Dornik Leigh (born 2 January 1990 in

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, England) is a British musician.

Career

Dornik started off being a ghostwriter for

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and

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. He later was credited as producer and songwriter in those groups. In addition to that, he also collaborated with several other artists as well, in addition to being a prominent backing musician, performing with

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, from where he released his self titled debut album, ''Dornik'', in 2015. His follow up album, ''Limboland'', was released in May 2020.

Discography

Albums

* ''Dornik'' (2015) * ''Limboland'' (2020)

References

External links

Website
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