Dean Lewis

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Australian singer-songwriter Dean Lewis has sold 6.3 million albums and EPs worldwide and his music has been streamed 12.5 billion times. Dean Lewis has built and captivated a huge global following of over 7 million followers on social media, including 3.3 million Tik Tok followers and 2 million YouTube followers. He has traveled the world and played over 400 shows/festivals. Dean was inducted into the Spotify Billion Club with his hit "Be Alright", which now has over 5.5 billion streams. "Be Alright" has been certified 14 x Platinum in Australia, 3 x Platinum in the US, 2 x Platinum in the UK and Platinum+ in 22 other countries. His very first single "Waves" has now also reached over 2.2 billion streams and has been certified 10 x platinum in Australia, gold in the USA, platinum in the UK and platinum+ in 14 other countries.

Following his debut album "A Place We Knew", which reached No. 1 in the charts in 2019, won multiple awards and went platinum, Lewis received three ARIA Awards: "Album of the Year", "Male Artist of the Year" and "Video of the Year for Be Alright". He also collaborated with Dutch superstar and DJ/producer Martin Garrix on the hit single 'Used To Love' and achieved another major career milestone when he performed at the AFL Grand Final.

In 2022, Dean released his second album "The Hardest Love", which reached the ARIA Top 5 and included the singles "How Do I Say Goodbye", "Hurtless" and "Looks Like Me". In the same year, Dean collaborated with Norwegian DJ/producer Kygo on 2 tracks that were streamed more than 200 million times. Dean closed out 2022 by winning the TikTok Award in Australia for AU Artists with the Most New Followers and AU Most Viewed Artists. His hit single "How Do I Say Goodbye" has now reached over 1.6 billion streams, is 3x platinum in Australia, 2x platinum in Switzerland and Canada, silver in the UK and platinum in Norway, Sweden, Belgium and the Netherlands as well as gold in the US, Italy, New Zealand and Germany. It made the SPOTIFY TOP 50 in 15 COUNTRIES (including DE, UK, CA, AU), #3 HOT AC USA RADIO & was remixed by Global DJ/Producer Tiesto.

In June 2023 Dean released "In A Perfect World" with US Global Superstar Julia Michaels. He toured the world again on his "Future Is Bright" world tour, playing shows/festivals in Australia, New Zealand, the UK, Europe, Asia and the USA. In between tours, he also featured on a track with US artist Ruth B and released two of his own songs from his upcoming new album, "Trust Me Mate" and "Memories", which have been streamed over 100 million times. He ended the year as the 5th most viewed AU artist on TikTok.

Dean started 2024 with performances in arenas supporting James Arthur in the UK and the AJR Brothers in the US. He recently won 2 x APRA Awards for Most Performed Australian Work and Most Performed Pop Work.

Lewis' highly anticipated third album, "THE EPILOGUE", is due for release in late 2024.