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.
Friday was born in Nigeria, and raised in Montreal. [1] In 2018, she moved from Montreal to Vancouver. [2] [1]
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.
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The following musical events and releases that happened in 2018 in Canada.
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The following musical events and releases happened in 2019 in Canada.
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The following musical events and releases that happened in 2023 in Canada.
Good Luck is the debut studio album by Nigerian–Canadian electronic musician Debby Friday, released by Sub Pop on March 24, 2023. The album has received positive reviews from critics.
The 2023 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 19, 2023. The winner was electronic musician Debby Friday for her album Good Luck.