Andra Day (born Cassandra Monique Batie; December 30, 1984) is an American singer and songwriter from San Diego, California. Her debut album, Cheers to the Fall, was released in 2015 and peaked at number 48 on the US Billboard 200 chart. At the 2016 Grammy Awards, the album was nominated for Best R&B Album and the album's main single, 'Rise Up', was nominated for Best R&B Performance. Jayna Brown's Judge Cuts performance in Episode 1110 consisted of singing Andra Day's 'Rise Up'. Howie Mandel, Mel B, guest judge Louis Tomlinson, Heidi Klum, and Simon Cowell all gave her standing ovations. Impressed by the performance, Louis pressed his Golden Buzzer for Jayna, sending her straight to the Quarterfinals.

' Rise Up' is a recorded by the group on their self-titled 1983 album. It was produced and engineered by, and written by Parachute Club members, and, with additional lyrics contributed by filmmaker.An upbeat call for, celebration, and 'freedom / to love who we please,' the song was a national hit in Canada, and was hailed as a unique achievement in Canadian pop music:“Rarely does one experience a piece of music in white North America where the barrier between participant and observer breaks down. Rise Up rises right up and breaks down the wall.”According to Segato, the song was not written with any one individual group in mind, but as a universal anthem of freedom and equality; Fernie described the song's lyrics as having been inspired in part by West Coast rituals in which young girls would 'rise up' at dawn to adopt their adult names as a.It remains the band's most famous song, and has been adopted as an activist anthem for causes as diverse as, and the. As well, the song's and -influenced rhythms made it the first significant commercial breakthrough for.The song's first ever live public performance took place at the 1983 parade. Contents.Awards It won the for at the, over fellow nominees ' and ' by, ' by, and ' by.In 2005, the series, based on nominations by panelists and listeners, semi-final elimination votes among songs from the same decade and a final national vote to rank the top 50, selected 'Rise Up' as number 44 of the 50 most essential songs in. It is also included in (, 1996).Use in advertising In 1998, the song was licensed by to for a television commercial for its line of frozen rising-crust.

Members of Parachute Club publicly opposed this commercial use of the song and commenced legal action for breach of copyright against EMI Music Canada and McCain Foods. A spokesperson for EMI Music Canada stated that 'the contractallows us to license the song in all commercials and films except for political endorsements, religious messages and X-rated motion pictures, so we had no reason to believe that they would object.' While the position of EMI Music Canada was technically correct, the music publisher had overlooked the concept of 'moral rights' recognized as being protected under. While EMI Music Canada had been granted the right to license the song, band members had the moral right to prevent its association with a product that they believed brought their reputation into disrepute.In a news release issued at the time of the commencement of the litigation, band members stated that 'as a result of its use on the ad. The song, the people who believe in it and the reputation of its creators have suffered damage within the sphere of public credibility and our personal reputations'. The action was settled before trial, with the result that band members were able to recover from EMI Music Canada all of the band members' music publishing rights. Use in politics In his for the leadership of the federal, — a longtime friend of the band and a childhood friend of Bryans — asked Segato for permission to use 'Rise Up' in his campaign.

'Over the years,' said Segato, 'many political parties have either used or wanted to use the song 'Rise Up' for their campaign. Most of the time, they don't ask. They just use it until you say no. Well, Jack asked to use our song and I said, Forget it, we'll write you your own anthem.' Segato, with and, subsequently penned a new campaign song, 'Bringing All the Voices Together', for Layton. While distinct in music and lyrics, it was identified as something of a sequel to 'Rise Up'; in addition to broadly thematic similarities, the song's lyrics directly alluded to the original song's announcement that 'it's time for celebration'.

'It's a new version of Rise Up, not the lyrics but the spirit,' Layton said.Segato performed 'Rise Up' live at Layton's on August 27, 2011. She had also performed the song at Layton's 1988 wedding to.The original recording was used as the opening theme music to the 2013 CBC Television film. The film, which stars as Layton, also reenacts a real-life occasion in which Layton led a staff singalong of the song on the NDP's campaign tour bus. Remixes and covers In 2014, the surviving band members released a contemporary dance remix of the song in conjunction with Toronto's hosting of the 2014 edition of; the event had selected 'Rise Up' as its theme and slogan.In 2018 and 2019, several new covers of the song by collective of Canadian musicians were released to celebrate the song's 35th anniversary.

A version credited to The Common Cause Collective featured, and, while an updated pop version and a dance remix credited to The New Parachute Collective were led by Segato and her original Parachute Club colleagues and Dave Gray, along with contributions by, Jimmy Chauveau, Jilea, Kayla Diamond, Maya Kiltron and Britta Badour. Proceeds from sales of the new versions were directed to four charitable organizations: Canadian Roots Youth Reconciliation, Institute for Change Leaders, ECOJUSTICE,. Chart positions YearChartPeakPosition1983Canadian 50 Singles91983Dance Music/Club Play Singles26Award successions Preceded by' by1984Succeeded by' byReferences. Erin Mullan, November 30, 1984, p. 9. ^., June 23, 2014.

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Contents.Early life and education Day was born on December 30, 1984 in,. She moved to Southern California at age three, and grew up in and around San Diego, California, with her family. She began singing at a young age at the First United Methodist Church in, California. Day also began taking dance lessons at age 5 (a discipline she continued into her 20s). She attended Valencia Park Elementary School which she credits with fostering her interest in performing arts.

At age 12, Day was introduced to the sounds of prominent jazz vocalists like, and, all of whom she counts as early influences on her sound. Day attended the where she graduated in 2003. On July 11, 2019, Day was inducted as an honorary member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.Career After high school, Day worked about 20 different jobs including one as a children's entertainer. In 2010, Stevie Wonder's then wife, Kai Millard, noticed Day performing at a strip mall and brought her to the attention of her husband.

Day received a call from Wonder himself soon after. No immediate partnership was formed, but the two reconnected around a year later. Wonder introduced Day to producer at that time. Gurvitz would eventually collaborate on Day's debut album a few years later.Day was signed in 2011 to a development deal with Buskin Records founded by Jeffrey Evans, who Day asked to be her manager in 2013. Later Day & Buskin earned a record deal with in part because of the popularity of her numerous unplugged and on her channel, most of which were filmed in her sister's bedroom in San Diego. Her covers include 's ', 's ', and 's ' among others. She was also known for mashups including one that patched together 's ' with 's ' and another that combined 's 'He Can Only Hold Her' and 's '.During that time, Day was also working with Gurvitz on around 40 original songs.

Other producers and contributors to what would eventually become her debut studio album included,. Day performed at the 2014 and caught the eye of director,. He volunteered to direct the video for her single, 'Forever Mine'.

Day has also performed at the 2015, the closing ceremonies of the 2015, the, and on television shows like, and numerous others. She also performed 's ' for the soundtrack for the documentary,. Andra Day performing at in New York City, March 2016.Her first studio album, Cheers to the Fall, was released on August 28, 2015. It was met with critical acclaim with 's Katie Presley saying Day's voice has 's unflappable confidence, Amy Winehouse's effortless grasp of classic, Billie Holiday's access to raw emotion and 's range and pop sensibility.' The album was nominated for Best R&B Album and 'Rise Up' was nominated for Best R&B Performance at the 58th Grammy Awards in 2016 (an event at which she also performed). The album also peaked at number 48 on the Billboard 200 list. In September 2015, 'Rise Up' was used in an advertisement for that featured tennis player,.

In November and December 2015, Day appeared alongside Stevie Wonder in an Apple TV commercial in which the two sang Wonder's song, 'Someday at Christmas'.Her first national tour took place in August and September 2015 when she opened up for. In October 2015, she sang 'Rise Up' at and again performed the song for 's live special,.In May 2016, Day entered into an agreement with and that saw her image on around 50 million cups at McDonald's. The partnership was part of the 'Share a Cup' lyrics program and featured lyrics from Day's 'Rise Up'. Purchasers of the cups at McDonald's could enter a sweepstakes that would have allowed them to see Day perform at the Essence Music Festival in June 2016. Her Cheers to the Fall Tour began in November 2016 in her hometown of San Diego.Day performed on the second day of the in Philadelphia to rousing applause.

She followed immediately after a moving address by, a group of black mothers who had lost a child through encounters with police and gun violence.In December 2016, Andra Day received the Powerhouse Award at the event. When asked what makes a 'powerhouse' powerful to others, Day responded, 'I think you just remind them of their value, you remind them of their purpose. You remind them that you are not here just to exist, you're here to impact people in their lives.I think it just reinforces that.' In 2017, Day appeared on the song ' with rapper for the film. The single was nominated for the; Day and Common performed the song at the in March 2018.Andra Day performed with the Baltimore Children's Choir for the opening musical performance at the rally in Washington, D.C.

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