Location via proxy:   [ UP ]  
[Report a bug]   [Manage cookies]                
Wikipedia

Daya (singer): Difference between revisions

Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
m →Music career: reorder
m Changed the word 'entitled' to 'titled' regarding the name of the song
Tags: Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit
 
(41 intermediate revisions by 23 users not shown)
Line 1:
{{short description|American singer and songwriter}}
{{Other uses|Daya (disambiguation){{!}}Daya}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Daya
| image = Daya 2016.jpg
| caption = Daya performing in Los Angeles= Daya in 2016
| birth_name = Grace Martine Tandon
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1998|10|24}}▼
| alias =
| originbirth_place = [[Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania|Mt. LebanonPittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]], U.S.▼
▲| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1998|10|24}}
| birth_placeorigin = [[Pittsburgh]]Mt. Lebanon, [[Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| genre = {{hlist|[[Pop music|Pop]]|[[synthpop]]|[[electronic music|electronic]]}}
▲| origin = [[Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania|Mt. Lebanon]], [[Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| genreoccupation = {{hlist|[[Pop music|Pop]]|[[synthpop]]|[[electronic musicSinger|electronic]]songwriter}}
| years_active = 2015–present▼
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter}}
| instrument = Vocals▼
▲| years_active = 2015–present
| label = {{hlist||Artbeatz|Z|[[RED Distribution|RED]]|[[Interscope Records|Interscope]]|Sandlot|[[AWAL]]}}▼
▲| instrument = Vocals
| website = {{URL|theofficialdayadaya.komi.comio/}}▼
▲| label = {{hlist||Artbeatz|Z|[[RED Distribution|RED]]|[[Interscope Records|Interscope]]|Sandlot|[[AWAL]]}}
▲| website = {{URL|theofficialdaya.com}}
}}
 
'''Grace Martine Tandon''' (born October 24, 1998),<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/6683644/daya/biography|title=Daya - Biography {{!}} Billboard|website=Billboard.com|language=en|access-date=June 12, 2017}}</ref> better known byprofessionally her [[stage name]]as '''Daya''' (stylized '''DΛYΛ'''; pronounced {{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|eɪ|.|ə}}), is an American singer and songwriter from [[Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania]].<ref name="106.9 The Q">{{cite web|url = http://www.1069theq.com/artist/daya/|title = Daya 106.9 The Q|access-date = October 5, 2015|work = 106.9 The Q|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151007045941/http://www.1069theq.com/artist/daya/|archive-date = October 7, 2015|url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/video/3267445-daya-hide-away/|title = Daya – Hide Away – CBS Pittsburgh|access-date = October 5, 2015|work = CBS Pittsburgh|archive-date = June 14, 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180614044711/http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/video/3267445-daya-hide-away/|url-status = dead}}</ref> She is signed to Sandlot Records and [[AWAL]], and released her self-titled debut [[extended play]] (EP), ''[[Daya (EP)|Daya]]'', on September 4, 2015, which includes the song "[[Hide Away (Daya song)|Hide Away]]"," which has peaked at number 23 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref>{{cite web|url = http://zentertainmentla.com/managment.html|title = Z Entertainment Management|access-date = October 5, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151006034126/http://zentertainmentla.com/managment.html|archive-date = October 6, 2015|url-status = dead}}</ref><ref name="iTunes 1">{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/daya-ep/id1028772922 |title=iTunes (U.S.) – Music – Daya – Daya – EP |access-date=October 5, 2015 |date=September 4, 2015 |work=iTunes (U.S.) |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160901145450/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/daya-ep/id1028772922 |archive-date=September 1, 2016 }}</ref> She released her debut studio album ''[[Sit Still, Look Pretty (album)|Sit Still, Look Pretty]]'' on October 7, 2016.
 
==Early life==
Daya was born in [[Pittsburgh]] on October 24, 1998, and grew up in the suburb of [[Mt. Lebanon Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania|Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania]]. Her paternal grandfather is [[Indian American]],was a [[Punjabis|Punjabi]] whoIndian migratedimmigrant from [[PunjabDelhi, India|PunjabDelhi]], [[India]] to the [[United States]]. She has four siblings, Lou, Mariana, Celia, and Avery. Her stage name Daya ({{IPA-|sa|dɐˈjaː||Pronunciación de Daya en sánscrito (दया).ogg}}) is the [[Sanskrit]] word for "compassion" or "kindness".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/music/2015/10/29/Music-preview-Mt-Lebanon-singer-Daya-has-shot-at-pop-fame/stories/201510290006|title= Music preview: Mt. Lebanon singer Daya has shot at pop fame|last=Mervis|first=Scott|website=post-gazette.com|date=October 29, 2015|access-date=March 21, 2016}}</ref> InShe attended grade school she attendedat St. Bernard School and later shegraduated attendedfrom [[Mt. Lebanon School District#Mt. Lebanon High School|Mt. Lebanon High School]],.<ref name="Lebo Mag">{{cite web|url = http://lebomag.com/23527/a-lebo-pop-princess/|title = A Lebo Pop Princess|access-date = October 5, 2015|date = June 4, 2015|work = Lebo Mag}}</ref> where she graduated.<ref name="South Hills Living">{{cite web|url = http://www.southhillsliving.net/article/20160920/PUBLICATIONS07/160929992|title = Mt. Lebanon's Daya is a rising pop star who remains grounded|access-date = September 21, 2016|date = September 20, 2016|author = Kelly Washere|work = South Hills Living|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161006014230/http://www.southhillsliving.net/article/20160920/PUBLICATIONS07/160929992|archive-date = October 6, 2016|url-status = dead}}</ref> At the age of three, Daya began to learn the piano, and started jazz piano at the age of eleven. By this time, she had also learned to play the guitar, ukulele, saxophone, and flute.<ref name="Lebo Mag" /> Daya also spent a summer studying songwriting at [[Interlochen Center for the Arts|Interlochen Arts Camp]].
 
At eleven, Daya enrolled as a student at the Accelerando Music Conservatory, owned by Christina Chirumbolo,<ref>{{cite web|title = Accelerando|url = http://www.accelerandopittsburgh.com/|website = Accelerandopittsburgh.com|access-date = January 7, 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181001091606/https://www.accelerandopittsburgh.com/|archive-date = October 1, 2018|url-status = dead}}</ref> in Pittsburgh. There, she met songwriter and producer Gino Barletta,<ref name="106.9 The Q" /> a colleague of Chirumbolo who visited the school as a lecturer. Chirumbolo and Barletta founded ''INSIDE ACCESS'', a music camp, where the two worked with Daya and eventually invitinginvited her to Los Angeles in February 2015 to work on her original material.
 
==Music career==
[[File:Daya-singer.jpg|thumb|Daya performing in [[Chicago]] in June 2016]]
Daya's professional career began when her parents accompanied her to Los Angeles to work with Christina Chirumbolo and Gino Barletta, founders of INSIDE ACCESS by Accelerando, [[Leland (musician)|Brett McLaughlin]], Britten Newbill and Noisecastle III at [[Paramount Records|Paramount Recording Studios]]. It was during one of these writing sessions that her debut single "Hide Away" was written and recorded, and Barletta consequently introduced Daya to Steve Zap of Z Entertainment. Daya, who was a junior in high school at the time, said she didn't think anything would happen for a while, and went back to school the next day.<ref name="South Hills Living" /> A radio promotions veteran, Zap liked the song and was interested in helping to promote the singer, leading to forming an independent label with Barletta called Artbeatz.[[File:Daya-singer.jpg|thumb|Daya performing in Chicago]]Daya released her song "Hide Away" on April 22, 2015.<ref name="YouTube">{{cite web|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Giv7Jg1CdoM|title = Daya's 'Hide Away' on iTunes! www.theofficialdaya.com - YouTube|access-date = September 21, 2016|date = April 22, 2015|work = YouTube}}</ref> The song was well-received online, enjoyed support from a number of notable bloggers including [[Tyler Oakley]] and [[Perez Hilton]], the latter commenting "There is something very special about Daya's voice".<ref>{{cite web|url = http://perezhilton.com/2015-06-05-daya-hide-away#.Vfo5jfZVhBc|title = Listen To This: Fly As A Mother – Perez Hilton|access-date = October 5, 2015|date = June 5, 2015|work = Perez Hilton|archive-date = June 17, 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180617093208/http://perezhilton.com/2015-06-05-daya-hide-away#.Vfo5jfZVhBc|url-status = dead}}</ref> Jason Lipshutz of ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' also featured the single on their official website, labelling it "a gorgeous debut".<ref>{{cite magazine|url = http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6663792/summer-pop-playlist-2015-beck-marina-santigold-health|title = Pop Playlist Summer 2015: 15 Awesome Songs You Might Have Missed – Billboard|access-date = October 5, 2015|magazine = Billboard}}</ref>▼
[[File:Daya 03 09 2017 -9 (34216846791).jpg|thumb|Daya performing in [[Los Angeles]] in March 2017]]
[[File:Daya Singing SF.jpg|thumb|Daya singingperforming atin a[[San concertFrancisco]] in SanMarch Francisco|alt=|left2017]]▼
Daya's professional career began when her parents accompanied her to [[Los Angeles]] to work with Christina Chirumbolo and Gino Barletta, founders of INSIDE ACCESS by Accelerando, [[Leland (musician)|Brett McLaughlin]], Britten Newbill and Noisecastle III at [[Paramount Records|Paramount Recording Studios]]. It was during one of these writing sessions that her debut single "Hide Away" was written and recorded, and Barletta consequently introduced Daya to Steve Zap of Z Entertainment. Daya, who was a junior in high school at the time, said she didn't think anything would happen for a while, and went back to school the next day.<ref name="South Hills Living" /> A radio promotions veteran, Zap liked the song and was interested in helping to promote the singer, leading to forming an independent label with Barletta called Artbeatz.
 
▲Daya's professional career began when her parents accompanied her to Los Angeles to work with Christina Chirumbolo and Gino Barletta, founders of INSIDE ACCESS by Accelerando, [[Leland (musician)|Brett McLaughlin]], Britten Newbill and Noisecastle III at [[Paramount Records|Paramount Recording Studios]]. It was during one of these writing sessions that her debut single "Hide Away" was written and recorded, and Barletta consequently introduced Daya to Steve Zap of Z Entertainment. Daya, who was a junior in high school at the time, said she didn't think anything would happen for a while, and went back to school the next day.<ref name="South Hills Living" /> A radio promotions veteran, Zap liked the song and was interested in helping to promote the singer, leading to forming an independent label with Barletta called Artbeatz.[[File:Daya-singer.jpg|thumb|Daya performing in Chicago]]Daya released her song "Hide Away" on April 22, 2015.<ref name="YouTube">{{cite web|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Giv7Jg1CdoM|title = Daya's 'Hide Away' on iTunes! www.theofficialdaya.com - YouTube|access-date = September 21, 2016|date = April 22, 2015|work = YouTube}}</ref> The song was well-received online, enjoyed support from a number of notable bloggers including [[Tyler Oakley]] and [[Perez Hilton]], the latter commenting "There is something very special about Daya's voice".<ref>{{cite web|url = http://perezhilton.com/2015-06-05-daya-hide-away#.Vfo5jfZVhBc|title = Listen To This: Fly As A Mother – Perez Hilton|access-date = October 5, 2015|date = June 5, 2015|work = Perez Hilton|archive-date = June 17, 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180617093208/http://perezhilton.com/2015-06-05-daya-hide-away#.Vfo5jfZVhBc|url-status = dead}}</ref> Jason Lipshutz of ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' also featured the single on their official website, labelling it "a gorgeous debut".<ref>{{cite magazine|url = http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6663792/summer-pop-playlist-2015-beck-marina-santigold-health|title = Pop Playlist Summer 2015: 15 Awesome Songs You Might Have Missed – Billboard|access-date = October 5, 2015|magazine = Billboard}}</ref>
 
Daya made her television debut performing "Hide Away" on ''[[Today! with Kathie Lee and Hoda|Today with Kathie Lee and Hoda]]'' on August 21, 2015, as [[Elvis Duran]]'s [[Elvis Duran's Artist of the Month|Artist of the Month]].<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQOV57Untl4|title = Daya Performing "Hide Away" on The Today Show|access-date = October 5, 2015|date = September 11, 2015|work = YouTube}}</ref> She returned to ''[[Today (U.S. TV program)|Today]]'' for their summer concert series on June 28, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rvs7JgQZ-Yw|title = Daya - Sit Still, Look Pretty - Live on Today Show|access-date = September 28, 2016|date = June 28, 2016|work = YouTube}}</ref>
Line 36 ⟶ 39:
 
In 2016, Daya was the opening act for American [[pop-rap]] duo [[Jack & Jack]]'s US tour.<ref>{{cite web|title=Q92|url = https://www.facebook.com/Q92radio/posts/10153822783482932|access-date = April 6, 2016| date= November 13, 2015|work = facebook}}</ref> In February 2016, she was featured on [[The Chainsmokers]]' song "[[Don't Let Me Down (The Chainsmokers song)|Don't Let Me Down]]", which eventually peaked at number 3 on the Hot 100, becoming her second top 40 entry and her first top 10. This was the only song by Daya that reached the Billboard Hot 100 Decade-End Chart. She also released the second single from her self-titled EP, "[[Sit Still, Look Pretty]]", which debuted at number 100 and peaked at number 28, her third top 40.
 
▲[[File:Daya Singing SF.jpg|thumb|Daya singing at a concert in San Francisco|alt=|left]]
 
Daya was invited to perform at the 2016 [[White House]] Easter Egg Roll, where she and her family met President [[Barack Obama]] and the First Lady [[Michelle Obama]].<ref name="South Hills Living" /> On November 15, 2016, Daya released her song "[[Words (Daya song)|Words]]" as her third single from her debut album ''[[Sit Still, Look Pretty (album)|Sit Still, Look Pretty]]''.
Line 51 ⟶ 52:
Daya released five singles in 2019. Two of the singles, "[[Insomnia (Daya song)|Insomnia]]" and "Left Me Yet", were originally intended to be on her second studio album. "Forward Motion" was intended for the movie ''[[Late Night (film)|Late Night]]''. "Keeping It in the Dark" is on the soundtrack of the [[Netflix]] series ''[[13 Reasons Why]]''. "[[Wanted (NOTD and Daya song)|Wanted]]" is a collaboration with Swedish music production duo [[NOTD]].
 
On October 9, 2020, she released "First Time", which was rumored to be related to a new album.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Das |first1=Shaoni |title=A New Relationship Has Got Daya Falling Hard In "First Time" |url=https://musictalkers.com/reviews/7516-a-new-relationship-has-got-daya-falling-hard-in-%E2%80%9Cfirst-time%E2%80%9D |website=Music Talkers - Latest Music News & Artist Exposure |access-date=November 4, 2022 |language=en-gb |date=October 17, 2020}}</ref> It ended up being on her EP ''The Difference'', released on May 14, 2021, together with "Montana", which she released a little earlier, on April 30 and "Bad Girl", which already charted on the [[Mainstream Top 40]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Lipshutz |first1=Jason |title=Allow Daya To Reintroduce Herself: Pop Singer Releases New Song 'Montana' & Prepares For 'Era of Rebirth' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/daya-interview-montana-difference-ep-9566072/ |access-date=November 4, 2022 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=April 30, 2021}}</ref> She released her next EP ''In Between Dreams'' on September 16, 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Major |first1=Michael |title=Daya Releases New EP 'In Between Dreams' |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Daya-Releases-New-EP-In-Between-Dreams-20220916 |access-date=November 4, 2022 |work=[[BroadwayWorld]] |date=September 16, 2022 |language=en}}</ref> On 8 September, 2024, Daya performed at [[Princeton University]]'s biannual lawnparty, alongside [[NLE Choppa]].<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2024/08/princeton-news-stlife-lawnparties-nle-choppa-daya-performance-headline|title= Daya and NLE Choppa to headline Fall 2024 Lawnparties|access-date=September 8, 2024}}</ref>
 
==Discography==
Line 65 ⟶ 66:
 
== Personal life ==
Daya came out publicly as [[Bisexuality|bisexual]] in October 2018 for [[National Coming Out Day]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/10/16/daya-comes-out-bisexual/|title=Pop singer Daya comes out as bisexual|website=Pinknews.co.uk|date=October 16, 2018|access-date=January 9, 2022}}</ref> On April 2, 2021, Daya went public on [[Instagram]] with her girlfriend of three years, Clyde Munroe, after releasing thea single about her titled "Bad Girl" about her."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Daya Introduces Girlfriend of 3 Years Clyde Munroe: 'She's My Best Friend and My Whole World'|url=https://people.com/music/daya-introduces-girlfriend-clyde-munroe/|access-date=June 6, 2021|website=People.com|language=en}}</ref>
 
==Filmography==
Line 166 ⟶ 167:
 
==External links==
{{Category commons}}
* {{Official website}}
 
Line 172 ⟶ 174:
 
{{DEFAULTSORT:Daya (singer)}}
[[Category:AmericanDaya (singer)| Hindus]]▼
[[Category:1998 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
Line 180 ⟶ 183:
[[Category:American people of Irish descent]]
[[Category:American people of British descent]]
▲[[Category:American Hindus]]
[[Category:Singers from Pittsburgh]]
[[Category:American child singers]]
Line 191 ⟶ 193:
[[Category:21st-century American women singers]]
[[Category:21st-century American singers]]
[[Category:ChildAmerican child pop musicians]]
[[Category:Songwriters from Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Grammy Award winners for dance and electronic music]]
[[Category:People from Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Bisexual women musicians]]
[[Category:LGBTLGBTQ people from Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:American LGBTLGBTQ singers]]
[[Category:American women in electronic music]]
[[Category:21st-century American LGBTLGBTQ people]]
[[Category:MusicalMt. groupsLebanon fromHigh PittsburghSchool alumni]]
[[Category:LGBTQ women singers]]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daya_(singer)"