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Biography
Paul Nicholas Fisher, known by the stage name FISHER is an Australian music producer. He was nominated for the 2018 ARIA Award for Best Dance Release as well as the Best Dance Recording category at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards 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 Cut Snake. 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", which was followed by the EP "Oi Oi" in November 2017, which included the tracks "Stop It" and "Ya Didn't".
In July 2018, Fisher released "Losing It" which reached number one on the ARIA Club Tracks chart and made the top 50 on Billboards Hot Dance/Electronic Songs, Dance/Mix Show Airplay, and Dance Club Songs, the latter becoming his first number one in the United States. "Losing It" also garnered Fisher his first Grammy nomination for "Best Dance Recording" at the 2019 Grammys. "Losing It" came in at number 2 in the annual countdown Triple J Hottest 100 of 2018.
On 10 May 2019, Fisher released "You Little Beauty", which became his second Dance Club number one.
Discography
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | BEL(FL) | IRE | UK | US Dance Club Songs | |||
| "Ya Kidding" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Oi Oi" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Crowd Control" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Losing It" | 35 | 26 | 60 | 60 | 1 |
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| "You Little Beauty" | 2019 | 41 | 1 | 50 | 78 | 1 | |
Awards and nominations
ARIA Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Fisher | Best Dance Release | Nominated |
DJ Magazine top 100 DJs
| Year | Position | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 63 | New Entry |
Grammy Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | "Losing It" | Best Dance Recording | Nominated |