Dara Kristen Hayes (born 27 March 1992), known as Tigerlily, is an Australian DJ and record producer born in

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. Tigerlily has two sisters, Georgina Hayes who is a lifestyle blogger, and Greta Hayes, who is a professional hockey player for the

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Biography

From the age of 4 she attended music school, and she started DJing at the age of 18. She completed a Bachelor of Media and Communications majoring in Marketing and Sociology at the

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. She was the runner up in the 2011 Your Shot DJ competition and was voted the 9th DJ of 2013 within the

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Awards. Her 2015 single, "Paradise", reached #67 on the

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singles chart. Tigerlily has performed in various festival and club stages both in Australia and internationally, including Hakkasan in Las Vegas, Echostage in Washington D.C., Create Nightclub in Los Angeles, Club Octagon in Seoul, Tomorrowland in Belgium, Lollapalooza in Sweden and the Main Stage of Ultra Music Festival and Electric Zoo New York City. Tigerlily's music is currently being released through

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in Australia and

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in the USA which are both a division of

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. In addition to focusing on her DJ career, she runs a podcast ''Team Tiger Radio'' that has been airing since 2018, and has been in publications such as Women's Health, Teen Vogue, GQ, Galore, Ladygun, Girlfriend and Cosmopolitan. She is also an ambassador for JBL, Samsung, and Adidas. In April 2019 Tigerlily was cast in

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''Like You Meant It'' four-episode mini series, alongside Australian model and Muay Thai fighter

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, World Champion surfer

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, and podcaster Matt Purcell. In February 2021, Tigerlily collaborated with

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to create a cosmetic Tigerlily player skin for the 2019 survival horror game, ''

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''.

Personal life

Tigerlily is a

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. She is also a passionate animal rights and environmental ambassador. She has featured in

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and Animal Liberation campaigns to promote her plant-based lifestyle. She is extremely active in the philanthropic community, often found speaking at, or fundraising for charity organisations. Recently, Tigerlily helped raise over $500,000 for the Australian bushfires and is a regular volunteer at animal sanctuaries around Australia. In March 2021, Tigerlily announced her engagement to her long-term boyfriend. On March 5, 2022, Tigerlily married her long-term boyfriend Scott. On Nov 3, 2022, Tigerlilly announced her pregnancy.

Discography

Singles

* 2013: Zombie * 2014: Faith (with 2Less) * 2014: Daylight (with The Only) * 2015: Paradise (ft. Meghan Kabir) * 2015: Feel The Love (featuring

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) * 2016: Whenever I'm With You * 2016: Ciao Baby * 2016: Invisible Children (with

Kshmr Niles Hollowell-Dhar (born October 6, 1988), known professionally as Kshmr (pronounced "Kashmir" and stylized in all caps), is an American songwriter, DJ, music producer, and musician. He was ranked 23rd on ''DJ Mag''s 2015 Top 100 DJs poll and ...

) * 2017: Ashes * 2017: Spice Temple (with Dimatik) * 2018: Kickboom (with Luciana) * 2018: Agony (with MorganJ) * 2020: Take U Back (with Jebu) * 2020: Get Down * 2020: Whistle (with

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) * 2020: Me, You & Tequila (with

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)

Remixes

* 2018:

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and Sammi Constantine - "Need Me" (Tigerlily Remix) * 2018: Sunset Bros and Mark McCabe - "I'm Feeling It (In The Air)" (Tigerlily Remix) * 2019:

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and Trixxie — "All of My Life" (Tigerlily Remix) * 2020: Danko - "Pump It Up" (Tigerlily, Rudeejay & Da Brozz Remix) * 2020: Brittany Maggs - "Underneath the Sheets" (Tigerlily Remix)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tigerlily 1992 births 21st-century Australian singers 21st-century Australian women singers Australian DJs Australian women pop singers Feminist musicians Living people Women DJs