Andra Day

Andra Day

Andra Day performing at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, March 2016
Background information
Birth name Cassandra Monique Batie
Also known as Andra Day
Born (1984-12-30) December 30, 1984
Spokane, Washington
Origin San Diego, California, United States
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2012–present
Labels
Website Official website

Cassandra Monique "Andra" Batie[1] (born December 30, 1984), who goes by the stage name Andra Day, is an American singer and songwriter who has released one studio album and two singles.

Career

Andra Day attended the School of Creative and Performing Arts (SCPA) in San Diego, California where she majored in Vocal Performance. She has been featured in a number of videos that aired on CBSnews.com,[2] Vans.com,[3] and GlobalGrind.com,[4] among others. On October 5, 2012, Day released a cover of Jessie J’s "Mamma Knows Best" that peaked at number 2 on the YouTube Music Charts and number 24 that resulted in her signing to Warner Bros. Records.[5]

Her debut studio album, Cheers to the Fall, was released on August 28, 2015.[6] The album was produced by Adrian Gurvitz and Raphael Saadiq,[7] and featured Questlove, James Poyser of The Roots, DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Dap-Kings of Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings. Spike Lee directed the video for the first single from the album, "Forever Mine", after hearing Day perform at Sundance Film Festival.[8] Day performed her second single "Rise Up" at the 2015 BET Awards.[9][10][11] She is featured on the soundtrack of the Netflix original documentary, What Happened, Miss Simone?.[12] She was also featured in Rolling Stone's "10 New Artists You Need to Know" for July 2015.[13] NPR's Katie Presley has praised her singing by saying it has "Eartha Kitt's unflappable confidence, Amy Winehouse's effortless grasp of classic jazz, Billie Holiday's access to raw emotion and Adele's range and pop sensibility."[14]

Other notable credits from August 2015 include Day's feature on the single "New York" from the albumThis Day In Music History written and produced by Sal Filipelli; also featuring Sly Stone, Munyungo Jackson, Adrián Terrazas-González and Phunne Stone.

Day performed at the 2015 Special Olympics World Games Closing Ceremony on August 2, 2015, alongside Carly Rae Jepsen and O.A.R.[15] Day opened the August and September dates of Lenny Kravitz' tour in 2015.[16] She also performed at the 2015 365 Black Awards,[17] and performed her single "Rise Up" on ABC's Good Morning America on August 27, 2015. In November 2015, Day and Stevie Wonder were featured in a Christmas-themed Apple commercial, performing Wonder's song "Someday at Christmas."[18]

On December 7, 2015 Day received two nominations at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards including Best R&B Performance for "Rise Up" and Best R&B Album for Cheers to the Fall.

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US 200
[19]		 US R&B
[20]		 US
R&B/Hip-
Hop[21]		 AUS
 UK
Cheers to the Fall 48 3 6 — —

Singles

Title Writer(s) Producer(s)
"Forever Mine"
  • Cassandra Batie
  • Rob Kleiner
 Rob Kleiner
"Rise Up"

Charts

Title Year Peak chart position Album
US US
R&B/HH		 US
R&B		 US
adult
pop
"Forever Mine" 2015 — — — —
Cheers to the Fall
"Rise Up" 101[22] 31[23] 13[24] 26[25]
"Someday At Christmas"
(featuring Stevie Wonder)		 — — 24[26] —

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

Year Recipient/Nominated work Award Result
2016 "Rise Up" Best R&B Performance Nominated
Cheers to the Fall Best R&B Album Nominated

NAACP Awards

Year Recipient/Nominated work Award Result
2016 Andra Day Outstanding New Artist Nominated

References

  1. ↑ American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. "Mistakes Work ID No. 888648708 ISWC No. T9166826068". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved December 27, 2015. Work ID No. 888648708 ISWC No. T9166826068
  2. ↑ Goodman, William (October 17, 2012). "Listen to a stunning cover of Mamma Knows Best". CBS News.
  3. ↑ "Vans.com Skate Shoes, Girls, Apparel, Kids, Skateparks, Contests, Music". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  4. ↑ Sanfiorenzo, Dimas (November 9, 2012). "COOL ASS COVERS: Andra Day Covers Eminem’s "Lose Yourself" (VIDEO)". GlobalGrind.
  5. ↑ "Andra Day". Warner Brothers Records. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Andra Day - Cheers To The Fall". Discogs. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
  7. ↑ "Andra Day - Cheers To The Fall (1er album)". Raphaelsaadiq-and-soul.fr. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  8. ↑ Stats, Eddie. "First Look: Andra Day’s Cinematic Soul Soars On "Only Love" [Song Premiere + Exclusive Interview]". 5/28/15. okayplayer.com. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  9. ↑ Ramirez, Erika. "BET Awards: Get to Know Artists Tori Kelly, Andra Day, Avery Wilson & Silento". 6/29/15. Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  10. ↑ Network, BET (June 28, 2015). "Andra Day Rises Up at BET Awards '15". BET Network. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  11. ↑ Lewis, Brittany. "Andra Day: From YouTube Starlet To Music's Next "It" Girl". 12/7/12. GlobalGrind.com. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
  12. ↑ Geslani, Michelle. "Nina Simone Remembered". 7/7/15. UPROXX. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  13. ↑ Reeves, Mosi. "10 New Artists You Need to Know: July 2015". 7/13/15. Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  14. ↑ Presley, Katie. "First Watch: Andra Day, 'Gold'". 8/11/15. National Public Radio. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  15. ↑ Vanderpool, Steven. "Carly Rae Jepsen, O.A.R. and Andra Day to Headline the LA2015 Special Olympics World Games Closing Ceremony on August 2". 7/31/15. Street Insider. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  16. ↑ Sports & Entertainment, Palace. "Lenny Kravitz 2015 Strut Tour Live with Andra Day". 8/1/15. Palace Sports & Entertainment. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  17. ↑ News Desk, TV. "Keke Palmer to Host 12th Annual MCDONALD'S 365 BLACK AWARDS on BET, 8/23". 8/18/15. TV World. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  18. ↑ News, TechCrunch. "Apple’s Holiday Ad Features Andra Day, Stevie Wonder And VoiceOver". 8/27/15. TechCrunch. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Andra Day". Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Andra Day". Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Andra Day". Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  22. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f0=is_bmdb_track_id%3A6682404&f1=itm_field_chart_id%3A344&refine=1
  23. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f0=is_bmdb_track_id%3A6682404&f1=itm_field_chart_id%3A367&refine=1
  24. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f0=is_bmdb_track_id%3A6682404&f1=itm_field_chart_id%3A1230&refine=1
  25. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f0=is_bmdb_track_id%3A6682404&f1=itm_field_chart_id%3A343&refine=1
  26. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f0=ss_chart_search_title%3A%22Someday%20At%20Christmas%22&f1=itm_field_chart_id%3A1230&refine=1

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