Dorian Electra
Dorian Electra Fridkin Gomberg (born 25 June 1992) is an American singer and songwriter. Their debut studio album, Flamboyant, was released in 2019, followed by their second studio album, My Agenda, in 2020. Electra is known for their non-conforming fashion, queer aesthetics, and experimental pop sound. Electra is genderfluid and uses they/them pronouns.
Early life Edit
Electra's father is Paul Gomberg (known as "the Rockstar Realtor" in Houston, TX), originally from Beverly Hills.[6] Their mother is artist and jewelry designer Paula Fridkin.[7] Electra graduated from School of the Woods, a Montessori high school in Houston, Texas.[8] Electra was the founder of their high school's philosophy club.[9] They then attended Shimer College, a Great Books school in Chicago, Illinois, from 2010 to 2014.[10]
Career Edit
2010-2017: Early beginnings and first singles Edit
Electra first drew national attention in 2010 with the music video "I'm in Love with Friedrich Hayek",[11] which lauded the philosophy of the Austrian economist Friedrich Hayek and garnered commentary from the modern Austrian theory professor Steven Horwitz.[12]
In 2011, they released two more videos, "Roll with the Flow" and "We Got it 4 Cheap". Both were covered by mainstream political media.[13][14] "We Got it 4 Cheap" came in second in the Lloyd V. Hackley Endowment's "Supply and Demand Video Contest".[15]
In 2012, they interned at production company Emergent Order.[8][16] Emergent Order had previously published "Fear the Boom and Bust", a similar Hayek-oriented rap video.[17][18]
Electra then produced a new, similarly economics-oriented pop video, "FA$T CA$H", with the support of an award from the Moving Picture Institute.[19]
In September 2012, Electra released the music video "Party Milk", which they describe as an attempt to merge common party scene symbolism with ‘something’ one would never associate with a party, but that everyone is familiar with in another context.[20][21]
In 2014, Electra (as Dorian Electra & The Electrodes) released a music video called "What Mary Didn't Know",[22] based on Frank Jackson's philosophical thought experiment of the same name (from 1986).[23]
2015 saw the release of Electra's video "Forever Young: A Love Song to Ray Kurzweil", a tribute to the futurist Ray Kurzweil.[24][25] In 2016, Electra released "Ode to the Clitoris" on Refinery29, detailing the scientific history of the clitoris, from Ancient Greece through to modern, 3D models.[26] In an interview, Electra stated it was to "…desensitize people to the word CLITORIS and help bring it more into popular consciousness."[27] In June 2016 Electra released "Mind Body Problem" through Bullett Media, a song and video "…about femininity as a performance—when being a 'woman' feels like putting on a costume and the costume doesn't seem to come off with the clothes".[28] Electra was also creating a web series, at the time, under their drag king persona 'Dog Bogman', a used car salesman.[29]
Electra continued their music video series, via Refinery29, about intersectional feminism and queer histories with "The History of Vibrators" (2016),[30] the "Dark History of High Heels" (2016),[31] "2000 Years of Drag" (2016),[32] and "Control" (2017).[33] These videos focused on the histories of intersectional feminist and queer issues, collaborating with many artists, including Imp Queen, London Jade, The Vixen, Lucy Stoole, Eva Young, Zuri Marley, K Rizz, and Chynna.[34][33][35] "2000 Years of Drag" was accepted and screened at The East Village Queer Film Festival, NewFest, Fringe! Queer Film & Arts Fest, TWIST: Seattle Queer Film Festival, Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival (aGLIFF),[36] Art All Night - Trenton: 6th Annual Film Festival, Desperado LGBT Film Festival, QUEER-Streifen Regensburg, Filmfest homochrom, Flatpack Film Festival, and CINEMQ.
In 2017, Electra released the single “Jackpot” through Grindr's digital publication Into More, a song that "addresses gender fluidity, but in a more subtle, less explicitly educational way."[37] Later that year, Electra was featured on the Charli XCX track "Femmebot", with Mykki Blanco, on the mixtape Pop 2.[38]
In 2018, Electra released three new tracks, "Career Boy", "VIP", and "Man to Man".[39][40][41][42] Electra's frequent creative collaborator, Weston Allen, co-directed and edited this music video series.[43]
2019-2020: Debut album Edit
In 2019, Electra released their debut album, Flamboyant.[44] In August 2019, Electra embarked on the Flamboyant: Chapter I Tour, which lasted until November 2019.[45] They began the second leg, Flamboyant: Chapter II, in early 2020. However, in March of the same year, the rest of the tour dates were postponed due to COVID-19 restrictions.[46]
2020-2022: My Agenda Edit
In 2020, Electra released the single "Thirsty (For Love)", a collaboration with fans.[47] They also released a deluxe version of "Flamboyant" later that year. Following this, they released the singles "Sorry Bro (I Love You)", "Give Great Thanks", "Gentleman", and "M'Lady".[48][49][50]
On September 21, 2020, Electra announced their project My Agenda, featuring appearances from Rebecca Black, Sega Bodega, Lil Mariko, Mood Killer, Faris Badwan, Pussy Riot, Village People, and Dylan Brady, among others. The project was released on October 16, 2020, and is described as exploring "crisis in masculinity".[51] The satirical project had visuals parodying online conservative subcultures, featuring alt-right conspiracy theories, alpha males, and trilby-donning incels.[52]
2023-present: Fanfare and world tour Edit
In April 2023, they started teasing a new era. On April 7, the single "Freak Mode" was released. A second single, "Sodom & Gomorrah" was released in June, followed by a third one "anon" released on July 19. That same day, they announced their third album, "Fanfare", which was released on October 6. The song "Puppet" was released on August 31 and a fifth single, "Idolize" was released the day of the album release. All singles were accompained by a music video.
On October 10, they announced the Fanfare World Tour. It is set to start on November 25 in Buenos Aires and is set to end on March 22 in San Francisco. It will feature shows in South America, Europe and North America.
Personal life Edit
Electra is queer and genderfluid, and uses they/them pronouns. They have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.[3][53] Electra is Jewish.[54]
Discography Edit
| Dorian Electra discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 3 |
| Singles | 29 |
| Demos | 1 |
| Instrumental | 1 |
Albums Edit
Studio albums Edit
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Flamboyant |
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| My Agenda | |
| Fanfare |
Instrumental albums Edit
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Flamboyant Deluxe (Instrumentals) |
|
Demo albums Edit
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Flamboyant ~ Voice Memos |
|
Singles Edit
As lead artist Edit
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Clitopia"[63] | 2016 | Non-album singles |
| "Mind Body Problem"[64] | ||
| "Vibrator"[65] | ||
| "High Heels"[66] | ||
| "Drag"[67] (featuring Imp Queen, Lucy Stoole, Eva Young, The Vixen, & London Jade) | ||
| "Jackpot"[68] | 2017 | |
| "Control" (featuring Zuri Marley, Chynna, K Rizz and London Jade) | ||
| "VIP"[69] (featuring K Rizz) | 2018 | |
| "Career Boy"[70] | Flamboyant | |
| "Man To Man"[71] | ||
| "2 Fast" | 2019 | Non-album single |
| "Flamboyant"[72] | Flamboyant | |
| "Daddy Like"[73] | ||
| "Thirsty (For Love)" | 2020 | Non-album single |
| "Sorry Bro (I Love You)" | My Agenda | |
| "Give Great Thanks" | ||
| "Gentleman" | ||
| "M'Lady" | ||
| "Edgelord" (featuring Rebecca Black) | ||
| "My Agenda"[74] (featuring Village People and Pussy Riot) | ||
| "Positions"[75] | 2021 | Non-album single |
| "Ram It Down" (Lil Texas Remix) (featuring Mood Killer, Lil Mariko, and Lil Texas) | ||
| "Happy" (featuring 645AR) | ||
| "Feels Like We Only Go Backwards"[76] | ||
| "M'Lady" (S3RL Remix) (featuring Kero Kero Bonito) | My Agenda (Deluxe) | |
| "Gentleman" (d0llywood1 Remix) (featuring Danny Brown) | ||
| "Barbie Boy" (ElyOtto Remix) | ||
| "Iron Fist" (Alice Glass Remix) (featuring Faris Badwan) | ||
| "My Agenda" (Anamanaguchi Remix) (featuring Village People and Pussy Riot) | 2022 | |
| "Freak Mode" | 2023 | Fanfare |
| "Sodom & Gomorrah" | ||
| "Anon" | ||
| "Puppet" | ||
| "Idolize" |
As a featured artist Edit
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Femmebot" (Charli XCX featuring Dorian Electra) | 2017 | Pop 2 |
| "Open My Eyes" (Ravenna Golden featuring Dorian Electra) | 2018 | Non-album single |
| "Gec 2 Ü (Remix)" (100 gecs featuring Dorian Electra) | 2020 | 1000 Gecs & The Tree of Clues |
| "Teenage Dirtbag" (Sega Bodega featuring Dorian Electra) | Reestablishing Connections[77] | |
| "Friday (Remix)" (Rebecca Black featuring 3OH!3, Big Freedia and Dorian Electra) | 2021 | Non-album singles |
| "Toxic" (Pussy Riot featuring Dorian Electra and Dylan Brady) | ||
| "Loveline Remix" (Zolita featuring Dorian Electra and Petal Supply) | Evil Angel (Deluxe) | |
| "My Wife's Boyfriend" (Club Cringe featuring Dorian Electra) | Cringe Compilation #2[78] | |
| "Notice Me" (S3RL featuring Dorian Electra and Nikolett) | 2022 | Non-album single |
| "I Like U" (Dorian Electra Remix) (Tove Lo featuring Dorian Electra) | 2023 | Dirt Femme (Extended Cut) and I Like U (Remixes) |
Other charted songs Edit
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Dance [79] | |||
| "Replay (Dorian Electra Remix)" (Lady Gaga featuring Dorian Electra) | 2021 | 28 | Dawn of Chromatica |
Music videos Edit
- "I'm in Love with Friedrich Hayek" (2010)[80]
- "Roll with the Flow" (2011)
- "We Got It 4 Cheap" (2011)
- "Party Milk"[20]
- "Fast Ca$h" (2012)
- "What Mary Didn't Know" (2015)[22]
- "Forever Young: A Love Song To Ray Kurzweil" (2015)[24]
- "Ode to the Clitoris" (2016)[81]
- "Mind Body Problem" (2016)[28]
- "The History of Vibrators" (2016)[30]
- "Dark History of High Heels" (2016)[31]
- "2000 Years of Drag" (2016)[32]
- "Control" (2017)[33]
- "Jackpot" (2017)[37]
- "Career Boy" (2018)
- "V.I.P." (feat. K Rizz) (2018) [82]
- "Man to Man" (2018)[41]
- "Flamboyant" (2019)
- "Daddy Like" (2019)[83]
- "Adam & Steve" (2019)
- "Guyliner" (2020)
- "Malibu" (Guest appearance) (2020)
- "Sorry Bro (I Love You)" (2020)
- "Give Great Thanks" (2020)
- "Gentleman / M'Lady" (2020)
- "Edgelord" (feat. Rebecca Black) (2020)
- "F the World" (2020)[84]
- "Friday (Remix)" (Guest appearance) (2021)
- "Shape of You" (Ed Sheeran cover) (2021)
- "Positions" (Ariana Grande cover) (2021)
- "Ram It Down" (feat. Mood Killer, Lil Mariko & Lil Texas) (2021)
- "Feels Like We Only Go Backwards" (Tame Impala cover) (2021)
- "Happy" (Pharrell Williams cover) (feat. 645AR) (2021)
- "My Agenda" (feat. Village People & Pussy Riot) (2021)
- "My Agenda" (Anamanaguchi Remix) (feat. Village People & Pussy Riot) (2022)
- "Shinigami Eyes" (Grimes song) (Guest appearance) (2022)
- "Freak Mode" (2023)
- "Sodom & Gomorrah" (2023)
- "anon" (2023)
- "Puppet" (2023)
- "Idolize" (2023)
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External links Edit
Media related to Dorian Electra at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website