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Andra Day
Cassandra Batie, who uses the stage name "Andra Day," is an American R&B artist
and Oscar-winning actress. Born in Edmonds, Washington, on December 30, 1984,
she spent most of her childhood in San Diego, California, where she sang in
church and later graduated from the San Diego School of Creative and Performing
Arts. She gained exposure with covers and mash-ups on her YouTube channel, then
made her studio debut in 2015 with Cheers to the Fall, which went to Number 3 on
Billboard's Top R&B Chart. The Grammy-nominated single "Rise Up" went to Number
6 on the Adult R&B Song Chart, ...
