An artist is the one who does justice to every role, tries to live every art with equal vigor. Hollywood movies may not have songs in every situation like in Hindi films, but every year there too many artists due to their voice and albums settle in the hearts of people along with music chart busters. One such artist is American singer, songwriter and actress Andra Day who has been successful in capturing the hearts of people not only for her voice but also for her acting. He has proved that a true artist never compromises when it comes to performance, even if his role changes.
Not long ago, Andra Day played the lead role in ‘The United States vs Billie Holiday’, a biopic on the legendary singer Billie Holiday, and gave as strong a performance as she has for the song. She also got a nomination for the Oscar for Best Actress for this film, which is a big deal in itself. Let’s know about the owner of this wonderful voice.
Andra Dey’s ‘Rise Up’ song
Those who have heard the song ‘Rise Up’ by Andra Day know what Andra’s voice means. A voice that just lifts your spirits. The song Rise Up from the album ‘Cheers to the Fall’ has a similar soul and is sung by Andra from Gale Se Nahi Dil Ki Aag. When you listen to this song while going through the hardships of life one day, it seems that someone has filled the dose of extra life inside you to fight the challenges. The impact of this song can be illustrated by the example that Coca-Cola produced more than 40 million cups for one of its campaigns, especially with the words and picture of this song by Andra Day. So when the role of Billie Holiday was offered to Andra, people believed that she would fit the role and it happened. It was a coincidence that Billie Holiday was one of Andra’s favorite singers during her early introduction to music. Andra considers him as her inspiration.
Andra got this honor
Not only Oscar nomination, Andra also received Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in Motion Pictures and Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media for this film. Apart from this, Andra has also received Grammy Award for her songs. Andra started singing in church since childhood and this became the beginning of her musical journey. Andra then went on to make short videos, sang others’ songs, sang at public events, and this was where she got her big break which led to her first single (album). According to Andra, he had no plan B. She always wanted to be associated with music and art. Along with singing, Andra also started learning dance from the age of 5 and continued till the age of 20. That’s why he has mastered the dance as well.
Andra lost nearly 40 pounds for Billie Holiday movie
Andra is also an advocate of bringing change in the thinking about black women and their society related to stereotypes and health problems. She is constantly associated with social issues. Recently, she was also a part of an international campaign being run regarding the Corona epidemic. Andra had lost about 40 pounds for the Billie Holiday movie. However, she likes her body as it is and so when someone asked her if she would feel more beautiful by being slim, Andra’s answer was – No, not at all. I like my full body. She believes that real beauty lies in being confident, loving yourself and understanding your worth.
An artist is the one who does justice to every role, tries to live every art with equal vigor. Hollywood movies may not have songs in every situation like in Hindi films, but every year there too many artists due to their voice and albums settle in the hearts of people along with music chart busters. One such artist is American singer, songwriter and actress Andra Day who has been successful in capturing the hearts of people not only for her voice but also for her acting. He has proved that a true artist never compromises when it comes to performance, even if his role changes.
Not long ago, Andra Day played the lead role in ‘The United States vs Billie Holiday’, a biopic on the legendary singer Billie Holiday, and gave as strong a performance as she has for the song. She also got a nomination for the Oscar for Best Actress for this film, which is a big deal in itself. Let’s know about the owner of this wonderful voice.
