Daya (singer)

Daya (born October 24, 1998 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; real name Grace Martine Tandon) is an American singer.

Life

Grace Tandon was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and grew up in Mt. Lebanon. She began piano lessons at a young age, followed by other instruments such as guitar and saxophone. At the age of ten, she also received vocal lessons. Later, she also performed at local events. An acquaintance of her singing teacher brought her to the Z-Entertainment label, where she signed a recording contract at the age of 16. Her grandfather is from India and while searching for a stage name, she came across the translation Daya in Hindi of her given name Grace, which means "grace". Her first release under that name was Hide Away. She began as a local radio success in the spring of 2015, and found much success online, including support from bloggers like Perez Hilton. She began U.S. wide promotion and in the fall the EP Daya was released with Hide Away and five other songs. The song alone sold over a million copies (platinum status) and reached #23 on the US singles chart. The EP reached #61 and stayed on the album charts for 48 weeks.

At the end of 2015, Daya came to the attention of US DJ duo The Chainsmokers. Together they recorded the trap track Don't Let Me Down, which reached the top 10 of the German single charts.

In 2018, the singer came out as bisexual.

Discography

Albums

  • 2016: Sit Still, Look Pretty

EPs

  • 2015: Daya

Singles

  • 2015: Hide Away
  • 2015: Sit Still, Look Pretty (UK: SilberSilver)
  • 2016: Don't Let Me Down (The Chainsmokers feat. Daya)
  • 2017: Feel Good (Gryffin & Illenium feat. Daya) (US: PlatinPlatinum)
  • 2017: New
  • 2018: I Wanna Know (RL Grime feat. Daya)
  • 2019: Insomnia
  • 2019: Safe
  • 2019: Left Me Yet
  • 2019: Keeping It in the Dark
  • 2020: First Time
  • 2021: Bad Girl
  • 2021: Montana
  • 2021: The Difference

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