Dornik

{{short description|British musician|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Dornik | image = | caption = | image_size = | birth_name = | alias = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1990|01|02}} | death_date = | origin = Croydon, London, England | instrument = | genre = R&B | occupation = Singer, musician | years_active = 2012–present | label = Island, Universal | website = http://www.dornikmusic.com | current_members = | past_members = }}

'''Dornik Leigh''' (born 2 January 1990 in Croydon, London, England) is a British musician.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/aug/02/dornik-feature-into-swedish-death-metal-band-meshuggah|title=Dornik: 'Jessie Ware's interest really forced my hand'|first=Priya|last=Elan|date=2 August 2015|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref>

==Career== Dornik started off being a ghostwriter for Odd Future and Syd Tha Kyd. He later was credited as producer and songwriter in those groups.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-internet-syd-amazing/|title=The Internet's Syd Has Dropped a Solo Track Called "Amazing," and It Sure Is|date=19 August 2016|website=Noisey.vice.com}}</ref> In addition to that, he also collaborated with several other artists as well, in addition to being a prominent backing musician, performing with Jessie Ware.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/20967-dornik/|title=Dornik: Dornik Album Review – Pitchfork|website=Pitchfork.com}}</ref> Notably being the male vocalist for the song, "Valentine." Due to the collaboration efforts with Ware, she was able to get him signed with Island Records, from where he released his self titled debut album, ''Dornik'', in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/dornik-mn0003176102/biography|title=Dornik – Biography & History|publisher=AllMusic}}</ref> His follow up album, ''Limboland'', was released in May 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pmstudio.com/music/music.html?page=20200523-11474|title=Dornik Releases New Album "LIMBOLAND": Streaming|website=Pmstudio.com|accessdate=2020-07-02}}</ref>

==Discography== ===Albums=== * ''Dornik'' (2015) * ''Limboland'' (2020)

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==External links== *{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150617035121/http://dornikmusic.com/ Website]}}

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