Debby Friday

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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.

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Early life

Friday was born in Nigeria, and raised in Montreal. [1] In 2018, she moved from Montreal to Vancouver. [2] [1]

Career

She released her first EP, Bitchpunk, in 2018. [1] In August 2019, her second EP, Death Drive was named Bandcamp's "Album of the Day" [3] and received a 7.2 from Pitchfork. [4] In January 2023, she released the single "So Hard to Tell", [5] 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 Sub Pop. [6]

Discography

Albums

Singles and EPs

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 3 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 (22 August 2019). "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. ↑ Williams, Kyann-Sian (2025-08-01). "Debby Friday: "I want people to see themselves in the music – if I'm a star, you're a star too"". NME. Retrieved 2025-08-04.
  7. ↑ "Debby Friday Follows Polaris Music Prize Victory With New Song "Let U In"". Pitchfork. 2023-09-27. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  8. ↑ Sarah Murphy, "Here are the 2020 Prism Prize Finalists". Exclaim! , February 27, 2020.
  9. ↑ Allie Gregory, "Here Are the Top 10 Prism Prize Nominees for 2022". Exclaim! , May 18, 2022.
  10. ↑ Kaelen Bell, "Debby Friday Wins 2023 Polaris Music Prize". Exclaim! , September 19, 2023.


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