Andra Day

Cassandra Monique Batie born December 30 1984 known professionally as Andra Day is an American RB and soul singer songwriter and actress She is the recipient of various accolades including a Grammy Award a Childrens and Family Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award along with nomination for an Academy Award In 2015 she released her debut album Cheers to the Fall At the 2016 Grammy Awards the album was nominated for Best RB Album and the single Rise Up was nominated for Best RB Performance To promote Rise Up she performed the song on The View earning a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for the performance Day also appeared alongside Stevie Wonder who is partially credited for her discovery in an ad for Apple TV in late 2015 In 2020 Day became one of the mostrequested artists among Jazz Joy and Roy Global Radio listeners In 2021 Day made her acting debut with her portrayal of Billie Holiday in Lee Daniels biopic The United States vs Billie Holiday winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress Day received the Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media for the films accompanying soundtrack Description above from the Wikipedia article Andra Day licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia