Daisy Coburn
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Use British English Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Daisy May Keeley Coburn (born 27 October 1993),[1]Template:R/superscript[2]Template:R/superscript is a British singer and songwriter. She previously performed under the stage name Daisy Dares You, a reference to the character of the same name from the 1990s British television show ZZZap!.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". After performing under this name between 2009 and 2010 and recording an album which was never released, she was dropped by her record label. As of 2013 she is in a Brighton-based band called Pink Lizards, where she plays guitar and is the lead singer. From 2015 she has been performing and releasing music in her Brighton-based band Clever Thing alongside Rich Fownes (Bad For Lazarus, UNKLE, Eighties Matchbox B-line Disaster, Nine Inch Nails) [3]Template:R/superscript
Early life
Coburn was born in Great Dunmow, Essex. Coming from a musical family, with her mother once working as a backing singer for bands Duran Duran and the The,[4]Template:R/superscript Coburn learned to play the guitar and piano when she was six years old.[5]Template:R/superscript On Boxing Day 2007, Coburn played a song she had been writing called "Hurt" to family and friends. A friend of her mother's, Matthew Marston, heard the song and invited her to his home studio to record it.[5]Template:R/superscript Coburn and Marston later wrote together on her debut album, Rush.
After picking up widespread promotional coverage in the media from The Times,[4]Template:R/superscript the BBC,[6]Template:R/superscript and The Guardian[7]Template:R/superscript as a young artist to watch for in 2010, Coburn was signed to a record company. She was managed by Empire,[7]Template:R/superscript and signed to Jive, a subsidiary of Sony Records.[5]Template:R/superscript There was reportedly a 'bidding-war' to get Coburn to sign up to a record company.[7]Template:R/superscript[5]Template:R/superscript She mainly used social networking websites to broadcast her music, such as Myspace[8]Template:R/superscript where she posted demos and her YouTube channel[9]Template:R/superscript where the video for her songs "Daisy Dares You" and "Rosie" can be found.
Coburn's first single, "Number One Enemy", featured British rapper Chipmunk[10]Template:R/superscript and reached the top 20 in the UK. "Rosie" was released as the second single, however, the album Rush was not released for unknown reasons.
Songwriting, genre and influences
Before Coburn was signed she would write songs on her own on a guitar.[5]Template:R/superscript For her debut album she co-wrote several tracks with her mother's friend Matthew Marston.[5]Template:R/superscript Much of Coburn's music is about her own personal experiences such as boyfriends, sibling rivalry, disloyal schoolfriends and emotional growing pains.[4]Template:R/superscript Coming from a musical family and reading poetry has helped Coburn in her writing.[5]Template:R/superscript
Coburn's musical genres vary from teen-pop[6]Template:R/superscript to pop rock[7]Template:R/superscript to pop[5]Template:R/superscript and electropop.[4]Template:R/superscript Her musical influences also vary, possibly the reason behind her varying genres; Coburn has stated she is influenced by many bands and artists such as Nirvana and Lou Reed.[8]Template:R/superscript[10]Template:R/superscript She has stated that her writing is influenced by indie singers such as Florence and the Machine and Bat for Lashes but when she writes "it just seems to come out as pop".[5]Template:R/superscript[4]Template:R/superscript Comparisons have been made between her and British singer-songwriter Lily Allen[4]Template:R/superscript[10]Template:R/superscript as well as Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne.[7]Template:R/superscript Regarding her comparison to Avril Lavigne, Coburn stated "just because I'm female and young they have to put you in a box. Frankly, anyone who says I was influenced by Avril Lavigne can get stuffed".[5]Template:R/superscript
Rush
Rush is the intended debut studio album by Daisy Dares You, and was scheduled to be released in June 2010, with the single "Rosie" released in May 2010.[11]Template:R/superscript The album was never released.
Discography
Extended plays
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| iTunes Festival: London 2010 (as Daisy Dares You) |
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| No Love[12] |
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| Cut the Demon |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Year | Single | Peak chart position | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK |
DEN | |||
| 2010 | "Number One Enemy" (featuring Chipmunk) (as Daisy Dares You) |
13[13]Template:R/superscript | 28 | Rush (unreleased) |
| "Rosie" (as Daisy Dares You) |
— | — | ||
| 2020 | "Fire" | — | — | No Love EP |
| 2021 | "My Paradise" | — | — | Cut the Demon EP (unreleased) |
| "Ultrasound" | — | — | ||
As featured artist
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | "Beautiful Scum" (Primitive Ignorant featuring Daisy Coburn) |
Sikh Punk |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | "Daisy Dares You" | Elisha Smith-Leverock[14]Template:R/superscript |
| 2010 | "Number One Enemy" (featuring Chipmunk) | Rebel Alliance[15]Template:R/superscript |
| "Rosie" | Frank Borin[16]Template:R/superscript |
References
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