# Dasha (singer)

Anna Dasha Novotny (born February 27, 2000) is an American country and pop singer-songwriter. She has released one EP, $hiny Things (2021), and two studio albums: Dirty Blonde (2023) and What Happens Now? (2024). Her song "Austin" peaked at No. 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2024.

## Biography
### Early life and education

Dasha was born and raised in San Luis Obispo, California, and is of Czech descent. When she was 5 years old, she started participating in musical theater productions. She danced ballet and hip hop. She won national poetry competitions in school and then learned to play the guitar and piano at age 8. Her father, PJ, was her first talent manager and booked gigs for her in coffee shops and wineries at age 10. Her older brother Bardo, who is a guitarist for Beauty School Dropout, helped produce her music. She released her first song when she was 13 years old after PJ gave her a small recording budget.
She attended San Luis Obispo High School, where she performed in Guys and Dolls (2016), Footloose (2017), Annie (2018), and Bye Bye Birdie (2018) and was also a member of the Improv Team. She then attended Belmont University until the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, when she dropped out to pursue her music career.
Dasha has cited Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Bazzi, Dominic Fike, Jeremy Zucker, Kacey Musgraves, Pink Sweat$, ROLE MODEL and Tove Styrke as major influences.

### Career

Dasha released the single "Don't Mean a Thing" through Famouz Records in April 2020. Later that year, she signed with Quadio Records, a subsidiary of Disruptor Records. "Don't Mean a Thing" and the follow up singles "None of My Business", "$hiny Things", and "21st Birthday" appeared on the 2021 extended play $hiny Things released through Quadio Records.
In 2021 and 2022, Dasha released singles for her debut album Dirty Blonde (2023).
In November 2023, Dasha released the single "Austin", a foray into country music which marked her first entry on the Billboard charts and peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 in June 2024. The song was also successful worldwide, peaking within the top ten of the charts in Belgium (Flanders), Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, and the United Kingdom. That month, she signed with Warner Records. Her second full-length album, What Happens Now? was released in February 2024. In April 2024, she performed "Austin" live at the 2024 CMT Awards in Austin, Texas. In August 2024 she performed “Austin” live at Allsång på Skansen in Sweden. In September 2024, she made her first award show performance at the 2024 Canadian Country Music Awards.

## Discography
### Albums

List of albums, with selected details and chart positions :
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Details | US | US Country | CAN | GER | NLD |
| Dirty Blonde | Released: January 27, 2023 Label: Quadio | — | — | — | — | — |
| What Happens Now? | Released: February 16, 2024 Label: Version III/Warner | 117 | 27 | 48 | 93 | 8 |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||||

### Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected details :
| Title | Details |
| $hiny Things | Released: March 19, 2021 Label: Quadio |

### Singles
#### As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | US | US Country | AUS | CAN | GER | IRE | NOR | NZ | UK | WW | Certifications | Album |
| "Austin" | 2023 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 16 | RIAA: Platinum MC: 5× Platinum BPI: 2× Platinum BVMI: Gold ARIA: 4× Platinum RMNZ: 2× Platinum | What Happens Now? |
| "Didn't I?" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | What Happens Now? (Deluxe) |
| "Bye Bye Bye" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | What Happens Now? (Deluxe) |
| "Not at This Party" | 2025 | — | 27 | — | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | TBA |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||||||||||

#### Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, with selected peak chart positions :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | US Bub. | US Country | CAN | NZ Hot | UK | Album |
| "Even Cowboys Cry" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | What Happens Now? |
| "King of California" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | What Happens Now? |
| "42" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | What Happens Now? |
| "Driving Home for Christmas" | 2024 | 15 | 27 | 77 | 8 | 92 | Non-album single |
| "Heartbreaker from Tennessee" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | TBA |
| "Wiggle Up, Giddy Up!" (with the Wiggles) | 2025 | — | — | — | — | — | Wiggle Up, Giddy Up! |