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Daya
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Daya

Daya is a synthpop artist from United States formed in 2015. 29 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.

Synthpop · United States · Best synthpop albums

29
Releases
2015–2025
Active years
2015
Formed

Discography

1
Sit Still, Look Pretty cover

Most popular

Sit Still, Look Pretty

2016 · 14 tracks

    Singles & EPs

    28

    Appears on

    7

    Releases by other artists featuring Daya.

    Featured tracks

    6

    Videos

    1

    Collaborators

    4

    Past shows

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    Community

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    Daya at a glance

    Born in
    Pittsburgh
    From
    United States
    Active since
    2015
    Instruments
    piano, guitar, saxophone, ukulele, recorder, voice
    Labels
    Interscope Records
    Educated at
    Mt. Lebanon High School

    Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Children listed are those with their own public record, so the list may be incomplete.

    About

    "Daya" is an American singer and songwriter, (real name, Grace Martine Tandon, Daya was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her grandfather is Indian, and her stage name Daya is the Hindi word for "grace". At the age of 3, 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. At eleven, Daya enrolled as a student at the Accelerando Music Conservatory, owned by Christina Chirumbolo, where she eventually met songwriter and producer Gino Barletta, the two worked with Daya eventually inviting her to Los Angeles in February 2015 to work on her original material. 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". Jason Lipshutz of Billboard also featured the single on their official website, labelling it "a gorgeous debut".

    Daya in brief

    How many Daya releases are on Riffiter?
    29 releases are catalogued, spanning 2015 to 2025.
    When was Daya formed?
    Daya formed in 2015, in United States.
    What genre is Daya?
    Daya is catalogued under Synthpop.
    What is the most recent Daya release on Riffiter?
    Good Boys (Hide Away), released in 2025.

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