Virginia to Vegas

• Background — person • Name — Virginia To Vegas • Birth Name — Derik John Baker • Birthplace — Richmond, Virginia, United States • Origin — Guelph, Ontario, Canada • Genre — * Indie pop • dance-pop • electronica • Occupation — * Musician • singer • songwriter • producer • Instrument — * Vocals • guitar • bass • Years Active — 2013–present • Label — * Wax Records • Ultra Records • Universal Music Group • Republic Records

Although Derik John Baker was born in the Richmond, Virginia, United States, he was raised in Guelph and Toronto, in Ontario, Canada, as well as Charleston in West Virginia, United States. He attended high school at Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute and Bishop Macdonell Catholic High School. After high school, Derik attended Sheridan College for studies in travel and tourism.

Virginia To Vegas was signed to an independent full service 100% Canadian music company Wax Records in July 2013, after label executive, Jamie Appleby, discovered him on YouTube. The first single "We Are Stars" was released on January 7, 2014, and entered the Canadian Singles Top 100 chart at 94 on week 5, February 1, 2014, peaked at 14 and stayed for one week. On November 10, 2014, Virginia to Vegas released his debut EP Vol. I, which contains six songs including his Platinum-certified debut single "We Are Stars".

Virginia to Vegas released a new single, "Our Story", on May 4, 2015. On September 2, 2016, he released a new single, "Lights Out", which samples Rockwell's 1984 single, "Somebody's Watching Me". That fall, he announced that his debut studio album would be released by the end of 2016. Utopian was released on December 2, 2016 and features all four of his singles released through that date. This was when he first got signed to a U.S record company of Ultra Records.

On February 24, 2017, Virginia To Vegas released a new single called "Selfish". On November 8, he released another single called "Emotions". His next single "Yesterday" was released on October 12, 2018. Finally, he released "Just Friends" on May 24, 2019. All these songs are featured on his second EP Hartland St., alongside two other songs, which was released on June 14, 2019. Hartland Street is the name of the actual street he lives on in real life. This was when he moved to, was living in, and was leaving Los Angeles at a time.

Only months after the release of Hartland St., Virginia To Vegas released the single "Betterman" on February 14, 2020, followed by a five-song EP titled A Constant State of Improvement on February 28, 2020, which includes the song "Betterman". On October 30, 2020, he released another EP on September 18 titled, Don't Wake Me, I'm Dreaming, which includes the lead single "Palm Springs (The Way You Made Me Feel)" along with five other songs. In September 2021, he collaborated with MacKenzie Porter on the single "This Sucks.".

• Title — Album details • Utopian — *Released: December 2, 2016 *Label: Wax *Format: CD, digital download • Life Gets Interesting... — *Released: February 17, 2023 *Label: Wax *Format: CD, digital download

• Title — Album details • The Greatest Hits — *Released: March 8, 2024 *Label: Wax *Format: CD, digital download

• Title — EP details • Vol. I — *Released: November 10, 2014 *Label: Wax *Format: Digital download • Hartland St. — *Released: June 14, 2019 *Label: Wax *Format: Digital download • A Constant State of Improvement — *Released: February 28, 2020 *Label: Wax *Format: Digital download • Don't Wake Me, I'm Dreaming — *Released: October 30, 2020 *Label: Wax *Format: Digital download • It's a Little Complicated, But I'm Okay. — *Released: February 4, 2022 *Label: Wax *Format: Digital download • An Examination of It All — *Released: November 7, 2025 *Label: Wax *Format: Digital download

• Title — EP details • L.A. in the Rear View — *Released: February 14, 2021 *Label: Wax, Universal Music Group *Format: Digital download • Remember That Time We — *Released: May 20, 2022 *Label: Wax, FP *Format: Digital download

• Single — Year — Peak chart positions — Certifications — Album • CAN — CAN AC — CAN CHR — CAN Hot AC • "We Are Stars" (featuring Alyssa Reid) — 2014 — 14 — 13 — 11 — 14 — * MC: Platinum — Utopian • "Don't Fight the Music" — 97 — 30 — 33 — 36 • "Our Story" — 2015 — — — — — 47 — 32 • "Lights Out" — 2016 — 40 — 12 — 10 — 14 — * MC: Platinum • "Selfish" — 2017 — 72 — 11 — 9 — 12 — * MC: Platinum — Hartland St. • "Emotions" — — — — — 34 — 39 • "Yesterday" — 2018 — — — — — 30 — — • "Just Friends" — 2019 — 50 — 5 — 8 — 3 — * MC: Platinum • "Betterman" — 2020 — 48 — 8 — 15 — 6 — * MC: Gold — A Constant State of Improvement • "Palm Springs (The Way You Made Me Feel)" — — — — — 27 — 41 — Don't Wake Me, I'm Dreaming • "Malibu" (with NOTD) — 2021 — — — — — 24 — 29 — Remember That Time We • "This Sucks." (with MacKenzie Porter) — — — — — 26 — 42 • "No Excuses" — 2022 — 61 — 7 — 12 — 11 — Life Gets Interesting... • "Daydreaming" (with Noelle) — 99 — 14 — 20 — 29 — rowspan=2 • "Last Christmas" (featuring Tyler Shaw, Lolo, New Friends, Noelle, Shawn Hook) — 2023 — — — — — — — — • "Time!" — 2024 — — — — — 10 — 10 — The Greatest Hits • "More Often Than Not" — — — — — — — — • "Heaven Tonight" — 2025 — — — — — — — — — An Examination of It All • "Arizona Iced Tea" — — — — — — — — • "Last Night" (with Intense) — — — — — — — — • "Million Ways" — — — — — 25 — — • "—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

• Single — Year — Peak chart positions — Album • CAN — CAN AC — CAN CHR — CAN Hot AC • "Just as Much" (Delaney Jane featuring Virginia to Vegas) — 2021 — 71 — 15 — 11 — 21 — Somewhere Else

• Single — Year — Album • "Colourful" — 2014 — Vol. I • "Amnesia" — 2021 — Life Gets Interesting... • "You Don't Know" — 2022 • "Break Up with That Guy."