markets including in Germany and on the UK Official Charts Company Top 75 singles chart (reaching the number 42 position on 5 February 2021).[14][15][16][17]

Discography

Albums
List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions
GER
[18]		 AUT
[19]
Miles 6770

Singles
List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
GER
[18]		 AUS
[20]		 AUT
[19]		 CAN
[21]		 IRE
[22]		 NLD
[23]		 SWI
[24]		 UK
[25]		 US
Dance/
Elec.
[26]
"Light It Up"
(with Jona Selle)		 2014 ————————— Miles
"Real Stars"
(with Marco Minella)		 2015 —————————
"Miles"
(with Krism)		 —————————
"Home"
(featuring Nico Santos)[27]		 121110——————
"Fly Away"
(with Lili Pistorius)		 —————————
"Find You"
(with Jake Reese)		 2016 57—63—————— Non-album singles
"Break My Habits" 2017 58—73——————
"Perfect"
(with Ally Brooke)		 2018 98—73—————38
"Sólo Contigo"[29]
(with Juan Magán and Lena)		 —————————
"Breaking Me"
(with A7S)		 2019 342932433
"Like I Love You"
(with Nico Santos)		 2020 24—32———54—— Nico Santos
"Why Do You Lie to Me"
(with A7S featuring Lil Baby)[35]		 98—————86—17 Non-album singles
"Lost"
(with Samra)		 3—7———8——
"Your Love (9PM)"
(with ATB and A7S)[36]		 2021 6188778
[37]		126810
"Chain My Heart"
(with Bebe Rexha)		 100———————16
"Drive"
(with Clean Bandit featuring Wes Nelson)		 ————30
[39]		——1725 TBA
"My Heart Goes (La Di Da)"
(with Becky Hill)		 87100——6
[39]		——1126 Only Honest on the Weekend
"Ich bin weg (Boro Boro)"
(with Samra featuring Arash)		 9—16———12—— Non-album singles
"Silver Tears"
(with SlimReaper featuring Topic)[40]		 —————————
"In Your Arms (For an Angel)"
(with Robin Schulz, Nico Santos and Paul Van Dyk)[41]		 2022 36—————61——
"Solo Para Ti"
(with Alvaro Soler)[42]		 —————————
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Remixes

Awards and nominations
Year Organization Award Work Result Ref.
2016 MTV Europe Music Awards Best German Act Himself Nominated [45]
2016 1 Live Krone Best Single Home (with Nico Santos) Nominated [46]
2018 Teen Choice Awards Choice Electronic/Dance Song Perfect (with Ally Brooke) Nominated [47]
2020 LOS40 Music Awards Best Dance Act Himself Won [48]
2020 1 Live Krone Best Single Breaking Me (with A7S) Nominated [49]
2020 1 Live Krone Best Dance Act Himself Nominated [50]
2021 Audi Generation Award Music Himself Won
2022 BRIT Awards Best International Song Your Love (9PM) (mit ATB & A7S) Nominated [50]

References
  1. "Tópić". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  2. "Musik: Topic ist als Produzent auf der Erfolgsspur - aber singen will er lieber nicht". Südkurier (in German). 17 January 2017. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  3. "In-Producer Topic aus Solingen startet auch international durch". neuH Magazine (in German). 2016-07-10. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  4. "Topic: Dagi Bees bester Freund über sein lässiges Leben als DJ". Bravo (in German). 5 April 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  5. "Music Video - TOPIC - Home Ft Nico Santos". Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  6. "Home ft. Nico Santos: Wer ist Tobias Topic?". www.tonight.de. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  7. Radtke, Guido (4 June 2016). "Solingen: Topic spielt neuen Song zum ersten Mal in der Festhalle". RP ONLINE. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  8. Schreiber-Lenz, Jutta (24 February 2016). "Von Solingen hoch in die Charts" (in German). Solinger Tageblatt. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  9. Einck, Henry. "Musikvideo » Topic feat. Nico Santos - Home". Dance-Charts.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  10. "MusikWoche News Sony/ATV gewinnt". www.mediabiz.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  11. "Topic released Break My Habits mit einem filmreifen Musikvideo". It's All About The Music (in German). 2017-01-14. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  12. "Fifth Harmony's Ally Brooke Releasing Debut Solo Single 'Perfect,' Collab With Topic". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  13. "Topic". Spotify.
  14. "ATB, Topic, & A7S Recreate Dance Classic with "Your Love (9PM)"". Thenocturnaltimes.com. 15 January 2021.
  15. "ATB collaborates with Topic to reimagine "Your Love (9pm)". Datatransmission.co. 15 January 2021.
  16. "ATB x Topic x A7S - Your Love (9pm)". Dancingastronaut.com. 20 January 2021.
  17. "Official Singles Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
  18. "Discographie von Topic". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  19. "Discographie Topic - austriancharts.at". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  20. Peaks in Australia:
  21. "Topic, Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  22. "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  23. "Discografie Topic". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  24. "Discographie Topic feat. A7S". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  25. "Topic ft. A7S | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  26. "Topic Chart History: Dance/Electronic Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  27. "Urban Dance". Warner Music Germany (in German). 2016-03-29. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
  28. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank". Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  29. "Sólo Contigo - Single by Topic, Juan Magán & Lena on iTunes". Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  30. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2021" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  31. "British certifications – Topic". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 11 December 2021. Type Topic in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  32. "Austrian single certifications – Topic" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  33. "Canadian certifications – Topic". Music Canada. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  34. "American certifications – Topic". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  35. "Topic, A7S - Why Do You Lie To Me (Lyric Video) ft. Lil Baby". YouTube. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  36. "Your Love (9PM) – Single". Apple Music. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  37. "Top 100 Singles, Week Ending 5 March 2021". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  38. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2021 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  39. "Top 100 Singles, Week Ending 12 November 2021". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  40. "Silver Tears (feat. Topic) - Single". Apple Music. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  41. "Topic, Robin Schulz, Nico Santos & Paul Van Dyk - In Your Arms (For An Angel)". mix1.de (in German). Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  42. ""Solo Para Ti" von Alvaro Soler & Topic – Titel auf Apple Music". Apple Music (in German). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  43. "Natural Blues (Topic Remix) [feat. Gregory Porter & Amythyst Kiah] - Single by Moby & Topic on Apple Music". Retrieved 31 May 2021 – via Apple Music.
  44. "You (feat. Troye Sivan & Tate McRae) [Topic Remix] - Single by Regard on Apple Music". Retrieved 30 June 2021 – via Apple Music.
  45. "Solingen: Solinger Discjockey für MTV-Award nominiert". Rp-online.de. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  46. "1Live Krone 2016 : Die Nominees stehen fest" (PDF). Presse.wdr.de. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  47. "Entertainment Weekly". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2018-08-13.
  48. "LOS40 Music Awards 2020". LOS40.com. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  49. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2020-11-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  50. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2020-11-18. Retrieved 2020-11-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.