Daya is an American singer and songwriter who rose to fame after releasing her breakthrough single “Hide Away” in 2015. The track earned her success by reaching number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The singer gained further recognition for her collaboration with The Chainsmokers. This Electronic duo dropped the Grammy-winning single “Don’t Let Me Down”, in which Daya was featured. She is best known for her pop, synthop, and electronic Music styles, which she includes in her tracks.

Daya has been playing jazz piano professionally since the age of 11. However, she started learning piano when she was just three years old. Later, she became interested in learning saxophone, ukulele, guitar, and more.

Daya Biography

Early Life

Grace Martine Tandon, aka Daya, was (born on October 24, 1998), in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is the daughter of Christine and Hans Tandon and was raised in Mt. Lebanon. Martine grew up with four sisters: Avery, Rachel, Celia, and Mariana.

Regarding education, she attended the St. Bernard School and then went to Mt. Lebanon High School. In 2016, she completed her high school graduation. Martine always had a passion for music; she began learning piano at the age of three.

Later, by age 11, she took lessons in playing jazz piano, guitar, ukulele, and some other Instruments. Daya attended Interlochen Arts Camp during high school, where she studied songwriting.

Career

Daya wanted to pursue her singing career from 11, so she started attending Accelerando Music Conservatory in Pittsburgh at 11. She met Gino Barletta, a producer and songwriter at the music academy.

She further polished her skills with the help of Barletta, who invited her to attend the music camp Inside Access. Daya began her musical career while attending Inside Access camp. But at first, she needed a stage name for herself, so she adopted the moniker of “Daya”, a Sanskrit word for compassion.

Later, she got a chance to record music at Paramount Recording Studios. Around that time, she was studying in high school, and she wrote and then recorded her debut single, “Hide Away”.

Daya sent the track to Z Entertainment’s Steve Zap, who became impressed with her voice. Steve Zap decided to help Daya and quickly launched his independent label “Artbeatz” in collaboration with music producer Gino Barletta.

Daya had her first breakout moment in music when she released her first single, “Hide Away”, in April 2015. Upon its release, the song went viral and earned her praise from the critics. In August of that year, she was invited to the TV show “Today with Kathie Lee and Hoda”, where she performed her debut single.

Later that year, Daya’s self-titled extended play came out, which contains six tracks. It became successful, debuting at #161 on the Billboard 200. On the other hand, her first track, “Hide Away”, was blowing up and peaked at the 40 spots on the Billboard Pop Singles charts.

In October 2015, Daya dropped a physical version of her EP via Target. “Sit Still, Look Pretty” was the second single from Daya’s self-titled EP, which came out in September 2015. It wound up peaking at #28 and debuting at #100.

Daya grabbed the attention of “Interscope Records” with whom she signed a deal. Under the label, she dropped a single, “New”, in October 2017. The music video for her single “Safe” was uploaded on YouTube in June 2018.

She followed that up by releasing more tracks, Insomnia, Forward Motion, Left Me Yet, and Wanted. In May 2021, Daya released her EP “The Difference”, including her hit single “First Time”. The singer-songwriter Daya has a net worth of $4 million, which she accumulated from her music career.

Collaborations

In 2016, singer Daya was announced to perform on the duo Jack & Jack’s tour as an opening act in the US. The singer gained mainstream success after being featured on Chainsmokers’ hit single “Don’t Let Me Down”, which won the 2017 Grammy Award.

She also met President Barack Obama and First Lady Michele Obama when she was invited to sing at the “White House Easter Egg Roll” in 2016. Next year, Daya teamed up with Gryffin and Illenium to record the track “Feel Good”. In 2018, Daya worked with the American producer RL Grime for his single “I Wanna Know”.

Personal Life

In October 2018, Daya emerged as “bisexual”, which she announced through an Instagram post on National Coming Out Day. As of April 2021, Daya is in a relationship with a girlfriend named Clyde Munroe. The couple reportedly began dating three years before.

Daya Net Worth

Daya is a popular American singer and songwriter who gained fame after the release of her breakthrough single “Hide Away” in 2015. This hit track reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100, contributing to Daya’s net worth of $4 Million. In addition to her music career, she also earns money from television commercials, including ones for the “GEICO insurance firm” and other brands.

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