Eric George Lopez, known professionally as Ericdoa (stylized in all lowercase), is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is known as one of the central artists in the

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or digicore genres of music.

Career

The

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-born

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nian- Puerto Rican Ericdoa started recording his own music and releasing it on sites such as

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, with his debut EP ''DOA'' being released in 2019. Ericdoa's debut album, ''Public Target'', as well as his second album, ''COA'', were both released in 2020. Ericdoa signed with

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in 2021. He released a number of singles throughout 2021 and early 2022, including ''Fantasize'', ''back n forth'', ''strangers'', ''sad4whattt'', ''fool4love,'' and ''lifeline''; ''sad4whattt'' was included on the second season soundtrack of the

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drama series ''Euphoria''. Ericdoa has also frequently collaborated with

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, releasing several singles as well as the EP ''Then I'll Be Happy'' in 2021. Ericdoa's fourth album, ''Things With Wings'', was announced for release in May 2022 alongside an international headlining tour. It was later released on May 20th, 2022. After a nine-month hiatus, Ericdoa released a new single titled ">one" (pronounced "greater than one") on March 5, 2023, in collaboration with

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Musical style

While frequently described as a leading

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and digicore artist, Ericdoa has said that he is hesitant to place a genre on his music. He stated to

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that "I think for people who aren't very well-versed in music it's just a cushion to fall back on ... Instead of genre-less music, they have something to call it." According to ''The New Yorker'', Ericdoa's musical style might be more accurately described as "hyper-rap".

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

References

External links

* {{official website, https://www.ericdoa.com/ 2002 births Living people Musicians from Connecticut Songwriters from Connecticut Rappers from Connecticut American singer-songwriters Interscope Records artists Hyperpop musicians