Singer-songwriter Grace Martine Tandon is known by her stage name Daya, the
Hindi word for Grace. She began learning the piano aged three and then started
singing lessons aged ten. She enrolled at the Accelerando Music Conservatory
when she was eleven where she met songwriter Gina Barletta, who encouraged her
in her music studies and co-wrote songs for her. Daya also began writing her own
songs and signed to the label Z-Entertainment, releasing her debut single 'Hide
Away' in 2015 whilst she was still at high school. The single reached number 23
on the Billboard Top 100, and was ...