Tobias Topic, also known mononymously as Topic, is a German DJ, producer and musician. His song "Home" was certified Platinum in Australia and Germany.
Biography
He went to a high school in Hessen. At the age of 16, he started using Logic, a digital audio workstation, to produce music with the guidance of a teacher. He started his musical career on social media with the assistance of YouTube musicians who contacted him. Topic´s first release, a house song called "Light It Up", was released at the end of 2014 and reached more than one million views on his YouTube channel. In summer 2015 he released his debut album Miles, which charted on both the German and Austrian charts. Topic also later made the singles charts in both countries with the song "Home" featuring Nico Santos on vocals. He has cited the internet as a source of his success, stating "The Internet has actually brought the world closer together." In January 2016, he released the song "Home" which features singer Nico Santos. In September 2016, he signed a record deal with Sony Music/ATV. In January 2017, he released the single "Break My Habits". On 26 January 2018, Topic collaborated with American singer Ally Brooke for the single "Perfect". The success of Airplay also received attention in the United States, in particular through Brooke's appearance on the TV show Wild ’n Out. For the song, they were nominated for the Teen Choice Award 2018 in the "Electronic / Dance Song" category. With the track "Sólo contigo", which was created in collaboration with Juan Magán and German singer Lena Meyer-Landrut, he released a Spanish-language single for the first time in spring 2018. The song "The Less I Know" followed with Alexander Tidebrink, a swedish singer and songwriter. On 19 December 2019, "Breaking Me" was released as the sixth single in 2019. It is a collaboration with the Swedish singer A7S and the first chart success after almost two years. The single reached top 10 positions in Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Canada, Australia and Ireland. With "Breaking Me" Topic also reached the British single charts for the first time and his first number 1 in the Portuguese charts. In the USA he dominated the dance charts for 3 weeks.
