Debby Friday

{{Short description|Musician}} '''Debby Friday''' is an electronic musician based in Toronto. Her debut album, ''Good Luck'', released on Sub Pop in 2023, won the Polaris Music Prize.

==Early life== Friday was born in Nigeria, and raised in Montreal.<ref name="loudandquiet">{{cite web |last1=Pilley |first1=Max |title=Debby Friday is the Canadian artist who describes her music in one word – "Thunder" |url=https://www.loudandquiet.com/interview/debby-friday-is-the-canadian-artist-who-describes-her-music-in-one-word-thunder/ |publisher=Loud and Quiet |access-date=7 January 2023}}</ref> In 2018, she moved from Montreal to Vancouver.<ref name="thefader">{{cite web |last1=Elder |first1=Sajae |title=Vancouver-based Debby Friday makes a run for it in "Fatal" |url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/08/10/debby-friday-new-video-fatal |publisher=The Fader |access-date=7 January 2023}}</ref><ref name="loudandquiet"/>

==Career== She released her first EP, ''Bitchpunk'', in 2018.<ref name="loudandquiet"/> In August 2019, her second EP, ''Death Drive'' was named Bandcamp's "Album of the Day"<ref name="bandcamp">{{cite web |last1=Cardoza |first1=Kerry |title=Album of the Day: Debby Friday, "Death Drive" |date=14 August 2019 |url=https://daily.bandcamp.com/album-of-the-day/debby-friday-death-drive-album-of-the-day |publisher=Bandcamp |access-date=7 January 2023}}</ref> and received a 7.2 from ''Pitchfork''.<ref name="pitchfork">{{cite web |last1=Kim |first1=Michelle |title=Debby Friday: Death Drive EP |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/debby-friday-death-drive-ep/ |publisher=Pitchfork |date=22 August 2019 |access-date=7 January 2023}}</ref> In January 2023, she released the single "So Hard to Tell",<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2023-01-07|title=Song You Need: Debby Friday's "So Hard To Tell" offers a safe landing|url=https://www.thefader.com/2023/01/06/song-you-need-debby-friday-so-hard-to-tell|website=The Fader}}</ref> ahead of debut album ''Good Luck'', which was released on March 24, on Sub Pop.

Her second album, ''The Starrr of the Queen of Life'', was released on 1 August 2025 through Royal Mountain Records and Sub Pop.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Kyann-Sian |date=2025-08-01 |title=Debby Friday: “I want people to see themselves in the music – if I’m a star, you’re a star too” |url=https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/debby-friday-the-starrr-of-the-queen-life-interview-3882051 |access-date=2025-08-04 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=New Album Releases: August 15, 2025 |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/new-album-releases-masterlist |access-date=2025-08-18 |website=Exclaim! |language=en}}</ref>

==Discography== ===Albums=== * ''Good Luck'' (2023, Sub Pop) * ''The Starrr of the Queen of Life'' (2025, Sub Pop)

===Singles and EPs=== *''Bitchpunk'' EP (2018) *''Death Drive'' EP (2019) *"So Hard to Tell" (2023) *"Let U In" (2023)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-27 |title=Debby Friday Follows Polaris Music Prize Victory With New Song "Let U In" |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/debby-friday-follows-polaris-music-prize-victory-with-new-song-let-u-in-listen/ |access-date=2023-10-28 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Awards== *2020: Nominated, Prism Prize as co-director with Ryan Ermacora of the video for her song "Fatal"<ref>Sarah Murphy, [http://exclaim.ca/music/article/here_are_the_2020_prism_prize_finalists "Here are the 2020 Prism Prize Finalists"]. ''Exclaim!'', February 27, 2020.</ref> *2022: Nominated, Prism Prize as co-director with Ryan Ermacora of the video for her song "Focus"<ref name=2022shortlist>Allie Gregory, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/here_are_the_top_10_prism_prize_nominees_for_2022 "Here Are the Top 10 Prism Prize Nominees for 2022"]. ''Exclaim!'', May 18, 2022.</ref> *2023: Winner, 2023 Polaris Music Prize, for ''Good Luck''<ref>Kaelen Bell, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/2023_polaris_music_prize_winner_debby_friday "Debby Friday Wins 2023 Polaris Music Prize"]. ''Exclaim!'', September 19, 2023.</ref> *2023: Nominated, Berlin Music Video Awards for Best Song for "So Hard to Tell"

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==External links== *{{Official website|https://debbyfriday.com}}

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