Donna Missal

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Donna Missal at the El Rey Theater , Los Angeles on March 2019

Donna Missal (born December 26, 1990 in New Jersey ) is an American singer and songwriter .

Life

Donna Missal comes from a musical family; her grandmother was a songwriter in the 1940s and her father was a musician and ran a recording studio in New York City in the 1980s . The family moved to New Jersey, where the father set up a home studio. Donna Missal took part in her family's recording projects early on, such as an annual Christmas album. In New Jersey she appeared on the stage of a children's theater. She soon began singing in bands and starting songwriting, including pieces for the soundtrack of the 2013 comedy film How to Be a Man . In 2015, Missal recorded her own song Keep Lying , which reached 1.5 million views on streaming services . Songs like Sick and The Keeper followed in 2016 . She has performed at music festivals like Riot Fest and Bumbershoot . In 2017 she released two more singles, Holiday and Transformer . The singer worked with the rapper Macklemore and the band Rudimental , among others . In September 2018, the Harvest label released their first album entitled This Time .

When asked about the genre in which she locates her music, Missal replied in an interview on entertainmentvoice.com in 2018: "It's not entirely pop , it's not entirely R&B , it's not really alternative ." Instead, she described her style as " feminist strippers music ”.

In Germany, in late June 2019 in the ARD telecast night Inas on.

reception

Joshua Bote from Billboard magazine attested in September 2018 that she had a "smoky , swoon-worthy voice" .

Forbes' Monica Mercuri said in February 2019: “Her talent is based not only on her powerful, silky vocals and the groovy pop / R&B feel that brings back the nostalgia of the great 2000s, but also on the expressive and honest lyricism of her music. "

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Joshua Bote: Singer-Songwriter Donna Missal Opens Up About Her Sexuality: "It's Not a Phase." In: billboard.com from September 26, 2018.
  2. ↑ Mark Deming: Donna Missal Biography. Passionate and seductive singer and songwriter who found an audience with songs like "Keep Lying" and "Sick". In: allmusic .com , 2018.
  3. ↑ Donna Missal - This Timeat Discogs
  4. ^ Adi Mehta: Donna Missal Tells Us the Story Behind Her Music and Debut Album "This Time". In: entertainmentvoice.com of September 7, 2018.
    Original text:
    “It's not quite pop, it's not quite R&B, it's not really alternative. […] [W] henever I'm asked to describe the music I make, I always say, 'feminist stripper music'. "
  5. ↑ Donna Missal: "Keep Lying", live. In: Ina's night of June 22, 2019.
  6. ↑ Donna Missal Talks Shifting Societal Beauty Standards, Female Music Icons And Hitting The Road In: forbes.com of February 21, 2019.
    Original text:
    “Her talent derives not only from her powerful silky vocals and groovy pop / R & B feel that brings back major 2000s nostalgia, but also shines through in the expressive and honest lyricism present in her music. "
personal data
SURNAME Missal, donna
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American singer and songwriter
DATE OF BIRTH December 26, 1990
PLACE OF BIRTH New Jersey