Daisy the Great is an American

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band led by singer-songwriters Kelley Nicole Dugan and Mina Walker. They rose to prominence with their 2017 debut single "The Record Player Song". Later, a remix of the song called "Record Player", was released in August 2021, with additional verses and production performed by

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. It went to number 6 on the

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chart. As of October 2022, they have amassed over 1.1 million monthly streamers on

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History

Kelley Nicole Dugan and Mina Walker met as acting majors at NYU's

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. Dugan is from New York, and Walker grew up in New Orleans. They formed Daisy the Great in 2016, and released their first EP, ''I've Got a Few Friends and I Wish They Were Mine'', in 2018. They released their debut album, ''I'm Not Getting Any Taller'', in January 2019. The single "Record Player" became a hit on

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, accumulating over 270 million views. They released their second EP, ''Soft Songs'', in 2020 and their second album, ''All You Need Is Time'', in 2022. Daisy the Great has opened for

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, and Samia, and toured with

and Half Alive.

Lineup

* Kelley Nicole Dugan: lead vocalist, keyboards * Mina Walker: lead vocalist, guitar, bass guitar * Briana Archer: backup vocalist * Matt Lau: guitar * Bernardo Ochoa: guitar, bass guitar * Matti Dunietz: drums

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

References

External links

www.daisythegreat.com
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