Kim Dracula

Dracula was previously the drummer of multiple bands (including The Dead Maggies, a Tasmanian folk-punk group). They were also the vocalist of Australian heavy metal band Jesterpose, which formed in 2017 and released the EP COVID-19 in 2020. Name is a reference to the Deftones song "Kimdracula" from their album Saturday Night Wrist.

• Name — Kim Dracula • Birth Name — Samuel Wellings • Born — 24 November 1997 • Origin — Hobart, Tasmania, Australia • Occupation — * Singer • songwriter • musician • rapper • Label — * Order of the Snake • Rise • Years Active — 2020–present

In November 2020, Kim Dracula released on TikTok a metal cover of "Paparazzi" by Lady Gaga. The song was subsequently released to Spotify on 11 December 2020. Their "Paparazzi" cover acquired viral popularity within months, with six million views on YouTube, thirteen million plays on Spotify, and use in over 60,000 TikTok clips before the end of the year. The runaway success of the song propelled Kim Dracula to fourth-most followed Australian TikTok music artist of 2020, trailing Sia, Iggy Azalea, and Mia Rodriguez. In January 2021, "Paparazzi" entered Spotify's Global Viral 50 chart, where it reached as high as number 4 on 13 January. The same month, Kim Dracula opened at number 47 on the Billboard Emerging Artists chart, fueled mostly by the success of "Paparazzi" which entered the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart at number 31. By April 2021, Kim Dracula's "Paparazzi" cover had 13.4 million views on TikTok, 33 million views on YouTube, and 55 million listens on Spotify, while Kim Dracula had ascended to becoming the second most followed Australian TikTok personality, with only Sia having more followers. Kim Dracula's 2022 singles "Make Me Famous" and "Drown" were reviewed favorably by Rock Sound magazine, the latter track being described as "a barrage of sounds and styles...as weird as it is wonderful." On 14 July 2023, Kim Dracula released their debut album A Gradual Decline in Morale, which contains 20 tracks, including four previously released singles. Kim Dracula plays the role of Luther on the 2024 concept album by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis, Warriors.

Kim Dracula uses they/them pronouns. In a 2023 interview, Kim Dracula revealed that they have obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD).

List of studio albums, with selected details • Title — Album details • A Gradual Decline in Morale — *Released: July 14, 2023 *Label: Order of the Snake *Format: CD, digital download, streaming

List of singles, with year released and album name shown • Title — Year — Peak chart positions — Album • NZ Hot — US • "Killdozer" — 2020 — — — — — rowspan="4" • "1-800-Close-Ur-Eyes" — — — — • "Say Please!" — — — — • "Paparazzi" (Lady Gaga cover) — 19 — — • "Make Me Famous" — 2022 — — — — — A Gradual Decline In Morale • "Drown" — — — — • "Seventy Thorns" (featuring Jonathan Davis) — 2023 — — — — • "Hysterics" — 2023 — — — — — rowspan="2" • "Death Before Designer" (featuring SosMula) — — — — • "Land of the Sun" — 2023 — — — — — A Gradual Decline In Morale • "In Threes" — 2025 — — — — — rowspan="1" • "Molecular Conversion" — 2026 — — — — — rowspan="1"

• Title — Year — Album • "The Bard's Last Note" (Ricky Desktop featuring Kim Dracula) — 2020 — Non-album single • "Vinny Rotten" (SosMula featuring Kim Dracula) — 2021 — 13 Songs 2 Die 2 • "Червь / Worm" (IC3PEAK featuring Kim Dracula) — 2022 — Non-album single • "Artificial Anatomy" (Left to Suffer featuring Kim Dracula) — 2023 — Feral • "W H A T (We're Hungry And Thirsty)" (Tech N9ne featuring HU$H, Kim Dracula) — 2023 — W H A T (We're Hungry And Thirsty) • "Lubricant Like Kerosene" (SeeYouSpaceCowboy... featuring Kim Dracula) — 2024 — Coup De Grâce • "Candy Man" (SosMula featuring Kim Dracula) — 2024 — Sleez Religion • "Heretic" (In This Moment featuring Kim Dracula) — 2025 — Witch

• America's Gradual Decline In Morale Tour (2024) • Europe + The UK Tour (2025) • Horror Down Under Tour (2025)

• US Tour Spring 2025 (with Hanabie.) (2025)

• Life is But A Dream... North American Tour Pt. 1 and 2 (for Avenged Sevenfold) (2023) • The Godmode Tour Pt.1 and 2 (for In This Moment) (2024) • Hell Of A Summer Tour (for Ice Nine Kills and Dayseeker) (2025)