Daya (singer)

Daya
Birth name Grace Tandon
Also known as Daya
Born (1998-10-24) October 24, 1998
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active 2015–present
Labels

Grace Tandon, professionally known as Daya (pronounced dey-uh), is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[1][2] She is signed to ArtBeatz and Z-Entertainment, and released her self-titled debut EP, Daya, on September 4, 2015, which includes the song "Hide Away", which has so far peaked at number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100.[3][4]

Early life

Daya was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where she attended Mt Lebanon High School.[5] At the age of three, Tandon began to learn the piano, eventually converting to jazz piano at the age of eleven. By this time, she had also learned to play the guitar, ukulele, saxophone, and flute.[5]

At eleven, Daya enrolled as a student at the Accelerando Music Conservatory,[6] Pittsburgh, owned by Christina Chirumbolo,[7] where she eventually met song-writer and producer Gino Barletta.[1] Barletta, a colleague of Chirumbolos who visited the school as a lecturer, took an interest in the young singer, and monitored her progress until inviting her to Los Angeles in February 2015 to work on her original material.[1]

Music career

Tandon's professional career began when parents accompanied her to Los Angeles to work with Gino Barletta, Brett McLaughlin, Britten Newbill and Noisecastle III at 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. 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 released her song "Hide Away" through ArtBeatz/RED Distribution on April 22, 2015. 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".[8] Billboard's Jason Lipshutz also featured the single on their official website, labelling it "a gorgeous debut".[9]

Daya made her television debut performing "Hide Away" on Today on August 21, 2015.[10]

Following a successful debut, Daya released her self-titled EP, Daya, which features six songs, including "Hide Away", on September 4, 2015.[4] The EP was premiered in full a day early by Billboard, and debuted at number 161 on the Billboard 200, propelling "Hide Away" to number 40 on the Billboard Pop Songs chart.[11][12][13]

The music video for "Hide Away" was released on October 28, 2015.[14]

On October 30, 2015, Daya released the physical version of her debut EP through Target.[15]

As of January 2016, the lyric video for "Hide Away" has reached over 7 and a half million views.[16]

Discography

EPs

Year Title Peak chart positions
US
[12]		 US
Heat
[17]
2015 Daya 67 14

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
US
Hot 100
[18]		 US
Top 40
[19]		 CAN
[20]		 NED SWE SVK (Singles Digitál Top 100)
[21]		 UK Indie (Indie Singles Breakers)
[22]
2015 "Hide Away" 24 8 22 74 59 95 6 Daya EP
2016 "Sit Still, Look Pretty" – – – – – - -

As a featured artist

Year Title Peak chart positions Album Artist
US Hot 100 US Top 40 US Electronic CAN
2016 "Don't Let Me Down" – – – - TBA The Chainsmokers featuring Daya

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Daya 106.9 The Q". 106.9 The Q. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Daya – Hide Away – CBS Pittsburgh". CBS Pittsburgh. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Z Entertainment Management". Z Entertainment Management. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  4. 1 2 "iTunes (U.S.) – Music – Daya – Daya – EP". iTunes (U.S.). September 4, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  5. 1 2 "A Lebo Pop Princess". Lebo Mag. June 4, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Accelerando :". www.accelerandopittsburgh.com. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
  7. ↑ "Christina Chirumbolo". www.christinachirumbolo.com. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
  8. ↑ "Listen To This: Fly As A Mother – Perez Hilton". Perez Hilton. June 5, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Pop Playlist Summer 2015: 15 Awesome Songs You Might Have Missed – Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Daya Performing "Hide Away" on The Today Show". YouTube. September 11, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Daya EP Premiere: Stream – Billboard". Billboard. September 3, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  12. 1 2 "Billboard – Daya – Chart History – Billboard 200". Billboard. September 26, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Daya's "Hide Away" Debut On Billboard". Headline Planet. September 9, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Daya – Hide Away (Official Video) – YouTube". YouTube. October 28, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Daya – Daya (Only at Target)". Target. October 30, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Daya – Hide Away (Official Lyric Video) – YouTube". YouTube. July 16, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Billboard – Daya – Chart History – Heatseekers". Billboard. January 9, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Billboard - Daya - Chart History - Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. February 6, 2016, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2016. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  19. ↑ "Billboard - Daya - Chart History - Pop Songs". Billboard. February 6, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Billboard - Daya - Chart History - Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. January 16, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  21. ↑ http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparadask/index.php?hitp=R. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  22. ↑ http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/independent-singles-breakers-chart/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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