David Anthony Burke (born March 28, 2005), known professionally as d4vd (pronounced David), is an American singer and songwriter. He is best known for his songs "

Romantic Homicide "Romantic Homicide" is a song by American singer D4vd. It was released through DistroKid on July 20, 2022, as the second single from his debut EP, '' Petals to Thorns''. The song went viral on the app TikTok in September 2022, was rereleased thro ...

" and " Here With Me", both of which experienced international chart success.

Biography

Early life

Born David Anthony Burke in Queens, New York City, he would later move to

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Career

Burke's career in music started when he made montage videos of the video game '' Fortnite'' and decided to make his own music in order to prevent himself from receiving copyright strikes. Burke has been a long-standing member of the

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organization Team Limit.

Influences

In interview with YouTuber ''Takashii from Japan'' while Burke was in Japan for Fuji Rock, he stated that anime is "one of isbiggest influences", specifically citing the "high energy" shonen genre, including

Dragon Ball Z ''Dragon Ball Z'' is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation. Part of the ''Dragon Ball'' media franchise, it is the sequel to the 1986 '' Dragon Ball'' anime series and adapts the latter 325 chapters of the original ...

, Naruto and My Hero Academia, with it's "fluid, fast past movement", considering the fighting "poetic".

"Romantic Homicide" and "Here with Me"

In July 2022, he released the single "Romantic Homicide". "Romantic Homicide" charted at No. 3 on the

Hot Alternative Songs The ''Billboard'' charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs and albums in the United States and elsewhere. The results are published in ''Billboard'' magazine. ''Billboard'' biz, the online extension of the ''Billboard'' charts, pr ...

charts. Burke's second hit single "Here with Me" was released in September 2022, and a music video was released in November 2022. "Here with Me" charted at No. 4 on the

charts and No. 7 on Singaporean charts. The usage of his songs on TikTok would help boost his career and the popularity of his songs. "Romantic Homicide" is

RIAA The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a trade organization that represents the music recording industry in the United States. Its members consist of record labels and distributors that the RIAA says "create, manufacture, and/o ...

certified Gold, ARIA certified platinum, and MC certified platinum, and "Here with Me" is ARIA certified gold and MC certified platinum.

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

Other charted songs

Tours

Supporting

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SOS Tour The SOS Tour is the second concert tour and first arena tour by American singer-songwriter SZA, in support of her second studio album, ''SOS'' (2022). It was announced on December 13 alongside merchandise for the album, four days after the alb ...

(2023)

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