| Daisy Dares You | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Daisy May Keeley Coburn[1] |
| Also known as | Daisy Dares You |
| Born | November 1993 (age 18)[2][3] |
| Origin | Great Dunmow, Essex, United Kingdom[4] |
| Genres | Pop See below |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, keyboard/piano[4] |
| Years active | 2009-present |
| Labels | Jive, RCA |
| Associated acts | Chipmunk |
| Website | http://www.daisydaresyou.com |
Daisy May Keeley Coburn (born 1993),[1][5] better known by her stage name Daisy Dares You, is a British singer and songwriter. The stage name is a direct reference to the character of the same name from the 1990s British television show ZZZap!.
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Coburn was born in Great Dunmow, Essex. Coming from a musical family, with her mother once working as a backing singer for bands Duran Duran and The The,[6] Coburn learned to play the guitar and piano when she was six-years-old.[3] On Boxing Day 2007, Coburn played a song she had been writing called "Hurt" to family and friends. A friend of her mother's, Matthew Marston, heard the song and invited her to his home studio to record it.[3] Coburn and Marston later wrote together on her debut album, Rush.
After picking up widespread promotional coverage in the media from The Times,[6] the BBC,[2] and The Guardian[4] as a young artist to watch for in 2010, Coburn was signed to a record company; She is managed by Empire,[4] and signed to Jive, a subsidiary of Sony Records.[3] There was reportedly a 'bidding-war' to get Coburn to sign up to a record company.[4][3] She mainly uses social networking websites to broadcast her music, such as MySpace[7] where she posts demos and her YouTube channel[8] where the video for her song "Daisy Dares You" and "Rosie" can be found.
Coburn's first single, Number One Enemy, featured British rapper Chipmunk[9] and reached the top 20 in the UK.
Before Coburn was signed she would write songs on her own on a guitar.[3] For her debut album she co-wrote several tracks with her mother's friend Matthew Marston.[3] Much of Coburn's music is about her own personal experiences such as boyfriends, sibling rivalry, disloyal schoolfriends and emotional growing pains.[6] Coming from a musical family and reading poetry has helped Coburn in her writing.[3]
Coburn's musical genres vary from teen-pop[2] to pop rock[4] to pop[3] and electropop.[6] Her musical influences also vary, possibly the reason behind her varying genres; Coburn has stated she is influenced by many bands and artists such as Nirvana and Lou Reed.[7][9] She has stated that her writing is influenced by indie singers such as Florence and the Machine and Bat for Lashes but when she writes "it just seems to come out as pop".[3][6] Comparisons have been made between her and British singer-songwriter Lily Allen[6][9] as well as Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne.[4] Regarding her comparison to Avril Lavigne, Coburn stated "just because I'm female and young they have to put you in a box. Frankly, anyone who says I was influenced by Avril Lavigne can get stuffed".[3]
Rush is the first studio album by Daisy Dares You, and was scheduled to be released in June 2010, with the single "Rosie" released in May 2010.[10] As of January 2012[update], the album has still not been released.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Number One Enemy" | Daisy Coburn, Matthew Marston, Chipmunk | 3:47 |
| 2. | "Rosie" | 3:23 | |
| 3. | "Who Will Buy" | ||
| 4. | "Rush" | Coburn, Marston, Shahid Khan, Jodi Marr | |
| 5. | "Idiot" | Coburn, Marston | |
| 6. | "Clowns" | Coburn | |
| 7. | "Talk About The Weather" | Coburn, Marston | 3:51 |
| 8. | "Lost" | Coburn Marston | |
| 9. | "Next Few Minutes" | Coburn, Marston | 3:17 |
| 10. | "Caught Up" | Coburn, Marston, Anders Kallmark | |
| 11. | "Stuck & Still" | ||
| 12. | "Hunter" | Coburn, Marston, Robert Wells |
On October 7, RCA Music Group announced it was disbanding Jive Records along with Arista Records and J Records. With the shutdown, Coburn (and all other artists previously signed to these three labels) will release her future material (including Rush) on the RCA Records brand. [11][12]
| Year | Single | Peak chart position | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK |
DEN | |||
| 2010 | "Number One Enemy" (featuring Chipmunk) | 13[13] | 10 | Rush |
| "Rosie" | - | - | ||
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | "Daisy Dares You" | Elisha Smith-Leverock[14] |
| 2010 | "Number One Enemy" (featuring Chipmunk) | Rebel Alliance[15] |
| "Rosie" | Frank Borin[16] |