Daya (singer): Difference between revisions

| name = Daya

| image = Daya 2016.jpg

| caption = Daya performing in 2016

| birth_name = Grace Martine Tandon

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1998|10|24}}

| birth_place = [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]], U.S.

| origin = [[Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania]], U.S.

| genre = {{hlist|[[Pop music|Pop]]|[[synthpop]]|[[electronic music|electronic]]}}

| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter}}

| years_active = 2015–present

| instrument = Vocals

| label = {{hlist||Artbeatz|Z|[[RED Distribution|RED]]|[[Interscope Records|Interscope]]|Sandlot|[[AWAL]]}}

| website = {{URL|theofficialdayadaya.komi.comio/}}

'''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.

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 was a [[Punjabis|Punjabi]] Indian immigrant from [[PunjabDelhi, India|PunjabDelhi]], India. 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.

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>

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>

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