Zella Day

Zella Day
Day performing in 2015.
Background information
Birth name	Zella Day Kerr
Born	March 13, 1995 (age 21) Pinetop, Arizona, U.S.
Genres	Indie pop
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, percussion
Years active	2012-present
Labels	Pinetop, Hollywood, B3SCI
Associated acts	Sultan & Ned Shepard, Sam Martin, BØRNS
Website	Official Website
Notable instruments
Vocals, Acoustic guitar

Zella Day Kerr (born March 13, 1995), known professionally as Zella Day, is an American singer-songwriter from Pinetop, Arizona.

Life and career

Early life

Zella and her sister Mia were born and raised in Pinetop, Arizona.

2012–present: Kicker and Zella Day

Day released her first single (cover of The White Stripes) "Seven Nation Army" on June 14, 2012, under WAX LTD. She was featured in Sultan & Ned Shepard's single "All These Roads" along with Sam Martin. A music video was released a few weeks later on October 22, 2013. On March 21, 2014, Day released an audio for a song of hers called "1965". The song was later packed digitally, making up her debut single, "1965/Sweet Ophelia". The single was released in April, 2014. That same month, Day released her debut extended play "Zella Day" on vinyl. A video for "Sweet Ophelia" was released a few months later on October 24, 2014. That same day, she released the EP, "Zella Day", onto digital outlets. The EP features its lead single "Sweet Ophelia", along with the songs "Hypnotic", "East of Eden", and "Compass", although "1965" was left out for unknown reasons. The EP received critical acclaim, Addy Stupin from The Harborlight gave the EP high praise, as "incredibly satisfying and impressive".^[1] The extended play also peaked at #16 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart.^[2]

One of the songs from the EP, "Hypnotic", served as one of iTunes' "Singles of the Week" where it was available for free download. "Hypnotic" was later released as the EP's second single. A music video was released onto VEVO on February 27, 2015, and has since accumulated over 3 million views. In early 2015, Day announced that her debut album was titled "Kicker" and was released on June 2, 2015, under Hollywood Records. It was received favorably and got featured on the iTunes "New Release" page. Day's song "Sacrifice" appeared on The Divergent Series: Insurgent – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. Making her national television debut on June 10, 2015, Zella Day and her band appeared on the "Conan" show and performed her song "High". The upcoming movie, The Finest Hours (2016 film), uses Day's song "Compass" as a background track in its trailer. Zella has had multiple TV appearances, including Conan O'Brien, where she performed "High",^[3] and Late Night with Seth Meyers, where she performed "Hypnotic".^[4]

Zella Day is included in the line-up for Coachella 2016.^[5]

The song 'High' was used for League of Legends Korean Spring Regionals.

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales, and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions				Sales	Certifications
		US [6]	US Digital [7]	US Alt. [8]	US Sales [9]
Powered by Love[10]	Released February 8, 2009 Label: Zella Day Music Format: CD	—	—	—	—
Kicker	Released June 29, 2015 Label: Pinetop, Hollywood Format: CD, LP, digital download	65	23	7	41

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US	US Heat [2]
Cynics vs. Dreamers	Released May 22, 2012 Label: Self-released, Wax Ltd. Format: Digital download	—	—
Zella Day	Released September, 2014 Label: Pinetop Format: LP, digital download	—	16

Singles

As lead artist

Year	Song	Peak chart positions		Album
		US Adult Alt. [11]	US Adult Pop. [12]
2012	"Seven Nation Army"	—	—	Non-album single
2013	"No Sleep to Dream"[13]	—	—	Cynics vs. Dreamers
	"I Lost Track of Time"[14]	—	—	Non-album single
2014	"1965" / "Sweet Ophelia"	—	—	Kicker
2015
	"East of Eden"	—	—
	"Hypnotic"	25	28
	"High"	—	—

As featured artist

Year	Song	Peaks	Album
		US
2013	"All These Roads" (Sultan & Ned Shepard featuring Zella Day and Sam Martin)	—	Non-album single

Other appearances

Year	Song	Album
2014	"East of Eden"	Connor Franta Presents Crown, Vol. 1
	"Sacrifice"	The Divergent Series: Insurgent Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released

Year	Title	Director(s)	Ref.
2013	"All These Roads" (Sultan & Ned Shepard featuring Zella Day and Sam Martin)	Unknown
	"No Sleep to Dream"	Gianennio Salucci
2014	"Sweet Ophelia"	Gianennio Salucci
	"Electric Love" (BØRNS featuring Zella Day)	Titanic Sinclair
2015	"Hypnotic"	Gianennio Salucci
	"Jameson"	Dana Morris

Filmography

Web

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2014– present	DayxDay	Herself	Main role; 6 episodes.
2009	Her Special Day	Composer	Song; Light's Illusion.

References

1. "The Harborlight". hinghamschools.com.
2. Eponymous EP #16 on Billboard Heatseekers chart, billboard.com; accessed August 23, 2015.
3. "Zella Day takes sound to Off Broadway — Up-and-coming singer’s regional visit a first - The Telegraph - thetelegraph.com". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
4. "Zella Day Performs "Hypnotic" on "Late Night With Seth Meyers" (Watch Now)". Headline Planet. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
5. https://www.coachella.com/splash/
6. Billboard 200, billboard.com; accessed August 23, 2015.
7. "Zella Day". billboard.com.
8. "Zella Day". billboard.com.
9. "Zella Day". billboard.com.
10. "Zella Day - Powered By Love CD". cduniverse.com.
11. "Zella Day". billboard.com.
12. "Zella Day". billboard.com.
13. "No Sleep to Dream - Zella Day". Spotify.
14. "I Lost Track of Time - Zella Day". Spotify.