Dante Thomas

Dante Thomas
Dante Thomas in 2012
Dante Thomas in 2012
Background information
Born (1978-01-07) January 7, 1978 (age 48)
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
OccupationSinger
InstrumentVocals
Years active2000–present

Dante Thomas (born January 7, 1978) is an American R&B singer and musician, who experienced international success in 2001 with his song, "Miss California". He has lived in Germany since 2011, first in Hamburg, and since 2014 in the state of Saarland.

Musical career

He was discovered by Donovan Thomas and Doug E. Fresh.

His debut album Fly contained his definitive international hit "Miss California" which topped the charts in Denmark and Germany and was a major hit in Austria, Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, Australia and New Zealand. It also reached number 25 in the United Kingdom and number 85 in the US on the Billboard Hot 100.

In 2012, he released his album Hardcore on Videotape and has an international single hit "Feeling So Blue" with Michael Mind Project, being a retake on Eiffel 65 1999 hit "Blue (Da Ba Dee)". The single "Feeling So Blue" has charted in Austria, France, Germany and Switzerland.

As of September 1, 2026, Dante Thomas has been the official singer and rapper of the Eurodance group C-Block

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions
FRA
 SWI
Fly 2001 6 17
Hardcore on Videotape 2012 — —

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
AUS
 AUT
 BEL
(Wa)
 FRA
 GER
 ITA
 NLD
 SWE
 SWI
 US
"Miss California"
(featuring Pras)		 2001 5 4 2 3 1 20 1 6 2 85 Fly
"Fly"
(featuring C Langlais)		 — — — 65 57 — — — — —
"Guilty" (with Inessa) — 27 — — 28 — — — 33 —
"Get It On" 2004 — 44 — 20 34 — — — 35 —
"What I Got" 2007 — — — — 96 — — — — — Hardcore on Videotape
"Isn't It True" 2009 — — — — — — — — — —
"Damage Is Done" 2011 — — — — 64 — — — — —
Other singles
  • 2002: "Cielo e Terra (Heaven and Earth)" (with Nek)
  • 2016: "Lonely" (with DJ Tomekk)
  • 2021: "Miss Köllefornia" (Eko Fresh & Dante Thomas)
  • 2022: "Call me Tonight" (Mazio & Dante Thomas)
Featured in
Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)		 Album
AUT
 FRA
 GER
 SWI
2012 "Diese Tage"
(KRIS feat. Dante Thomas)		 10 — 30 — Immer wenn ich das hier hör
"Feeling So Blue"
(Michael Mind Project feat. Dante Thomas)		 20 128 38 40 State of Mind
"Nothing Lasts Forever"
(Michael Mind Project feat. Dante Thomas)		 34 — 40 26

References

  1. ↑ Putzing, Juliane. "Dante Thomas – a gifted musician on the road to success".
  2. ↑ JPutzing, Juliane. "Dante Thomas – a gifted musician on the road to success".
  3. ↑ "Was wurde aus dem "Miss California"-Star?". www.promiflash.de (in German). July 29, 2011. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Dante Thomas: "Mister California" ist jetzt Saarländer". bild.de (in German). September 21, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Die Sommerhits der letzten 50 Jahre und was aus den Interpreten wurde". bild.de (in German). June 16, 2018. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Public". Nextcloud. Retrieved September 28, 2026.
  7. 1 2 3 Dante Thomas French peaks
  8. 1 2 3 Dante Thomas Swiss peaks
  9. ↑ Dante Thomas Australian peaks
  10. 1 2 Dante Thomas Austrian peaks
  11. 1 2 3 "Dante Thomas feat. Pras – Miss California" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
  12. 1 2 Dante Thomas German peaks[link removed]
  13. ↑ Dutch peaks
  14. ↑ US peak
  15. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Dante Thomas)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
  17. ↑ "Sweden's certification-database 2001" (PDF). IFPI (Sweden). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 16, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  18. ↑ "AWARDS 2001". IFPI (Switzerland). Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  19. ↑ "Certifications Albums Or – année 2001". Disque en France. Archived from the original on September 24, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2010.