We Are Domi
{{Short description|Czech-Norwegian electropop band}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = We Are Domi
| image = Eurovision 2022 - Semi-final 2 - Czech Republic - We Are Domi.jpg
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| caption = We Are Domi at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022
| alias = DOMI
| origin = Prague, Czech Republic
Leeds, United Kingdom
| genre = {{hlist|Electropop|Scandipop{{cite web |title=Česko vysílá na Eurovizi kapelu We Are Domi |url=https://ct24.ceskatelevize.cz/kultura/3415726-cesko-vysila-na-eurovizi-kapelu-we-are-domi |website=ČT24 |access-date=17 December 2021 |language=cs |date=17 December 2021 |archive-date=17 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217104718/https://ct24.ceskatelevize.cz/kultura/3415726-cesko-vysila-na-eurovizi-kapelu-we-are-domi |url-status=live }}}}
| years_active = 2016–present
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| associated_acts = {{hlist|Lake Malawi|Skogmus|Wardrobe Quintet}}
| current_members = {{ubl|Dominika Hašková|Casper Hatlestad|Benjamin Rekstad}}
| past_members = {{ubl|Jostein Braaten|Jemma Freese|Theo Goss|Paolo Mazzoni}}
}}
We Are Domi, formerly known as Domi (stylised in all caps), is a Czech-Norwegian-British electropop band formed in Leeds, United Kingdom in 2016.{{cite web |title=We Are Domi |url=https://eurovision.tv/participant/we-are-domi-22 |website=Eurovision.tv |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=7 May 2022 |language=en-gb |archive-date=20 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420161838/https://eurovision.tv/participant/we-are-domi-22 |url-status=live }} The band consists of lead vocalist Dominika Hašková, guitarist Casper Hatlestad, and keyboardist Benjamin Rekstad.{{cite web |last1=Johnston |first1=Raymond |title=Band led by hockey legend Hašek's daughter scores Czech Eurovision nom |url=https://www.expats.cz/czech-news/article/czech-entry-to-the-2022-eurovision-song-contest-announced |website=Expats.cz |access-date=17 December 2021 |language=en |date=17 December 2021 |archive-date=17 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217155923/https://www.expats.cz/czech-news/article/czech-entry-to-the-2022-eurovision-song-contest-announced |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Klemetzen |first1=Kristian Havnes |title=To nordmenn med på Tsjekkias Eurovision-bidrag |url=https://www.vg.no/rampelys/musikk/i/8Q7pBQ/to-nordmenn-med-paa-tsjekkias-eurovision-bidrag |website=VG |access-date=17 December 2021 |language=nb |date=17 December 2021 |archive-date=17 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217105058/https://www.vg.no/rampelys/musikk/i/8Q7pBQ/to-nordmenn-med-paa-tsjekkias-eurovision-bidrag |url-status=live }} The three met during their studies at the Leeds College of Music.
Having won the Czech national selection ESCZ 2022 in December 2021, the band represented the Czech Republic in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song "Lights Off".{{cite web |title=Czech out the latest Eurovision participants: We Are Domi |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/we-are-domi-win-escz2022 |website=Eurovision.tv |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=17 December 2021 |language=en-gb |date=16 December 2021 |archive-date=16 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216201408/https://eurovision.tv/story/we-are-domi-win-escz2022 |url-status=live }}
History
We Are Domi was originally founded as a one-time project to serve as Hašková's backup band for an examination concert in 2016.{{cite web |last1=Knudsen |first1=Steinar |title=Se video: Benjamin fra Nesodden med gode odds i MGP-finalen her |url=https://www.amta.no/se-video-benjamin-fra-nesodden-med-gode-odds-i-mgp-finalen-her/s/5-3-1124462 |website=Akershus Amtstidende |access-date=7 May 2022 |language=nb |date=9 December 2021 |archive-date=26 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226192810/https://www.amta.no/se-video-benjamin-fra-nesodden-med-gode-odds-i-mgp-finalen-her/s/5-3-1124462 |url-status=live }} Besides Hašková, Hatlestad and Rekstad, it included Norwegian drummer Jostein Braaten, and British keyboardist and backing vocalist Jemma Freese, who were all studying at the Leeds College of Music at the time.{{cite web |last1=Carter |first1=William |title=Czech Republic: Five Things to Know About We Are Domi |url=https://www.escunited.com/czech-republic-five-things-to-know-about-we-are-domi/ |website=ESC United |access-date=7 May 2022 |date=20 December 2021 |archive-date=31 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131061102/https://www.escunited.com/czech-republic-five-things-to-know-about-we-are-domi/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Hartley |first1=Kath |title=Sound City 19: DOMI |url=https://www.leedsconservatoire.ac.uk/about-us/news/sound-city-19-domi/ |website=Leeds Conservatoire |access-date=7 May 2022 |language=en |date=29 April 2019 |archive-date=11 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111135642/https://www.leedsconservatoire.ac.uk/about-us/news/sound-city-19-domi/ |url-status=live }} After the project, they decided to continue making music together. In 2019, their debut single "Let Me Follow" was released. Braaten and Freese later left the band. In 2020, the band relocated from the United Kingdom to Prague, Czech Republic.
= Eurovision Song Contest 2022 =
In 2021, the band was announced as one of the seven acts participating in the music competition ESCZ 2022, which served as the Czech national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.{{Cite web|last=Farren|first=Neil|date=2021-12-06|title=Czech Republic: ESCZ 2022 Entries Revealed|url=https://eurovoix.com/2021/12/06/czech-republic-escz-2022-entries-revealed/|access-date=2021-12-17|website=Eurovoix|language=en-GB|archive-date=6 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206194517/https://eurovoix.com/2021/12/06/czech-republic-escz-2022-entries-revealed/|url-status=live}} The winner was determined by a combination of votes from an international jury panel (50%), votes from the international public (25%), and votes from the Czech public (25%). Votes could be cast between 7 and 15 December 2021 via the official Eurovision Song Contest app.{{cite web|title=Česká televize uzavřela přihlašování skladeb do národního kola ESCZ 2022|url=https://www.ceskatelevize.cz/porady/10000000484-eurovision-song-contest-2022/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211116120351/https://www.ceskatelevize.cz/porady/10000000484-eurovision-song-contest-2022/|archive-date=16 November 2021|access-date=16 November 2021|website=Česká televize|language=cs}}{{Cite web|date=6 December 2021|title=Czech Republic reveals lucky 7 for 'ESCZ 2022'|url=https://eurovision.tv/story/czech-republic-escz-2022|access-date=6 December 2021|website=Eurovision.tv|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|archive-date=6 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206124018/https://eurovision.tv/story/czech-republic-escz-2022|url-status=live}} On 16 December 2021, "Lights Off" by We Are Domi was announced as the winner, having received a total of 21 points.{{Cite web|last=Otto|first=Melanie|title=Czech republic: We Are Domi will turn the Lights Off in Turin|url=https://www.escunited.com/czech-republic-we-are-domi-will-turn-the-lights-off-in-turin/|date=16 December 2021|access-date=17 December 2021|website=ESC United|language=en-US|archive-date=16 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216204520/http://www.escunited.com/czech-republic-we-are-domi-will-turn-the-lights-off-in-turin/|url-status=live}}
At the Eurovision Song Contest in Turin We Are Domi, representing the Czech Republic, were the last to perform in the second semi-final, closing the show. They finished in 4th place with 227 points (a combination of 102 jury points and 125 televote points), meaning that they qualified to the grand final. This was the fourth time the Czech Republic qualified to the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. We Are Domi opened the final, performing first out of 25 countries. Ultimately, they finished in 22nd place, with 38 points (33 jury, 5 televote).{{cite web | url=https://eurovision.tv/story/congratulations-Ukraine-Kalush-Orchestra-win-eurovision-2022 | title=Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra wins Eurovision Song Contest 2022! | date=15 May 2022 | access-date=19 October 2022 | archive-date=15 May 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515051305/https://eurovision.tv/story/congratulations-Ukraine-Kalush-Orchestra-win-eurovision-2022 | url-status=live }}
Members
Dominika Hašková is a Czech-American singer, songwriter and musical actress. She was born on 3 May 1995 in Buffalo, New York to Czech parents.{{cite web |title=Dominika Hašková |url=https://celebwiki.blesk.cz/osobnost/2376/dominika-haskova/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140731113643/http://celebwiki.blesk.cz/osobnost/2376/dominika-haskova/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=31 July 2014 |website=Celebwiki |publisher=Blesk.cz |access-date=7 May 2022 |language=cs }} Her father is the well-known ice hockey player Dominik Hašek, who played for the Buffalo Sabres at the time of her birth. In 2010, Hašková participated in the first season of the talent show Česko Slovensko má talent, reaching the final. In 2013, she played the role of Florence Vassy in the Czech version of the musical Chess.{{cite web |last1=Čeladník |first1=Jiří |title=Parádní úspěch. Dominátorova dcera září v anglicky zpívaném muzikálu |url=https://www.super.cz/173377-paradni-uspech-dominatorova-dcera-zari-v-anglicky-zpivanem-muzikalu.html |website=Super.cz |access-date=7 May 2022 |language=cs |date=15 May 2013 |archive-date=8 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208152145/https://www.super.cz/173377-paradni-uspech-dominatorova-dcera-zari-v-anglicky-zpivanem-muzikalu.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Boleslav |first1=Petr |title=CHESS: The Musical |url=https://www.nss.cz/chess--the-musical |website=NSS.cz |access-date=7 May 2022 |language=cs-CZ |date=15 May 2013 |archive-date=11 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111135638/https://www.nss.cz/chess--the-musical |url-status=live }}
Casper Hatlestad and Benjamin Rekstad are Norwegian musicians and songwriters. Hatlestad was born on 8 April 1994, and grew up in Sola near Stavanger, Norway.{{cite web |title=Casper Bjelland Hatlestad |url=http://rogalyd.no/artist/casper-bjelland-hatlestad |website=Rogalyd |access-date=7 May 2022 |language=nb |archive-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522141304/http://rogalyd.no/artist/casper-bjelland-hatlestad |url-status=live }}{{Cite instagram |author=We Are Domi |user=we.are.domi |postid=CcGfQ4QrP0F |date=8 April 2022 |title=HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO @casperhatlestad! |access-date=7 May 2022}} For his master's project, he developed a "bow guitar" – a guitar that is played with a bow.{{cite web |last1=Jeevaharan |first1=Gayatri |title=Casper (27) fra Stavanger kan vinne Melodi Grand Prix i Tsjekkia |url=https://www.byas.no/aktuelt/i/Jx396P/casper-27-fra-stavanger-kan-vinne-melodi-grand-prix-i-tsjekkia |website=Byas |access-date=7 May 2022 |language=nb |date=15 December 2021 |archive-date=18 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218132949/https://www.byas.no/aktuelt/i/Jx396P/casper-27-fra-stavanger-kan-vinne-melodi-grand-prix-i-tsjekkia |url-status=dead }} Rekstad was born on 18 February 1995, and grew up in Nesodden, Norway.{{Cite instagram |author=We Are Domi |user=we.are.domi |postid=B8t-Jx-nNUV |date=18 February 2020 |title=It’s our boii @benjaminrekstad ‘s birthday today |access-date=7 May 2022}}{{cite web |title=We Are Domi |url=https://eurovision-spain.com/participante/we-are-domi/ |website=Eurovision Spain |access-date=7 May 2022 |language=es |archive-date=13 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713055748/https://eurovision-spain.com/participante/we-are-domi/ |url-status=live }} Hatlestad and Rekstad have both been members of the bands Skogmus and the Wardrobe Quintet, prior to joining We Are Domi. Since 2020, they have worked as music teachers at the International School of Music and Fine Arts in Prague.
= Current members =
- Dominika Hašková (2016–present) – lead vocals
- Casper Hatlestad (2016–present) – guitar
- Benjamin Rekstad (2016–present) – keyboards
= Former members =
- Jostein Braaten (2016–2019) – drums
- Jemma Freese (2016–2020) – keyboards, backing vocals
- Theo Goss (2020) – drums{{Cite instagram |author=We Are Domi |user=we.are.domi |postid=B7LmaTSHytO |date=11 January 2020 |title=2020 is finally here!! |access-date=7 May 2022}}
- Paolo Mazzoni (2020) – drums{{Cite instagram |author=We Are Domi |user=we.are.domi |postid=CEcDkzPHFV3 |date=28 August 2020 |title=IT’S BEEN A WHILE EVERYONE! |access-date=7 May 2022}}
Discography
= Extended plays =
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| scope="row"| We Are Domi - EP
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= Singles =
== As lead artist ==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year ! scope="col" colspan="4" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| CZE Air. {{cite web |title=WE ARE DOMI - CZ - RADIO - TOP 100 |url=https://ifpicr.cz/hitparada/2/we-are-domi/46342 |publisher=IFPI Czech Republic |access-date=17 June 2025 |language=cs |archive-date=31 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831045449/https://ifpicr.cz/hitparada/2/we-are-domi/46342 |url-status=live}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| CZE ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| LTU ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| SWE |
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| scope="row"| "Let Me Follow"
| rowspan="2"| 2019 | — || — || — || — | rowspan="5" {{Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"| "Wouldn't That Be Nice"
| — || — || — || — |
| scope="row"| "I'm Not Alright"
| rowspan="2"| 2020 | — || — || — || — |
| scope="row"| "Someone New"
| — || — || — || — |
| scope="row"| "Come Get Lost"
| rowspan="2"| 2021 | — || — || — || — |
| scope="row"| "Lights Off"
| 17 || 48 || 43 || 4 | rowspan="6" | We Are Domi - EP |
| scope="row"| "Alive"
| 2022 | — || — || — || — |
| scope="row"| "Paradise"
| rowspan="4" | 2023 | 67 || — || — || — |
| scope="row"| "FU"
| — || — || — || — |
| scope="row" | "Say the Word"
| — || — || — || — |
| scope="row" | "Golden"
| — || — || — || — |
| scope="row" | "Glow"
| rowspan="2" | 2024 | — || — || — || — | rowspan="5" {{Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row" | "Love Every Part of It"
| — || — || — || — |
| scope="row" | "Underdog"
| rowspan="3" | 2025 | — || — || — || — |
| scope="row" | "Getaway"
| 10 || — || — || — |
| scope="row" | "If I'm Honest"
| — || — || — || — |
| colspan="7" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart in that territory. |
== As featured artist ==
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! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Album or EP |
| scope="row"| "High-Speed Kissing" (Lake Malawi featuring We Are Domi) | 2022 | The Great Video Game Crush |
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= Other collaborations =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Album or EP |
| scope="row"| "Firme" (Sick Bicers featuring We Are Domi) | 2020 | Aura |
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| scope="row"| "Novocaine Rush" ({{ill|Tom Sean|cs}} featuring We Are Domi) | 2024 | Stereo Madness |
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Category:Czech pop music groups
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