Lucky Daye

David Debrandon Brown (born September 25, 1985), professionally known as Lucky Daye, is an American singer-songwriter from New Orleans. He is signed to Keep Cool Records and RCA Records. He released his first EP, I on November 9, 2018 and his second EP, II on February 6, 2019. The EPs were part of a series leading up to his debut studio album Painted which was released on May 24, 2019. Daye has received a Grammy Award from six nominations for his musical work.

Early life
David Debrandon Brown was born on September 25, 1985 in New Orleans. He was raised in a church that forbade listening to secular music, but he discovered an innate knack for singing and taught himself melodies by turning children books into songs of his own. Brown went back to immerse himself in classic R&B songs and developed a love for artists including Prince, Rick James, Lauryn Hill, and Stevie Wonder. He relocated to Atlanta to pursue music.

Musical career
In 2005 when he was 19 Daye competed on season 4 of American Idol. He auditioned with "A Change Is Gonna Come" by Sam Cooke and received four "yes" votes. Soon after reaching the Top 20 he was eliminated from the competition.

Daye established himself as a songwriter and background vocalist and landed credits in 2008 on songs by Keith Sweat on his album Just Me and Ne-Yo on "She Got Her Own" In 2014, he wrote for Boyz II Men on the song "Believe Us". During 2016 and 2017, he co-wrote songs released by Keke Palmer ("Enemiez"), Ella Mai ("10,000 Hours", "Down"), Trey Songz ("Song Goes Off"), and two tracks from the album Strength of a Woman by Mary J. Blige among other contemporary R&B artists.

In October 2018, Daye signed to Keep Cool Records and RCA Records releasing his first single, "Roll Some Mo". On November 9, he released his first EP titled I, which was part of a series leading up to his forthcoming debut studio album Painted.

On January 17, 2019, Daye released the first single from the second EP in the series called "Karma". On February 6, 2019, he released the second installment of the EP series, II. He went on tour with Ella Mai beginning in February 2019. In November 2019, Daye received four nominations at the 62nd Grammy Awards including one for Best R&B Album for Painted. On November 21, 2019, Daye opened for R&B singer Khalid on his Free Spirit tour in New Zealand.

On September 25, 2020 he co-wrote "Better", English singer Zayn's single.

On February 12, 2021, Daye released the EP Table for Two.

On May 21, 2021, Daye released a cover of Marvin Gaye’s "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" celebrating the 50th anniversary of the album What’s Going On.

On March 10, 2022, Daye released his sophomore album "Candydrip".

Awards and nominations

 * Grammy Awards


 * rowspan=4|2020
 * rowspan=2|"Roll Some Mo"
 * Best R&B Song
 * Nominated
 * Best R&B Performance
 * Nominated
 * "Real Games"
 * Best Traditional R&B Performance
 * Nominated
 * Painted
 * Best R&B Album
 * Nominated
 * rowspan=2|2022
 * "How Much Can A Heart Take" (with Yebba)
 * Best Traditional R&B Performance
 * Nominated
 * Table for Two
 * Best Progressive R&B Album
 * Won
 * }
 * Nominated
 * Table for Two
 * Best Progressive R&B Album
 * Won
 * }
 * }