Debby Friday

Debby Friday is an electronic musician based in Toronto.

History

Friday was born in Nigeria, and raised in Montreal.[1] In 2018, she moved from Montreal to Vancouver.[2][1] Friday released her first EP, Bitchpunk, in 2018.[1] In August 2019, she released her second EP, Death Drive. The album was named Bandcamp's "Album of the Day"[3] and received a 7.2 from Pitchfork.[4] In January 2023, Friday announced that her debut album, Good Luck, was released through Sub Pop on March 24, 2023. Alongside the announcement, she released the song "So Hard to Tell".[5]

She has been a two-time Prism Prize nominee as co-director with Ryan Ermacora of the videos for her songs "Fatal" in 2020[6] and "Focus" in 2022.[7]

Good Luck was the winner of the 2023 Polaris Music Prize.[8]

References
  1. Pilley, Max. "Debby Friday is the Canadian artist who describes her music in one word – "Thunder"". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  2. Elder, Sajae. "Vancouver-based Debby Friday makes a run for it in "FATAL"". The Fader. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  3. Cardoza, Kerry (14 August 2019). "Album of the Day: Debby Friday, "Death Drive"". Bandcamp. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  4. Kim, Michelle. "Debby Friday: Death Drive EP". Pitchfork. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  5. "Song You Need: Debby Friday's "So Hard To Tell" offers a safe landing". The FADER. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
  6. Sarah Murphy, "Here are the 2020 Prism Prize Finalists". Exclaim!, February 27, 2020.
  7. Allie Gregory, "Here Are the Top 10 Prism Prize Nominees for 2022". Exclaim!, May 18, 2022.
  8. Kaelen Bell, "DEBBY FRIDAY Wins 2023 Polaris Music Prize". Exclaim!, September 19, 2023.
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