Dean Lewis: ‘We Don't Actually Get To Decide What A Hit Is Anymore’
"I've given up virality to tell the story of the songs... that short-form virality is sorta like McDonald’s and desperate."


Dean Lewis Grant Loaney (born 21 October 1987) is an Australian pop singer-songwriter. He is best known for his 2016 single "Waves", which was certified 7× platinum in Australia in 2019, and his 2018 single "Be Alright", which reached number one in Australia and was certified platinum within four weeks of release, eventually reaching 11× platinum in Australia and multi-platinum worldwide, including double platinum in the United States.
Lewis released his debut studio album, A Place We Knew, in 2019 and his second, The Hardest Love, in 2022.