Daya (singer)

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

Grace Martine Tandon, professionally known as Daya (pronounced DAY-uh), is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[1][2] She is signed to Artbeatz, Z Entertainment, and RED Distribution, and released her self-titled debut extended play (EP), Daya, on September 4, 2015, which includes the song "Hide Away", which has peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100.[3][4]

Early life

Daya was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her grandfather is Indian, and her stage name Daya is the Hindi translation for 'Compassion'.[5] She attended Mt Lebanon High School.[6] 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.[6]

At eleven, Daya enrolled as a student at the Accelerando Music Conservatory, owned by Christina Chirumbolo,[7] Pittsburgh, where she eventually met songwriter and producer Gino Barletta.[1] Barletta, a colleague of Chirumbolo who visited the school as a lecturer. Chirumbolo and Barletta founded INSIDE ACCESS, a music camp, the two worked with Daya eventually inviting her to Los Angeles in February 2015 to work on her original material.

Music career

Tandon's professional career began when her parents accompanied her to Los Angeles to work with Christina Chirumbolo and Gino Barletta, founders of INSIDE ACCESS by Accelerando, 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" 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] Jason Lipshutz of Billboard 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]

On October 30, 2015, Daya released the physical version of her debut EP through Target.[14]

In 2016, Daya was the opening act for American pop-rap duo Jack & Jack's US tour.[15]

Discography

EPs

Year Title Peak chart positions
US
[12]		 US
Heat
[16]		 DEN
[17]		 SWE
[18]
2015 Daya 67 14 36 33

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
US
Hot 100
[19]		 US
Top 40
[20]		 AUS
[21]		 CAN
[22]		 NLD
[23]		 NZ
[24]		 SWE
[25]		 SVK
[26]		 ITA
[27]
2015 "Hide Away" 23 7 6 18 48 15 55 31 95 Daya – EP
2016 "Sit Still, Look Pretty" —[upper-alpha 1] 37 — — — — — — —

As a featured artist

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
US
[29]		 US
Elect.
[30]		 US Top 40 AUS
[21]		 CAN
[31]		 ITA
[27]		 NLD
[23]		 NOR
[32]		 NZ
[33]		 SWE
[18]		 UK
[34]
2016 "Don't Let Me Down"
(The Chainsmokers featuring Daya)		 14 1 13 3 13 45 6 5 4 5 77 TBA

Notes

  1. ↑ "Sit Still, Look Pretty" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at No. 11 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[28]

References

  1. 1 2 "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. ↑ Mervis, Scott (October 29, 2015). "Music preview: Mt. Lebanon singer Daya has shot at pop fame". post-gazette.com. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  6. 1 2 "A Lebo Pop Princess". Lebo Mag. June 4, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Accelerando :". www.accelerandopittsburgh.com. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  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 – Daya (Only at Target)". Target. October 30, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Q92". facebook. November 13, 2015. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Billboard – Daya – Chart History – Heatseekers". Billboard. January 9, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  17. ↑ Danmarks officielle hitlister. Hitlisten.NU. Retrieved on May 5, 2016.
  18. 1 2 Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista. Sverigetopplistan.se. Retrieved on May 5, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Billboard – Daya – Chart History – Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. February 6, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Billboard – Daya – Chart History – Pop Songs". Billboard. February 6, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  21. 1 2 Hung, Steffen. "Discography Daya". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  22. ↑ "Billboard – Daya – Chart History – Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. January 16, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  23. 1 2 Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Daya". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  24. ↑ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  25. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Daya". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  26. ↑ "Radio – Top 100".
  27. 1 2 "Top Digital – Classifica settimanale WK 10 (dal 2016-03-04 al 2016-03-10)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  28. ↑ "Bubbling Under Hot 100 May 7, 2016". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  29. ↑ "The Chainsmokers – Chart history". Billboard.com. April 5, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
  30. ↑ "The Chainsmokers – Chart history". Billboard.com. December 5, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  31. ↑ "The Chainsmokers – Chart history". Billboard.com. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  32. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discography The Chainsmokers". Norwegian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  33. ↑ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  34. ↑ "The Chainsmokers > UK Charts". Official Charts Company.
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