Daisy Outhwaite

Daisy Rebecca Outhwaite (born 23rd November 1989) is an Australian singer and songwriter. She was born to Gerald and Francine Outhwaite and is the youngest of 3 children. In 2009 she signed to Gold Records and released 6 singles and one album with them before parting ways. Daisy is set to make her British and American music debut in 2012 under Black Cat Records.
==Early Life==
Daisy Outhwaite was born on November 23rd 1989 to Australian Gerald Outhwaite and Francine Outhwaite (nee Peri) who is of African desent. Her father is a doctor alongside her grandfather. Daisy's mother is a school teacher. Growing up, Daisy admits that she never seem much of her parents as they were busy at work so she developed a close relationship with her grandmother, Grace Adu. Her grandmother taught Daisy how to cook and how to become more independent.
Daisy joined a local girl group; 'Dolly Pop' in 2007 and performed in local venues. However, due to conflicting school schedules they parted ways.
Daisy then created a musical duo with her elder sister, Monique. They too parted ways as Monique decided to concentrate on higher education.
==Music Career==
Daisy never gave up on her musical dreams, so she started performing at local shows as a solo artist. She caught the attention of Sylvia Ernest (owner of Gold Records) and was signed to the label straight away. Although Outhwaite's parents were against the idea to start with, Daisy signed the two album deal.
On July 14th she released her first single; 'Set It Off. The single received critical acclaim and reached No.8 in the Australian singles chart. It was produced by GiGi. 
After the success of the single, Daisy finished recording her debut album and decided to release a second single before the album was released. The second single was the R&B ballad 'Us'. It was less successful than her previous single and peaked at No.20. 
Her debut album; 'Shine' was released in December 2009. The album was poorly promoted and charted at No.76 before falling out of the charts the next week, The album received mixed reviews.
A third single; 'Light It Up' was released March 1st 2010 and the video was directed by Tuffy Ray, an award winner director. The video is more expensive than the rest of her videos put together. The clip was filmed in Paris and features numerous special effects including a giant spaceship over Paris. The single peaked at No.15. Due to the success of the single, Daisy's debut album 'Shine', re entered the chart and peaked at No.64.
The fourth single; 'Happy Birthday' was released in June 2010. It peaked at No.38 and is her last Top 40 hit to date.
The fifth single, a cover of Janet Jackson's 'Someone To Call My Lover' failed to chart due to poor airplay and promotion.
The sixth and final single 'Ooh Boy' which features popular Australian rapper T-Ray was released in early 2011. The single was released due to T-Ray's popularity, in hope that people would buy the single however, it only peaked at No.164.
Daisy parted ways with Gold Records and experessed a strong disappointment in how the label promoted her album and singles.
As of November 2011, she is signed to Black Cat Records. Her debut UK and American album will be released this year.
==Discography==
Single 	AUS	UK	US	Album
Set It Off 	8 	- 	- 	Shine
Us 	20 	- 	- 	Shine
Light It Up 	15 	- 	- 	Shine
Happy Birthday 	38 	- 	- 	Shine
Someone To Call My Lover	- 	- 	- 	Shine
Ooh Boy (Ft. T-Ray) 	164	- 	- 	Shine
Category:Artists
Category:R&B
Category:Australian artists
Category:Pop