Blanca Gacy

**Blanca Gacy** (born Dani Jayne Cora, August 6, 1992) is a American singer and songwriter currently the vocalist for Nu metal/Electronicore band Debris Kills Kid from the bands formation in 2010 until the bands original dissolution in 2016 and their reformation in 2021.

## Blanca Gacy

### Born

Dani Jayne Cora; August 6, 1992 (age 30)Cecil, Wisconsin

## Early life

Dani was born in Cecil, Wisconsin, she is on the autism spectrum. Her middle sister Blanca Sydney Cora was born 5 years later on June 2, 1997 (age 25) and her younger sister Avery Taylor Cora was born 3 years later on September 13, 2000. Their parents divorced when Dani was 3 years old. The mother; Faith Grey Cora married a man named Ozzie Tyler Cora. The new father was mentally, emotionally and sexually abusive towards Dani, her mother on the other hand was warm and loving to Dani. However, when they were celebrating Blanca's 3rd birthday. A 10 year old boy raped a 8 year old Dani. Her mother noticed this and called the police on Ozzie, arresting him for hiring a person to rape someone. He was sentenced to life in prison in 2002. But the damage has already been done. Dani had started suffering PTSD. She then took to smoking cannabis in a bong at 15 years old (although she's fully sober).

## Debris Kills Kid (2010-2016, 2021-present)

In late 2010 she auditioned to be the vocalist for the band Debris Kills Kid. She got the gig. In 2011 the band released their debut album *Skylines* under MySpace Records. The second track on the album *7 Deadly Sins* was played all over Razor 94.7 and was praised by the metal establishment for "experimenting with electronicore elements with nu metal elements", the band opened for Woe, Is Me in 2012. In 2013 the band released a cover of Die Young by Kesha, which was included as a Japan deluxe edition bonus track on Punk Goes Pop Vol. 6. In 2014 the band released their second album *Party Hardcore*. Which the cover of Die Young which was included in the album got Razor 94.7 airplay. However in 2015 at a concert Blanca overdosed on Cannabis. In 2016 the band announced their breakup on their Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. In 2021, Blanca buried the hatchet she had with her bandmates that began in 2016. In 2022, the band released *Bloody Midnight* under Bad Medicine Records and went on tour with Woe, Is Me from mid-2022 to mid-2023, where her and the band started work on their fourth studio album, *Cotton Candy* which serves as a sequel to Party Hardcore which will release on May 29, 2024.

## Discography

*Skylines (2010)*

*Party Hardcore (2014)*

*Bloody Midnight (2022)*

*Cotton Candy (2024)*

## Personal life

Blanca currently resides in Cecil, Wisconsin with her husband Ben Ferris of Woe, Is Me which she married in 2010. In 2012 the two welcomed their baby boy Iann Cora and in 2016 the two welcomed their baby girl Diana Ferris. As a couple, Blanca and Ben released one self-titled EP in 2013 and one studio album in 2020 called *Lovely Days*. Blanca became a born again Christian in 2016, she was a Atheist from 2002 to 2015.

She has opened up about her struggle with her cannabis addiction, and how a parody of Spike from My Little Pony on a series called "Pony.mov" helped her reflect on her life choices and choose to go to rehab. She wrote a letter to HotDiggityDemon, thanking him for quote "having a parody turn her sober". She owns a rehab service called BGDC Yoga & Rehab, which captivates on helping nu metal musicians recover from various addictions and regularly attends bible study since converting to Christianity.

Blanca opened up on her support of Mandela Barnes for senator in 2022 and Russ Feingold in 2010 and 2016 respectively. She supports Marianne Williamson's 2024 presidential campaign and even donated to her campaign.