Paul Nicholas Fisher, known by the stage name Fisher (stylised as FISHER) is an Australian music producer. He was nominated for the 2018

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for Best Dance Release as well as the

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category at the

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for his solo single " Losing It".

Career

Surfing

Fisher was a pro surfer on the World Qualifying Series before starting a career in music.

Music

Fisher was one half of the DJ duo

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. The group was formed with fellow surfer Leigh "Sedz" Sedley. The duo started DJing together while traveling on the pro surfing circuit. Fisher later went solo and started releasing house music tracks under the stage name Fisher. In June 2017, Fisher released his debut single "Ya Kidding", followed by the EP "Oi Oi" in November 2017, which includes the tracks "Stop It" and "Ya Didn't". In March 2018, Fisher released "Crowd Control". "Crowd Control" came in at number 116 in the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2018. In July 2018, Fisher released " Losing It" which reached number one on the ARIA Club Tracks Chart and made the top 50 on ''Billboard''s Hot

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, and

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, the latter becoming his first number one in the United States. "Losing It" also garnered Fisher his first

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nomination for "

" at the 2019 Grammys. "Losing It" came in at number 2 in the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2018. On 10 May 2019, Fisher released " You Little Beauty", which became his second number one on the Dance Club Songs chart. "You Little Beauty" came in at number 53 in the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2019. On 20 March 2020, Fisher released "Freaks", the lead single from his

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of the same name. The EP was released on 31 March, alongside the second single “Wanna Go Dancin’”.

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as

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) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector. , - ,

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, "Losing It" , Best Independent Dance, Electronica Or Club Single , , -

ARIA Music Awards

The

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is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of

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azine's top 100 DJs

International Dance Music Awards

The

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is an annual awards ceremony held in

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as a major part of the

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. The awards commenced in 1985.

Grammy Awards

The

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is an award presented by

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to recognize achievement in the

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. The awards commenced in 1959.

References

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