Dorian Electra Fridkin Gomberg (born 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, and performance artist. Their debut studio album, ''

Flamboyant Flamboyant (from ) is a form of late Gothic architecture that developed in Europe in the Late Middle Ages and Renaissance, from around 1375 to the mid-16th century. It is characterized by double curves forming flame-like shapes in the bar-tr ...

'', was released in 2019, followed by their second studio album, ''

My Agenda ''My Agenda'' is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Dorian Electra, released on October 16, 2020. Promoted by the singles " Sorry Bro (I Love You)", "Give Great Thanks", "Gentleman", "M'Lady", "Edgelord", and the title track, ...

,'' in 2020. Electra is known for their non-conforming fashion, queer aesthetics, and

experimental pop Experimental pop is pop music that cannot be categorized within traditional musical boundaries or which attempts to push elements of existing popular forms into new areas. It may incorporate experimental techniques such as musique concrète, a ...

sound. Electra identifies as

genderfluid Non-binary and genderqueer are umbrella terms for gender identities that are not solely male or femaleidentities that are outside the gender binary. Non-binary identities fall under the transgender umbrella, since non-binary people typically ...

Early life

Electra's father is Paul Gomberg, known as "the Rockstar Realtor" in Houston, and originally from Beverly Hills. Their mother is an artist and jewelry designer Paula Fridkin. Electra graduated from School of the Woods, a

Montessori The Montessori method of education involves children's natural interests and activities rather than formal teaching methods. A Montessori classroom places an emphasis on hands-on learning and developing real-world skills. It emphasizes indepen ...

high school in

Houston Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 i ...

Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...

. They attended

Shimer College Shimer Great Books School (pronounced ) is a Great Books college that is part of North Central College in Naperville, Illinois. Prior to 2017, Shimer was an independent, accredited college on the south side of Chicago, with a history of being ...

, a

Great Books A classic is a book accepted as being exemplary or particularly noteworthy. What makes a book "classic" is a concern that has occurred to various authors ranging from Italo Calvino to Mark Twain and the related questions of "Why Read the Cl ...

school in

Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rockf ...

, from 2010 to 2014.

Career

Electra first drew national attention in 2010 with the music video "I'm in Love with Friedrich Hayek", which lauded the philosophy of the Austrian economist

Friedrich Hayek Friedrich August von Hayek ( , ; 8 May 189923 March 1992), often referred to by his initials F. A. Hayek, was an Austrian–British economist, legal theorist and philosopher who is best known for his defense of classical liberalism. Haye ...

and garnered commentary from the modern Austrian theory professor

Steven Horwitz Steven G. Horwitz (February 7, 1964 – June 27, 2021) was an American economist of the Austrian School. Horwitz was the Distinguished Professor of Free Enterprise in the department of economics in the Miller College of Business at Ball State Un ...

. In 2011, they released two more videos, "Roll with the Flow" and "We Got it 4 Cheap". Both were covered by mainstream political media. "We Got it 4 Cheap" came in second in the Lloyd V. Hackley Endowment's "Supply and Demand Video Contest". In 2012, they interned at production company Emergent Order. Emergent Order had previously published "

Fear the Boom and Bust ''Fear the Boom and Bust'' is a 2010 hip hop music video in which 20th century economists John Maynard Keynes and Friedrich von Hayek (played by Billy Scafuri and Adam Lustick, respectively) take part in a rap battle discussing economics, specifi ...

", a similar Hayek-oriented rap video. 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 The Moving Picture Institute (MPI) is an American non-profit organization and film production company founded in 2005 by human rights advocate Thor Halvorssen. Its current president is Rob Pfaltzgraff. Mission and purpose The Moving Picture Ins ...

. 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. In 2014, Electra (as Dorian Electra & The Electrodes) released a music video called "What Mary Didn't Know", based on Frank Jackson's philosophical thought experiment of the same name (1986). 2015 saw the release of Electra's video "Forever Young: A Love Song to Ray Kurzweil", a tribute to the futurist

Ray Kurzweil Raymond Kurzweil ( ; born February 12, 1948) is an American computer scientist, author, inventor, and futurist. He is involved in fields such as optical character recognition (OCR), text-to-speech synthesis, speech recognition technology, and e ...

. In 2016, Electra released "Ode to the Clitoris" on Refinery29 detailing the history of the clitoris from ancient Greece to modern 3D models. In an interview Electra stated it was to "desensitize people to the word CLITORIS and help bring it more into popular consciousness." In June 2016 Electra released "Mind Body Problem" on 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". Electra continued their music video series with Refinery29 about

intersectional feminism Intersectionality is an analytical framework for understanding how aspects of a person's social and political identities combine to create different modes of discrimination and privilege. Intersectionality identifies multiple factors of adv ...

and queer histories with "The History of Vibrators" (2016), the "Dark History of High Heels" (2016), "2000 Years of Drag" (2016), and "Control" (2017). 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. "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), Art All Night - Trenton: 6th Annual Film Festival, Desperado LGBT Film Festival, QUEER-Streifen Regensburg, Filmfest homochrom, Flatpack Film Festival, 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." Later that year, Electra was featured on the

Charli XCX Charlotte Emma Aitchison (born 2 August 1992), known professionally as Charli XCX, is an English singer and songwriter. Born in Cambridge and raised in Start Hill, Essex, she began posting songs on Myspace in 2008, which led to her discovery ...

track "Femmebot" with

Mykki Blanco Mykki Blanco (born April 2, 1986) is an American rapper, performance artist, poet and activist. She has collaborated musically with artists including Kanye West, Teyana Taylor, and Dev Hynes, Blood Orange. Early life Blanco was born in Orange ...

on the mixtape '' Pop 2''. In 2018, Electra released three new tracks titled "Career Boy", "VIP", and "Man to Man". In 2019, Electra released their debut album, ''

''. In August 2019, Electra embarked on the Flamboyant: Chapter I tour, which lasted until November 2019. 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 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The disease quickly ...

. In 2020, Electra released the single "Thirsty (For Love)", a collaboration with fans. They also released a deluxe version of "Flamboyant" later that year. Following this, they released the singles "

Sorry Bro (I Love You) "Sorry Bro (I Love You)" is a song by American recording artist Dorian Electra, released as the lead single from their second studio album ''My Agenda'' on May 19, 2020. An album of remixes by various artists was released on June 23, 2020. Compos ...

", "Give Great Thanks", "Gentleman", and "M'Lady". On September 21, 2020, Electra announced their project ''

'', featuring appearances from

Rebecca Black Rebecca Renee Black (born June 21, 1997) is an American singer and YouTuber. She gained extensive media coverage when the music video for her 2011 single "Friday" went viral on YouTube and other social media sites. "Friday" was derided by many ...

Sega Bodega Salvador Navarrete (born 16 February 1992), better known by his stage name Sega Bodega, is an Irish-Scottish music producer, singer, songwriter, DJ and co-head/founder of record label and collective Nuxxe. Sega Bodega is known for his futuristic ...

Lil Mariko Katherine Mariko Zhang (born March 1, 1997), known professionally as Lil Mariko, is a Asian Americans, Chinese-Japanese-American rapper, songwriter and artist. Her first single "Where's My Juul??" released in 2019 as a collaboration between herse ...

Mood Killer Mood may refer to: *Mood (psychology), a relatively long lasting emotional state Music *The Mood, a British pop band from 1981 to 1984 *Mood (band), hip hop artists *Mood (Jacquees album), ''Mood'' (Jacquees album), 2016 *Moods (Barbara Mandre ...

Faris Badwan Faris Adam Derar Badwan (born 21 September 1986) is an English musician, best known as the lead vocalist of the Horrors, and more recently as half of Cat's Eyes. Early life Born in Bexley, Kent on 21 September 1986 to a Palestinian father and ...

Pussy Riot Pussy Riot is a Russian feminist protest and performance art group based in Moscow that became popular for its provocative punk rock music which later turned into a more accessible style. Founded in August 2011, it has had a membership of appr ...

Village People Village People is an American disco group known for its on-stage costumes and suggestive lyrics in their music. The group was originally formed by French producers Jacques Morali, Henri Belolo and lead singer Victor Willis following the releas ...

, and

Dylan Brady Dylan Marshall Brady (born November 27, 1993) is an American music producer and singer-songwriter best known for being one half of experimental electronic music duo 100 Gecs, alongside Laura Les. He also owns and operates his own record label, ...

among others. The project was released on October 16, 2020, and is described as exploring " crisis in masculinity".

Personal life

Electra is queer and

, and uses they/them pronouns. They have been diagnosed with

attention deficit disorder Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by excessive amounts of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity that are pervasive, impairing in multiple contexts, and otherwise age-inap ...

. Electra is

Jewish Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Instrumental albums

Demo albums

Singles

As lead artist

As a featured artist

Other charted songs

Other appearances

Videos

* "I'm in Love with Friedrich Hayek" (2010) * "Roll with the Flow" (2011) * "We Got It 4 Cheap" (2011) * "Party Milk" * "Fast Ca$h" (2012) * "What Mary Didn't Know" (2015) * "Forever Young: A Love Song To Ray Kurzweil" (2015) * "Ode to the Clitoris" (2016) * "Mind Body Problem" (2016) * "The History of Vibrators" (2016) * "Dark History of High Heels" (2016) * "2000 Years of Drag" (2016) * "Control" (2017) * "Jackpot" (2017) * "Career Boy" (2018) * "V.I.P." (feat. K Rizz) (2018) * "Man to Man" (2018) * "Flamboyant" (2019) * "Daddy Like" (2019) * "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.

) (2020) * "F the World" (2020) * "Friday (Remix)" (Guest appearance) (2021) * "

Shape of You "Shape of You" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. It was released on 6 January 2017 as one of the double lead singles from his third studio album '' ÷'' (2017), along with "Castle on the Hill". The dancehall and R&B-infused ...

" (2021) * " Positions" (2021) * "Ram It Down" (feat.

& Lil Texas) (2021) * "

Feels Like We Only Go Backwards "Feels Like We Only Go Backwards" is a song by Australian psychedelic rock band Tame Impala. It is the seventh track on their 2012 album ''Lonerism'', and was released as its second single on 1 October 2012. The single features artwork from Austr ...

" (2021) * " Happy" (feat. 645AR) (2021) * "My Agenda" (feat.

) (2021) * "My Agenda" (

Anamanaguchi Anamanaguchi is an American chiptune-based pop and rock band from New York City. The band has four members: lead songwriters and guitarists Peter Berkman and Ary Warnaar, bassist James DeVito, and drummer Luke Silas. Anamanaguchi combines dig ...

Remix) (feat. Village People & Pussy Riot) (2022)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Electra, Dorian Living people Musicians from Houston Shimer College alumni Singer-songwriters from Texas 21st-century American singers Non-binary musicians LGBT singers from the United States Queer musicians LGBT Jews Jewish American musicians Electropop musicians Experimental pop musicians Baroque pop musicians Transgender non-binary people LGBT people from Texas Transgender musicians LGBT songwriters 21st-century American Jews 21st-century LGBT people 1992 births