Andra Day and Andi Matichak

Cassandra Monique Batie is an American R&B soul, R&B and song writer and singer. She also performs. Her awards include a Grammy Award as well as a Children's and Family Emmy Award as well as a Golden Globe Award. She is also nominated for an Academy Award. Andra isn't just a throwback R&B performer, but her gospel jazz roots and blues are displayed in a way that's effortless and elegant. Cheers to the Fall (2015) her eminent debut made it into the Top Ten of the R&B/hip-hop and set the stage for numerous Grammy nominations as well as one Academy Award nomination with Stand Up for Something (2017) her contribution to the soundtrack for Marshall earning both distinctions. Amen (2018) and Then Make Your Troubles go Away (2020) and Her Golden Globe winning portrayal of Billie Holiday (The United States in vs. Billie Holiday 2021) has all been a part of the anticipation of her next album. Birthed Cassandra Monique Batie in Edmonds Washington Andra Day grew up at home in San Diego and its metropolitan zone where she performed in religious services and was enrolled in the School of Creative and Performing Arts. She was a fan of contemporary R&B music, jazz and pop when she graduated from high school, but in the end, she was enticed back by traditional soul and jazz musicians that she had heard of when she was a young child. Kai Millard Morris caught her performance and gave some of Day's music to Stevie Wonder. Motown famous Adrian Gurvitz was introduced to Day by the Motown legend. Day's fan base on YouTube grew fast after she formed a team with Gurvitz, Jeffrey Evans and Buskin. In 2012, Day launched her first single Forever Mine. The track was picked up immediately from radio DJs. Her debut album Cheers To The Autumn (2015) was recorded by Adrian Gurvitz. The album was released by Warner Bros. Records. It featured the track Rise Up that became an anthem for social justice movements across the globe. Day received two Grammy nominations. One of them was Best R&B Album. She also released The United States Vs. Billie Holiday in 2019, a concept record about the life and work of the jazz icon Billie Holiday. Also, she appeared in The United States vs. Billie Holiday, a film on Holiday. Andi Matichak, a native of the United States is an American actor. She first appeared in the film Halloween as Allyson and was later seen in several television shows including Orange Is the New Black (Orange Is the New Black), 666 Park Avenue (666 Park Avenue) The Blue Bloods and Orange is the new black. Andi Matichak, an American actress, was born in Framingham Massachusetts on 3 May 1994.