Reason: D4vd's recent controversy.
| “ | In the back of my mind You died | ” |
―”Romantic Homicide” lyrics | ||
| “ | I don't care how long it takes as long as I'm with you I've got a smile on my face. | ” |
―”Here With Me” lyrics | ||
David Anthony Burke (born: March 28, 2005), known professionally as d4vd (pronounced as "david"; previously known as ant), is an American singer and songwriter.
He was known by his gaming career on his gaming channel called ant is blind[1] and his most popular songs "Here with Me" and "Romantic Homicide".
Career[]
Before D4vd started his music career, he was a gamer on his gaming channel called "ant". He uploaded some Fortnite gameplay montages and anime compilations, but he always got copyrighted on his Fortnite montage because of the copyrighted background song. He started making or releasing his songs for his Fortnite montage video. He recorded songs in his little sister's closet to avoid background noises. He just recorded his song using iPhone earphones with song recording software called Bandlab. [2]
He started moving on to a Music career after he uploaded a clip of himself playing the piano on his Twitter on November 15, 2020. At the same time, he also leaves the Fortnite team called Team Delirium and keeps posting a clip of him playing piano. [3] He created a new Twitter account using the name D4vd was used as his present stage name also released his first single called "Run Away" on Spotify at the end of 2021[4]. He started using his song for his Fortnite montage on February 18, 2022, and his community loves it. [5] He started to blow up after releasing the song called "Romantic Homicide" with 124 thousand more streams on Spotify after release on July 20, 2022. Before he released the song, he posted on Twitter the clip for his songs before it was released. Before it was released, the community loved the song after the clip for the song was posted on Twitter. [6]
Controversy[]
Murder and Pedophilia allegations[]
On September 8, 2025, a decomposed body was found in David's Tesla at Hollywood Tow. The body was found out to be a girl, with her age and ethnicity unknown at the time.[7][8] On September 17, the girl was identified as Celeste Rivas Hernandez, a 14-year-old girl who was missing since April 5, 2024.[9] Celeste also had the same "Shhh..." tattoo on the right index finger that David had, which was suggesting that they had some type of relationship.[10]
Screenshots from a Discord server dating back to October 2022 resurfaced, showing David when he was 17 years old, messaging a user named “celeste”, who would've been 12 at that time.[11] An Unreleased song that David wrote in December 2023 was leaked, the song was addressed to a girl named Celeste.[12] In response to the situation, David canceled his remaining tour shows in the United States,[13] and Celeste's family opened up a GoFundMe for donations to "lay her body to rest," with a goal of $20,000.[14][15]
Discography[]
Albums[]
- Withered (2025)
Extended Plays[]
- Petals to Thorns (2023)
- The Lost Petals (2023)
Singles[]
- Run Away (2021)
- You and I (2022)
- Life's a Dream (2022)
- Bleed Out (2022)
- It's That Time Again (2022)
- Decide (2022)
- More Than Just Friends (2022)
- Dirty Secrets (2022)
- Take Me to the Sun (2022)
- Fly Away (2022)
- Separate (2022)
- Never Again (2022)
- Wasting Your Time (2022)
- Right Now (2022)
- DTN (2022)
- Romantic Homicide (2022)
- Here with Me (2022)
- Placebo Effect (2023)
- Worthless (2023)
- Sleep Well (2023)
- Don't Forget About Me (2023)
- The Bridge (2023)
- Notes From a Wrist (2023)
Quotes[]
- In the back of my mind / You died (Romantic Homicide lyrics)
- But it's true I hate you (Romantic Homicide lyrics)
- Save your tears, it'll be okay (Here With Me lyrics)
- All I know is you're here with me (Here With Me lyrics)
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- He was huge fans for Anime and Fortnite.[16]
References[]
- ↑ https://youtube.com/channel/UCH1QxNCoWgd3q4NXvpDOyqA
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ4Jkal83OQ
- ↑ https://youtu.be/t_iyFVsAPLw?t=258
- ↑ https://youtu.be/t_iyFVsAPLw?t=301
- ↑ https://youtu.be/t_iyFVsAPLw?t=377
- ↑ https://youtu.be/t_iyFVsAPLw?t=442
- ↑ Blankstein, Andrew & Burke, Minyvonne (September 9, 2025). Decomposed body found in singer D4vd's impounded Tesla in Los Angeles. NBC News. Archived from the original on September 13, 2025. Retrieved on September 17, 2025.
- ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp98npjkje2o
- ↑ Blankstein, Andrew & Burke, Minyvonne (September 17, 2025). Decomposed body found in singer D4vd's impounded Tesla identified as 15-year-old girl. NBC News. Archived from the original on September 17, 2025. Retrieved on September 17, 2025.
- ↑ Wilkinson, Joseph (September 17, 2025). Girl found dead in D4vd’s Tesla identified as missing teen Celeste Rivas. New York Daily News. Archived from the original on September 17, 2025. Retrieved on September 17, 2025.
- ↑ https://www.indiatimes.com/trending/d4vds-2022-chats-with-11-yr-old-celeste-resurface-seemingly-confirming-romance-after-her-body-found-in-his-tesla-is-identified-670567.html
- ↑ https://www.mensjournal.com/entertainment/d4vd-wrote-love-song-using-the-name-of-girl-found-dead-in-his-car
- ↑ Aswad, Jem; Garcia, Thania (September 19, 2025). D4vd Cancels U.S. Tour Amid Investigation Into Dead Body in Car Registered to Him. Variety. Archived from the original on September 20, 2020. Retrieved on September 20, 2020.
- ↑ Scott, Katie (September 19, 2025). Family of missing teen found dead in singer D4vd’s car speaks out. Archived from the original on September 19, 2025. Retrieved on September 20, 2025.
- ↑ https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-celeste-rivas-hernandez-family
- ↑ https://youtu.be/ZQ4Jkal83OQ?t=8s
