Debby Friday
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Debby Friday is an electronic musician based in Toronto. Her debut album, Good Luck, released on Sub Pop in 2023, won the Polaris Music Prize.
Early life
Friday was born in Nigeria, and raised in Montreal.{{cite web |last1=Pilley |first1=Max |title=Debby Friday is the Canadian artist who describes her music in one word – "Thunder" |url=https://www.loudandquiet.com/interview/debby-friday-is-the-canadian-artist-who-describes-her-music-in-one-word-thunder/ |publisher=Loud and Quiet |access-date=7 January 2023}} In 2018, she moved from Montreal to Vancouver.{{cite web |last1=Elder |first1=Sajae |title=Vancouver-based Debby Friday makes a run for it in "Fatal" |url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/08/10/debby-friday-new-video-fatal |publisher=The Fader |access-date=7 January 2023}}
Career
She released her first EP, Bitchpunk, in 2018. In August 2019, her second EP, Death Drive was named Bandcamp's "Album of the Day"{{cite web |last1=Cardoza |first1=Kerry |title=Album of the Day: Debby Friday, "Death Drive" |date=14 August 2019 |url=https://daily.bandcamp.com/album-of-the-day/debby-friday-death-drive-album-of-the-day |publisher=Bandcamp |access-date=7 January 2023}} and received a 7.2 from Pitchfork.{{cite web |last1=Kim |first1=Michelle |title=Debby Friday: Death Drive EP |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/debby-friday-death-drive-ep/ |publisher=Pitchfork |date=22 August 2019 |access-date=7 January 2023}} In January 2023, she released the single "So Hard to Tell",{{cite web|access-date=2023-01-07|title=Song You Need: Debby Friday's "So Hard To Tell" offers a safe landing|url=https://www.thefader.com/2023/01/06/song-you-need-debby-friday-so-hard-to-tell|website=The Fader}} ahead of debut album Good Luck, which was released on March 24, on Sub Pop.
Discography
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=Singles and EPs=
- Bitchpunk EP (2018)
- Death Drive EP (2019)
- "So Hard to Tell" (2023)
- "Let U In" (2023){{Cite web |date=2023-09-27 |title=Debby Friday Follows Polaris Music Prize Victory With New Song "Let U In" |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/debby-friday-follows-polaris-music-prize-victory-with-new-song-let-u-in-listen/ |access-date=2023-10-28 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}
Awards
- 2020: Nominated, Prism Prize as co-director with Ryan Ermacora of the video for her song "Fatal"Sarah Murphy, [http://exclaim.ca/music/article/here_are_the_2020_prism_prize_finalists "Here are the 2020 Prism Prize Finalists"]. Exclaim!, February 27, 2020.
- 2022: Nominated, Prism Prize as co-director with Ryan Ermacora of the video for her song "Focus"Allie Gregory, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/here_are_the_top_10_prism_prize_nominees_for_2022 "Here Are the Top 10 Prism Prize Nominees for 2022"]. Exclaim!, May 18, 2022.
- 2023: Winner, 2023 Polaris Music Prize, for Good LuckKaelen Bell, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/2023_polaris_music_prize_winner_debby_friday "Debby Friday Wins 2023 Polaris Music Prize"]. Exclaim!, September 19, 2023.
- 2023: Nominated, Berlin Music Video Awards for Best Song with SO HARD TO TELL
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://debbyfriday.com}}
{{Polaris Music Prize}}
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Category:21st-century Black Canadian women singers
Category:21st-century Canadian women singers
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Nigerian emigrants to Canada
Category:Musicians from Montreal
Category:Polaris Music Prize winners
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