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{{short description|American singer-songwriter and composer (born 1969)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Duncan Sheik
| image             = Duncan Sheik.jpg
| image_size        = 180
| caption           = Sheik in 2006
| birth_name        = 
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1969|11|18|mf=y}}
| birth_place       = [[Montclair, New Jersey|Montclair]], New Jersey, U.S.
| origin            = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| instrument        = {{hlist|Guitar|piano|vocals|electronics}}
| genre             = {{hlist|[[Rock music|Rock]]|[[Pop music|pop]]|[[alternative rock]]|[[acoustic rock]]|[[pop rock]]|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]}}
| occupation        = {{hlist|Singer-songwriter|composer|actor}}
| years_active      = 1993–present
| label             = {{hlist|[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]|[[Nonesuch Records|Nonesuch]]|[[Elektra Records|Elektra]]|Zoë|[[Rounder Records|Rounder]]|[[Universal Records|Universal]]|[[Rhino Entertainment]]}}
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'''Duncan Sheik''' (born November 18, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. Sheik is known for his 1996 debut single "[[Barely Breathing]]", which earned him a [[Grammy Award]] nomination for [[Best Male Pop Vocal Performance]]. He has composed music for motion pictures and Broadway musicals, winning the 2007 [[Tony Awards]] for Best Original Score and Best Orchestrations for his work on the musical ''[[Spring Awakening (musical)|Spring Awakening]]''.

==Early life==
Sheik is a native of [[Montclair, New Jersey]]. Following his parents' divorce, he split time between his father's house in New Jersey and his mother's home in South Carolina.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/insidejersey/2010/03/jersey_boy_duncan_sheik.html|title=Duncan Sheik gets his Jersey on in South Orange|first=Lisa|last=Rose|date=March 8, 2010|website=nj.com}}</ref> He is the half-brother of Broadway actress Kacie Sheik.<ref>{{cite web|last=Fox|first=Sandra Diamond|date=November 18, 2015|title=Happy Birthday To Garrison's Duncan Shiek|url=https://dailyvoice.com/new-york/putnam/news/happy-birthday-to-garrisons-duncan-shiek/587493/|website=Putnam Daily Voice}}</ref> Sheik's [[Juilliard]]-trained grandmother introduced him to the piano, and he later took up the electric guitar. By age 12, he was playing guitar with high school students in a cover band.<ref name="latimes.com">{{cite web|last=Matsumoto|first=Jon|date=April 15, 1997|title=Waiting to Exhale : 'Barely Breathing' Singer-Songwriter Duncan Sheik, Busy Touring, Can't Wait to Get Back in the Studio|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-04-15-ca-48742-story.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190621050618/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-04-15-ca-48742-story.html|archive-date=21 June 2019|website=The Los Angeles Times}}</ref> After graduating from [[Phillips Academy|Phillips Academy, Andover]] in 1988,<ref>{{cite web|last=Smith|first=Jenn|date=8 April 2015|title=Duncan Sheik to roll out new material at Drury show|url=https://www.berkshireeagle.com/stories/duncan-sheik-to-roll-out-new-material-at-drury-show,330133|website=The Berkshire Eagle}}</ref> Sheik studied [[semiotics]] at [[Brown University]];<ref>''Loveline'', September 8, 1996.</ref> while at Brown, he played guitar in a band with fellow Brown student [[Lisa Loeb]]. Following his graduation from Brown in 1992, he moved to Los Angeles.<ref name="latimes.com"/>

==Career==
Early in his musical career, Sheik played guitar for other artists, including [[Liz and Lisa]] (with [[Elizabeth Mitchell (musician)|Elizabeth Mitchell]] and [[Lisa Loeb]]). Sheik also played on [[His Boy Elroy]]'s 1993 album through his connections from a fellow Brown alum, [[Tracee Ellis Ross]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Price|first=Betsy|date=5 May 2015|title=Duncan Sheik talks about composing for 'Winn-Dixie'|url=https://www.delawareonline.com/story/entertainment/theater/2015/05/07/duncan-sheik-talks-composing-winn-dixie/26937837/|website=delawareonline}}</ref>

===Singer-songwriter===
In 1996, Sheik released his self-titled [[Duncan Sheik (album)|debut album]], which was certified gold.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gold & Platinum|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=duncan+sheik#search_section|access-date=22 January 2021|website=RIAA}}</ref> The album featured the hit single "[[Barely Breathing]]", which peaked at number 16<ref name="billboard.com">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/duncan-sheik|title=Duncan Sheik Barely Breathing Chart History|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> and remained on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] for 55 consecutive weeks.<ref>{{cite web|last=Boskamp|first=Elsie|title=Update: East End Favorites Expected To Rock Out During Inaugural Hamptons Music Festival – The Arts – Live Music View|url=https://www.hamptons.com/The-Arts/Live-Music-View/20081/Update-East-End-Favorites-Expected-To-Rock-Out.html#.XQx-jI97lPY|website=www.hamptons.com|date=October 15, 2014 }}</ref> "Barely Breathing" also enjoyed Top 20 success on Adult Contemporary radio,<ref name="billboard.com"/> reached No. 2 on the Adult Top 40 charts,<ref name="billboard.com"/> and garnered Sheik a [[Grammy Award]] nomination for [[Best Male Pop Vocal Performance]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Iwasaki|first=Scott|date=February 1, 2008|title=New awakening spurs 2nd Grammy bid for Sheik|url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/695248795/New-awakening-spurs-2nd-Grammy-bid-for-Sheik.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190621065747/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/695248795/New-awakening-spurs-2nd-Grammy-bid-for-Sheik.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 21, 2019|website=DeseretNews.com}}</ref>

In 1998, Sheik recorded "Embraceable You" for ''[[Red Hot + Rhapsody]]'', a [[George Gershwin]] tribute to increase AIDS awareness, and also recorded "Songbird" for another tribute, ''Legacy: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac's Rumours''.{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}} Also in 1998, Sheik released ''[[Humming (album)|Humming]]'', an experimental follow-up with string arrangements.{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}}

Sheik sang a duet with singer [[Howard Jones (British musician)|Howard Jones]] on Jones' 2000 single entitled ''Someone You Need''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Iwasaki|first=Scott|date=July 7, 1999|title=The people have their say: Hojo rocks|url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/706201/The-people-have-their-say-Hojo-rocks.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925181207/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/706201/The-people-have-their-say-Hojo-rocks.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 25, 2018|website=DeseretNews.com}}</ref>

Sheik released ''[[Phantom Moon]]'', a [[Nick Drake]]-influenced album on which he collaborated with poet and writer [[Steven Sater]], in 2001.{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}} The following year, Sheik released ''[[Daylight (Duncan Sheik album)|Daylight]]'', a brighter, more modern-sounding album which included the singles, "[[On A High]]" and "Half-Life".{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}} After a four-year recording break, Sheik released ''[[White Limousine]]'' (2006), an album which included companion software on a [[DVD-ROM]] to remix individual tracks.{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}} In 2008, Sheik was a judge at the 7th annual Independent Music Awards.{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}}

In 2009 he released ''[[Whisper House]]'', a concept album which provided the score for the musical of the same name.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hetrick|first=Adam|date=8 January 2009|title=Track List Announced for Sheik's 'Whisper House'; Concert Dates Added|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/track-list-announced-for-sheiks-whisper-house-concert-dates-added-com-156748|access-date=23 January 2021|website=Playbill}}</ref> The stage musical premiered at [[Old Globe Theatre|The Old Globe Theatre]] in San Diego in January 2010, after a workshop at [[Vassar College]], produced by [[New York Stage and Film]] in 2009.<ref>Jones, Kenneth (May 3, 2009). [http://www.playbill.com/article/old-globe-will-premiere-duncan-sheiks-whisper-house-and-bricusses-sammy-davis-jr-musical-com-160544# "Old Globe Will Premiere Duncan Sheik's ''Whisper House'' and Bricusse's Sammy Davis Jr. Musical"]. ''Playbill''.</ref><ref name="whisper">Rothstein, Mervyn (January 20, 2010). [http://www.playbill.com/article/a-ghostly-awakening-duncan-sheiks-whisper-house-com-165092# "A Ghostly Awakening: Duncan Sheik's ''Whisper House''"]. ''Playbill''.</ref>

In 2011, Sheik released ''[[Covers 80's]]'', an album including covers of popular 1980s songs. Concert dates in support of the album were later canceled due to Sheik seeking treatment for alcohol addiction.<ref name="auto">{{cite news|last=Miller|first=Michael H.|date=8 June 2011|title=Duncan Sheik Cancels Tour Dates to Deal with Alcohol-Related Addiction|newspaper=Observer.com|url=https://observer.com/2011/06/duncan-sheik-cancels-tour-dates-to-deal-with-alcohol-related-addiction/|access-date=February 16, 2012}}</ref> A remixed version of the album was released the following year.<ref>{{cite web |author=Kevin Thomas |url=http://www.dallasvoice.com/duncan-chic-10132949.html |title=Duncan, chic |website=Dallasvoice.com |date=November 30, 2012 |access-date=December 4, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208071424/http://www.dallasvoice.com/duncan-chic-10132949.html |archive-date=December 8, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Sheik released a new studio album entitled ''[[Legerdemain (album)|Legerdemain]]'' in October 2015.<ref>{{cite web|author=Powers|first=Ann|date=October 16, 2014|title=Hear Two Songs From Duncan Sheik's Next Album : The Record|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2014/10/16/356464328/hear-two-songs-from-duncan-sheiks-next-album|access-date=December 4, 2015|website=NPR}}</ref>

===Composer===
In addition to being a singer-songwriter, Sheik has also composed music for plays, musicals, and movie soundtracks. He composed original music for the 2002 [[New York Shakespeare Festival]] production of ''[[Twelfth Night]]''.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D02EEDA1631F931A35754C0A9649C8B63&sec=&spon=&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink | work=The New York Times | first=Robin | last=Finn | title=PUBLIC LIVES; Decisions, Decisions. Name Recognition or Nirvana? | date=July 2, 2002}}</ref>

In 2004, he composed the score for the film ''[[A Home at the End of the World (film)|A Home at the End of the World]]''. The ''AllMusic'' reviewer wrote: "...takes the sensitivity and tension of the film's plot and crafts incidental music and new songs that complement the movie well."<ref>Theakston, Rob. [https://www.allmusic.com/album/a-home-at-the-end-of-the-world-mw0000211409 "''A Home at the End of the World'' Original Soundtrack"] allmusic.com, retrieved July 24, 2019</ref> He composed the score for the 2005 film ''[[Through the Fire (2005 film)|Through the Fire]]'' with Pete Miser.<ref>Catsoulis, Jeanette. [http://movies2.nytimes.com/2006/02/10/movies/10telf.html "Review. ''Through the Fire''. The Golden Road to a Basketball Dream"] ''The New York Times'', February 10, 2006</ref><ref>Scheib, Ronnie (July 14, 2005). [https://variety.com/2005/film/reviews/through-the-fire-1200524487/ "Review. ''Through the Fire''"]. ''Variety''.</ref>

Sheik wrote the music for ''[[Spring Awakening (Musical)|Spring Awakening]]'' (2006) in collaboration with [[Steven Sater]]. Written over a period of eight years, the musical, which premiered off-Broadway during the summer, opened on Broadway to critical acclaim later in the fall. The musical was based on the controversial German [[expressionism|expressionist]] play ''[[Spring Awakening (play)|The Awakening of Spring]]'', written by [[Frank Wedekind]]. Sheik won the 2006 [[Tony Award for Best Orchestrations]] for his work on ''Spring Awakening'',<ref>{{cite web|date=29 April 2011|title=Duncan Sheik In Concert|url=https://www.npr.org/2011/04/29/135808694/live-today-duncan-sheik-in-concert|website=NPR}}</ref> and he and Sater won a [[Tony Award for Best Original Score]].<ref>{{cite web|last=McPhee|first=Ryan|date=October 18, 2018|title=''Spring Awakening'' Writers Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater at Work on ''Twelfth Night''-Inspired Amazon Musical Series|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/spring-awakening-writers-duncan-sheik-and-steven-sater-at-work-on-twelfth-night-inspired-amazon-musical-series|website=Playbill}}</ref> In addition, ''Spring Awakening'' won the [[Tony Award for Best Musical]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Wallenberg|first=Christopher|date=December 10, 2018|title=From the Archives: Jonathan Groff, Lea Michele, and John Gallagher Jr. of ''Spring Awakening'' Reflect on 'Surreal' Success|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/from-the-archives-jonathan-groff-lea-michele-and-john-gallagher-jr-of-spring-awakening-reflect-on-surreal-success-com-361392|website=Playbill}}</ref> and a [[Grammy Award]] for Best Musical Show Album.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gans|first=Andrew|date=February 10, 2008|title=''Spring Awakening'' Wins 2008 Best Musical Show Album Grammy; Krieger and Dale Also Win|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/spring-awakening-wins-2008-best-musical-show-album-grammy-krieger-and-dale-also-win-com-147531|website=Playbill}}</ref> The guitar that Sheik used to compose songs for ''Spring Awakening'' was displayed at the [[New York Public Library]] for the Performing Arts at [[Lincoln Center]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Anthony|first=Ellen|title=Hidden Broadway Treasures Revealed|url=http://www.broadway.tv/broadway-features-reviews/Hidden-Broadway-Treasures-Revealed|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110923164730/http://www.broadway.tv/broadway-features-reviews/Hidden-Broadway-Treasures-Revealed|archive-date=September 23, 2011|access-date=December 4, 2015|website=Broadway.TV}}</ref> As of 2012, Sheik was composing music for a feature-film adaptation of ''Spring Awakening'', an adaptation almost a decade in the making.<ref>{{cite web|author=Cerasaro|first=Pat|date=16 November 2012|title=BWW EXCLUSIVE SCOOP: Duncan Sheik Teases SPRING AWAKENING Movie; Filming in Spring 2013 & New Cast?|url=http://broadwayworld.com/article/BWW-EXCLUSIVE-SCOOP-Duncan-Sheik-Teases-SPRING-AWAKENING-Movie-Filming-in-Spring-2013-20121116|access-date=December 4, 2015|website=BroadwayWorld}}</ref>

In 2012, Sheik wrote ''[[Alice by Heart|Alice By Heart]]'', an adaptation of [[Lewis Carroll]]'s ''[[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]'', along with collaborator Sater. Directed by [[Jessie Nelson (filmmaker)|Jessie Nelson]] with musical direction by Lance Horne, the musical was workshopped at the [[Royal National Theatre]] and commissioned by the [[National Theatre Connections]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hetrick|first=Adam|date=24 May 2011|title=EXCLUSIVE: Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik Workshopping New 'Alice' Musical at London's National Theatre|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/exclusive-steven-sater-and-duncan-sheik-workshopping-new-alice-musical-at-londons-national-theatre-com-179442|access-date=23 January 2021|website=Playbill}}</ref>

Sheik wrote the music and lyrics to the 2013 musical adaptation of ''[[American Psycho (musical)|American Psycho]]'',<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Cox|first=Gordon|date=February 2, 2010|title='American Psycho' musical takes shape|url=https://variety.com/2010/legit/news/american-psycho-musical-takes-shape-1118014592|magazine=Variety|access-date=23 January 2021}}</ref> which opened at the [[Almeida Theatre]] in London, and was later staged on Broadway in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|last=Simonson|first=Robert|date=July 17, 2015|title=In Case You Missed It: Duncan Sheik Is Having a Busy Season and Do Critics Have Faith in ''Amazing Grace''?|url=https://www.playbill.com/article/in-case-you-missed-it-duncan-sheik-is-having-a-busy-season-and-do-critics-have-faith-in-amazing-grace-com-353485|access-date=August 2, 2022|website=Playbill}}</ref>

In 2013, Sheik wrote the music for the musical adaptation of the novel ''[[Because of Winn-Dixie]]'', which premiered at the [[Arkansas Repertory Theatre]].<ref name="dog">{{cite web|last=Purcell|first=Carey|date=July 18, 2013|title=''Because of Winn Dixie'', New Musical by Duncan Sheik and Nell Benjamin, Will Premiere in Arkansas; John Tartaglia Directs|url=https://www.playbill.com/article/because-of-winn-dixie-new-musical-by-duncan-sheik-and-nell-benjamin-will-premiere-in-arkansas-john-tartaglia-directs-com-207660|access-date=August 2, 2022|website=Playbill}}</ref> ''Dixie'' was a collaboration with then-director [[John Tartaglia]] and [[Nell Benjamin]], who wrote the book and lyrics.<ref name="dog" /> The musical ran at the [[Goodspeed Opera House]], East Haddam, Connecticut from July 2019 to September 2019, directed by [[John Rando]].<ref>Verini, Bob (July 22, 2019). [http://nystagereview.com/2019/07/22/from-connecticut-because-of-winn-dixie-is-not-arf-bad/ "From Connecticut: ''Because of Winn Dixie'' is Not Arf Bad"]. ''New York Stage Review''.</ref>

In 2015, Sheik wrote the musical thriller ''Noir'' with [[Kyle Jarrow]]. It premiered as part of New York Stage and Film's season in July to August 2015 at the [[Powerhouse Theater]] at Vassar College. Inspired by live radio plays and classic film noir, the musical was directed by Rachel Chavkin.<ref>{{cite web|last=McPhee|first=Ryan|date=July 22, 2015|title=Exclusive: Duncan Sheik on His New Show Noir, American Psycho Casting & Spring Awakening Film's Delay|url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/181549/exclusive-duncan-sheik-on-his-new-show-noir-american-psycho-casting-spring-awakening-films-delay/|access-date=December 4, 2015|website=Broadway.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=''Noir''|url=https://powerhouse.vassar.edu/season/2015/musicals/noir.html|access-date=July 24, 2019|website=powerhouse.vassar.edu}}</ref><ref>Viagas, Robert (July 6, 2015). [http://www.playbill.com/article/namt-flash-busy-duncan-sheik-has-another-new-musical-in-the-pipeline-com-352678# "NAMT Flash: Busy Duncan Sheik Has Another New Musical in the Pipeline"]. ''Playbill''.</ref>

In 2016 he prepared the music for the [[Shakespeare Theatre Company]] (Washington, D.C.) production of ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'', described in ''The Washington Post'' as "an assortment of preexisting songs by singer-songwriter Duncan Sheik".<ref name="marks">Marks, Peter (May 25, 2016). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/shakespeares-shrew-an-all-male-muddle/2016/05/25/8eb57fc2-227e-11e6-8690-f14ca9de2972_story.html "Shakespeare Theatre Company’s ‘Shrew’: An all-male muddle"]. ''Washington Post''.</ref>

===Other work===
Sheik produced singer-songwriter Micah Green's 2000 debut album<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artistdirect.com/artist/bio/micah-green/1195802 |title=The Top 100 Artists on ARTISTdirect – Pop, Rock & Hip Hop Music Styles – Free Music Download, Music Video, MP3 music and Music CD |website=Artistdirect.com |access-date=December 4, 2015}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=June 2019}} as well as his 2012 follow-up.<ref>{{cite web|date=August 28, 2012|title=Duncan Sheik produced Micah Green's latest album I Know, I Know, I Know, due out Tuesday August 28th via MRI/Sneaky Records « Duncan Sheik Duncan Sheik – Official Website|url=http://www.duncansheik.com/duncan-sheik-produced-micah-greens-latest-album-i-know-i-know-i-know-due-out-tuesday-august-28th-via-mrisneaky-records|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014003738/http://www.duncansheik.com/duncan-sheik-produced-micah-greens-latest-album-i-know-i-know-i-know-due-out-tuesday-august-28th-via-mrisneaky-records|archive-date=14 October 2012|access-date=December 4, 2015|website=DuncanSheik.com}}</ref><ref>Farber, Jim (September 2, 2012). [https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/top-10-cd-picks-week-sept-2-2012-article-1.1147034 "The top 10 CD picks for the week of Sept. 2, 2012"]. ''New York Daily News''.</ref><ref>[https://www.last.fm/music/Micah+Green/+wiki "Micah Green Biography"] ''last.fm''. Retrieved July 24, 2019.</ref>{{better source needed|date=June 2019}}

In 2000, Sheik wrote the foreword to ''The Way of Youth: Buddhist Common Sense for Handling Life's Questions'', by [[Soka Gakkai International]] leader [[Daisaku Ikeda]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}}

In 2006, Sheik recorded the song "A Purple Trail" for ''Other Songs and Dances, Vol. 1''. In 2008, Sheik participated in ''[[Songs for Tibet: The Art of Peace]]'', an initiative to support [[Tibet]], [[Dalai Lama]], and [[Tenzin Gyatso]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Finn|first1=Natalie|date=July 22, 2008|title=Sting, Matthews, Mayer Gamer for Tibet Than Beijing|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/3342/sting-matthews-mayer-gamer-for-tibet-than-beijing|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724212652/http://uk.eonline.com/uberblog/b147502_sting_matthews_mayer_gamer_tibet_beijing.html|archive-date=24 July 2008|access-date=December 5, 2019|website=E! Online}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Concert dates in support of Sheik's 2011 album ''Covers 80's'' were canceled when Sheik sought treatment for alcohol use disorder.<ref name="auto"/> In a message to fans on his [[tumblr]] blog, Sheik noted that he had entered a treatment center on the same day his latest album was released and had told his staff, "My record is coming ''out'' and I’m checking ''in''."<ref>{{cite web |author=Peter Vidani |url=http://dsnews.tumblr.com/post/9345502953/message-song-from-duncan |title=Duncan Sheik News Archive (Message + Song From Duncan) |publisher=Dsnews.tumblr.com |access-date=February 16, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107204143/http://dsnews.tumblr.com/post/9345502953/message-song-from-duncan |archive-date=January 7, 2016 }}</ref>

Sheik has a daughter with his girlfriend, model [[Nora Ariffin]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wong|first=Curtis M.|date=2020-11-19|title=Duncan Sheik Looks Beyond 'Barely Breathing' To Deliver Moody Pop For Chaotic Times|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/duncan-sheik-fake-plastic-trees-cafe-carlyle-album_n_5fb1d3b5c5b6a37e7e331c82|access-date=23 January 2021|website=HuffPost}}</ref><ref name="herworld">{{cite news|last=Cheong|first=Justin|date=3 February 2016|title=Singapore Supermodel Nora Ariffin Talks About Stripping And Surviving In The 80s|url=http://www.herworld.com/fashion/singapore-supermodel-nora-ariffin-talks-stripping-surviving|access-date=March 18, 2018|newspaper=Her World Singapore}}</ref>

Sheik practices [[Nichiren Buddhism]] and is a member of the US branch of the worldwide Buddhist association [[Soka Gakkai International]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sgi.org/news/events/events2008/events080211.html|title=SGI-USA Arts Division Conference|date=February 8, 2008|work=Soka Gakkai International News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020134207/http://www.sgi.org/news/events/events2008/events080211.html|archive-date=October 20, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Awards and nominations==
{| class=wikitable
|-
! Year !! Awards !! Work !! Category !! Result
|-
| rowspan=2|1997
| rowspan=2|[[Billboard Music Awards]]
| Himself
| Top Adult Top 40 Artist
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan=3| "[[Barely Breathing]]"
| Top Adult Top 40 Track
| {{won}}
|-
| 1998
| [[1998 Grammy Awards|Grammy Awards]]
| [[Best Male Pop Vocal Performance]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| 1999
| [[BMI Awards|BMI Pop Awards]]
| Award-Winning Song
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan=5|2007
| rowspan=2|[[61st Tony Awards|Tony Awards]]
| rowspan=6|''[[Spring Awakening (musical)|Spring Awakening]]''
| [[Tony Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Tony Award for Best Orchestrations|Best Orchestrations]]
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan=2|[[Drama Desk Awards]]
| [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music|Outstanding Music]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations|Outstanding Orchestrations]]
| {{nom}}
|-
|[[Outer Critics Circle Award]]
|[[Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Score|Outstanding New Score]]
|{{won}}
|-
| 2008
| [[2008 Grammy Awards|Grammy Awards]]
| [[Best Musical Show Album]]
| {{won}}
|-
| 2016
| rowspan=3|[[Outer Critics Circle Award]]
| ''[[American Psycho (musical)|American Psycho]]''
|rowspan=2|[[Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Score|Outstanding New Score]]
| {{nom}}
|-
|rowspan=2|[[2020 Outer Critics Circle Awards|2020]]
|rowspan=2|''[[The Secret Life of Bees (musical)|The Secret Life of Bees]]''
|{{honored}}
|-
|[[Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Orchestrations|Outstanding Orchestrations]]
|{{honored}}
{{end}}

==Discography==
{{Infobox artist discography
| Artist       = Duncan Sheik
| Studio       = 9
| Live         = 1
| Compilation  = 2
| EP           = 2
| Singles      = 23
| Option       = 1
| Option name  = Remix albums
}}

===Albums===
====Studio albums====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Album details
! colspan="2"| Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2"| [[Music recording sales certification|Certifications]]<br><small>([[List of best selling music artists|sales threshold]])</small>
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! style="width:30px;"| [[Billboard 200|US]]<br><ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Duncan Sheik|chart=Billboard 200}}|title=Duncan Sheik Album & Song Chart History (Billboard 200)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 10, 2014}}</ref>
! style="width:30px;"| [[Top Heatseekers|US Heat]]<br><ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=mw0000184350/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}}|title=allmusic ((( Duncan Sheik > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))|website=Allmusic|access-date=August 10, 2014}}</ref>
|-
| 1996
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Duncan Sheik (album)|Duncan Sheik]]''
* Release date: May 20, 1996
* Label: [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]], [[Rhino Records|Rhino]]
* Formats: [[Compact disc|CD]], [[Cassette tape|cassette]], [[Music download|digital download]], [[streaming media|streaming]]
| 83
| 1
| style="text-align:left;"| 
* [[Recording Industry Association of America|US]]: Gold<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Duncan%20Sheik&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50|title=RIAA – Gold & Platinum – August 10, 2014: Duncan Sheik certified albums|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]]|access-date=August 10, 2014}}</ref>
|-
| 1998
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Humming (album)|Humming]]''
* Release date: October 6, 1998
* Label: Atlantic, Rhino
* Formats: CD, cassette, digital download, streaming
| 163
| —
| 
|-
| 2001
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Phantom Moon]]''
* Release date: February 27, 2001
* Label: [[Nonesuch Records|Nonesuch]]
* Formats: CD, cassette, digital download, streaming
| —
| —
|
|-
| 2002
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Daylight (Duncan Sheik album)|Daylight]]''
* Release date: August 22, 2002
* Label: Atlantic, Rhino
* Formats: CD, cassette, digital download, streaming
| 110
| —
| 
|-
| 2006
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[White Limousine]]''
* Release date: January 26, 2006
* Label: Zoë
* Formats: CD+[[DVD]], digital download, streaming
| —
| —
| 
|-
| 2009
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Whisper House]]''
* Release date: January 27, 2009
* Label: [[RCA Victor]], [[Sony BMG]], [[Sony Masterworks|Masterworks Broadway]]
* Formats: [[Long-playing record|LP]], CD, digital download, streaming
| 181
| —
|
|-
| 2011
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Covers 80's|Covers 80s]]''
* Release date: June 7, 2011
* Label: Sneaky
* Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
| —
| —
|
|-
| 2015
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Legerdemain (album)|Legerdemain]]''
* Release date: October 9, 2015
* Label: Sneaky
* Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
| —
| —
|
|-
|2022
| style="text-align:left;"| ''Claptrap''
* Release date: August 26, 2022
* Label: AntiFragile
* Formats: Digital download, streaming
|—
|—
|
|-
| colspan="5" style="font-size:8pt" | "—" denotes releases that did not chart
|}

====Live albums====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Year
! Album details
|-
|2020
| style="text-align:left;"| ''Live at the Cafe Carlyle (New York, NY / 2017)''
* Release date: December 4, 2020
* Label: Sneaky, Missing Pieces
* Formats: Digital download, streaming
|}

====Remix albums====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Year
! Album details
|-
| 2012
| style="text-align:left;"| ''Covers 80s Remixed''
* Release date: November 6, 2012
* Label: Sneaky
* Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
|}

====Compilation albums====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Year
! Album details
|-
| 2006
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Brighter/Later: A Duncan Sheik Anthology]]''
* Release date: October 23, 2006
* Label: Rhino
* Formats: 2xCD, digital download, streaming
|-
| 2007
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Brighter: A Duncan Sheik Collection|Greatest Hits - Brighter: A Duncan Sheik Collection]]''
* Release date: March 6, 2007
* Label: Rhino
* Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
|}

===Extended plays===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Year
! Album details
|-
| 2005
| style="text-align:left;"| ''Rhino Hi-Five: Duncan Sheik''
* Release date: September 20, 2005
* Label: Rhino, [[Warner Strategic Marketing]]
* Formats: Digital download, streaming
|-
| 2011
| style="text-align:left;"| ''Harvest (Music from the Motion Picture)'' {{small|(with David Poe)}}
* Release date: May 3, 2011
* Label: Harvest Film
* Formats: Digital download, streaming
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Single
! colspan="6"| Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2"| Album
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! style="width:35px;"| [[RPM (magazine)|CAN]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.3176&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=10stcide1vqvolos2oavd5ohn1 |title=Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada |website=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |access-date=December 4, 2015}}</ref>
! style="width:35px;"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br><ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=duncan sheik|chart=all}}|title=Duncan Sheik Album & Song Chart History – Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 26, 2011}}</ref>
! style="width:35px;"| [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|US AC]]<br><ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=duncan sheik|chart=Adult Contemporary}}|title=Duncan Sheik Album & Song Chart History – Adult Contemporary|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 26, 2011}}</ref>
! style="width:35px;"| [[Adult Pop Songs|US Adult]]<br><ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=duncan sheik|chart=Adult Pop Songs}}|title=Duncan Sheik Album & Song Chart History – Adult Pop Songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 26, 2011}}</ref>
! style="width:35px;"| [[Hot Dance Club Songs|US Dance]]<br><ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=duncan sheik|chart=Dance/Club Play Songs}}|title=Duncan Sheik Album & Song Chart History – Dance/Club Play Songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 26, 2011}}</ref>
! style="width:35px;"| [[Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs)|US Pop]]<br><ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=duncan sheik|chart=Pop Songs B}}|title=Duncan Sheik Album & Song Chart History – Pop Songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 26, 2011}}</ref>
|-
| 1996
! scope="row"| "[[Barely Breathing]]"
| 12
| 16
| 19
| 2
| —
| 10
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"| ''Duncan Sheik''
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1997
! scope="row"| "[[She Runs Away]]"
| —
| —
| —
| 24
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Reasons for Living]]"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| 3
| —
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Wishful Thinking (Duncan Sheik song)|Wishful Thinking]]"
| —
| 103
| —
| —
| —
| —
| style="text-align:left;"| ''Great Expectations'' <small>(soundtrack)</small>
|-
| 1998
! scope="row"| "[[Bite Your Tongue (song)|Bite Your Tongue]]"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| ''Humming''
|-
| 1999
! scope="row"| "That Says It All"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 2001
! scope="row"| "A Mirror in the Heart"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| style="text-align:left;"| ''Phantom Moon''
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2002
! scope="row"| "[[On a High]]"
| —
| —
| —
| 21
| 1
| —
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| ''Daylight''
|-
! scope="row"| "Half-Life"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2005
! scope="row"| "White Limousine"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| ''White Limousine''
|-
! scope="row"| "The Dawn's Request"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 2008
! scope="row"| "We're Here to Tell You"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"| ''Whisper House''
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2009
! scope="row"| "Earthbound Starlight"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row"| "Play Your Part"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 2012
! scope="row"| "Shout"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| style="text-align:left;"| ''Covers Eighties Remixed''
|-
| 2013
! scope="row"| "Lay Down Your Weapons"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3" {{non-album single}}
|-
| 2020
! scope="row"| "Barely Breathing 2020 'Dear 45'"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 2021
! scope="row"| "Better Things For Better Living"<br>{{small|(with Simon Kafka)}}
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| rowspan="5"|2022
! scope="row"| "Experience"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| rowspan="5"|''Claptrap
|-
! scope="row"| "Maybe"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row"| "Something Happening Here"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row"| "Chimera II"<br>{{small|(featuring Oora)}}
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row"| "There's No Telling"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| colspan="10" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart
|}

==Stage credits==
*''[[Twelfth Night]]'' – 2002
*''Nero (Another Golden Rome)'' – 2006 (San Francisco)<ref name="play1">Hetrick, Adam (November 15, 2007). [http://www.playbill.com/article/sater-and-sheiks-the-nightingale-tries-its-wings-in-nyc-with-chorus-lines-tam-com-145461# "Sater and Sheik's ''The Nightingale'' Tries Its Wings in NYC with ''Chorus Line''<nowiki/>'s Tam"]. ''Playbill''.</ref><ref>Harvey, Dennis (February 26, 2006). [https://variety.com/2006/legit/reviews/nero-another-golden-rome-1200518053/ "Review. ''Nero (Another Golden Rome)'']. ''Variety''.</ref>
*''[[Spring Awakening (musical)|Spring Awakening]]'' – 2006
*''The Nightingale'' – 2003, 2005 (workshop) 2006 (based on ''[[The Nightingale (fairy tale)|The Nightingale]]'')<ref name=play1/>
*''Whisper House'' – 2010 ([[Old Globe Theatre]], San Diego)<ref name=whisper/>
*''Carson McCullers Talks About Love'' (with [[Suzanne Vega]]) — 2011 (Off-Broadway)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Suskin|first=Steven|date=2011-05-06|title=Carson McCullers Talks About Love|url=https://variety.com/2011/legit/reviews/carson-mccullers-talks-about-love-1117945160/|website=Variety}}</ref><ref>Hetrick, Adam (April 20, 2011). [http://www.playbill.com/article/suzanne-vega-debuts-carson-mccullers-talks-about-love-off-broadway-april-20-com-178402# "Suzanne Vega Debuts ''Carson McCullers Talks About Love'' Off-Broadway April 20"]. ''Playbill''.</ref>
*''[[Alice by Heart]]'' – 2012
*''[[American Psycho (musical)|American Psycho]] — 2013''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jones|first=Kenneth|date=2 February 2010|title=Duncan Sheik and Robert Aguirre-Sacasa Will Make ''American Psycho'' Sing|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/duncan-sheik-and-robert-aguirre-sacasa-will-make-american-psycho-sing-com-165506|access-date=2021-01-23|website=Playbill}}</ref>
*''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'' — 2016 (Washington, DC)<ref name=marks/><ref>{{cite web|title=The Taming of the Shrew|url=http://www.shakespearetheatre.org/events/the-taming-of-the-shrew/|website=Shakespeare Theatre Company}}</ref>
* ''[[The Secret Life of Bees (musical)|The Secret Life of Bees]]'' — 2019 (Atlantic Theater Company, New York), 2023 (Almeida Theatre, London)

==Film and television credits==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! 1996
|
* "Barely Breathing", ''[[Party of Five]]''
* "Reasons for Living", ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]''
|-
! 1997
|
* "In the Absence of Sun", ''[[The Saint (1997 film)|The Saint]]''
* "Serena", ''[[Fall (1997 film)|Fall]]''
|-
! 1998
|
* ''[[Beverly Hills 90210]]'', onscreen, uncredited, episode "[[Beverly Hills, 90210 (season 9)#ep241|The Morning After]]"
* "Wishful Thinking", ''[[Great Expectations (1998 film)|Great Expectations]]''
|-
! 1999
|
* "Alibi", ''[[Teaching Mrs. Tingle]]''
* "That Says It All", ''[[Three to Tango]]''
|-
! 2000
|
* "View from the Other Side", ''[[Friends]]''
* "A Body Goes Down", ''Jeff Buckley: Goodbye and Hello''
* "Now or Never", ''[[Boys and Girls (2000 film)|Boys and Girls]]''
|-
! 2002
|
* "On a High", ''[[Birds of Prey (TV series)|Birds of Prey]]''
|-
! 2003
|
* "Half Life", ''[[What a Girl Wants (film)|What a Girl Wants]]''
* "[[Beyond the Sea (song)|Beyond the Sea]]" (performed as [[Bobby Darin]]), ''[[American Dreams]]''
|-
! 2004
|
* "Something Somewhere"/"There's a Home", ''[[A Home at the End of the World (film)|A Home at the End of the World]]''
|-
! 2005
|
* "I Am a Pilgrim", ''[[Transamerica (film)|Transamerica]]''
|-
! 2007
|
* "Barely Breathing", ''[[Cold Case (TV series)|Cold Case]]''
* "I Wouldn't Mind"/"As Shadows Do", ''[[The Cake Eaters]]''
|-
! 2010
|
* "Mama Who Bore Me", ''[[90210 (TV series)|90210]]''
|-
! 2012
|
* "Barely Breathing", ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]''
* "Barely Breathing", ''[[Girls (TV series)|Girls]]''
|}

==See also==
*[[List of number-one dance hits (United States)]]
*[[List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{official website}}
* {{IBDB name}}
* {{IMDb name|790854}}
* [http://www.rounder.com/?id=artistHome.php&musicalGroupId=7567  Duncan Sheik] at [[Rounder Records]]

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