Dasha

Biography

Anna Dasha Novotny (born February 27, 2000) is an American country and pop singer-songwriter. She has released two EPs, $hiny Things (2021) and Anna (2025), and two studio albums: Dirty Blonde×Dirty Blonde27 January 2023 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 17 tracks1Dirty3:372Nervous2:423Love Me Till August3:044Make a Scene3:075Drunk in the Uber (Voice Memo)2:5067 Minutes in Heaven3:107You Said2:458Wish That You Were Here3:369FUCK YOU2:2810Dramatic2:4811162:3212This Is a Song That I Wrote0:5213Vegas2:5714Eyeliner2:2915When I'm Naked3:1316Olivia3:2017Blonde4:55 (2023) and What Happens Now?×What Happens Now?16 February 2024 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 8 tracks1What Happens Now?2:332422:213Drown Me2:404Austin2:525King of California3:236Talk of the Town3:157Even Cowboys Cry3:108Share This City2:20 (2024). Her song "Austin" peaked at No.18 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2024.

Early life and education

Dasha was born and raised in San Luis Obispo, California, and is of Czech descent. When she was five 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 eight. Her father, PJ, was her first talent manager and booked gigs for her in coffee shops and wineries at age ten. Her older brother Bardo, who is a guitarist for Beauty School Dropout, helped produce her music. She released her first song when she was thirteen 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×Don't Mean A Thing24 April 2020 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Don't Mean A Thing2:28" 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×None of My Business6 October 2020 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1None of My Business3:08", "$hiny Things×$hiny Things19 March 2021 · EPSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 6 tracks1None of My Business3:082Better Than She Did2:563$hiny Things3:43421st Birthday3:175Make It Work With You2:596More Than This3:39", and "21st Birthday×21st Birthday26 February 2021 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track121st Birthday3:17" 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×Dirty Blonde27 January 2023 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 17 tracks1Dirty3:372Nervous2:423Love Me Till August3:044Make a Scene3:075Drunk in the Uber (Voice Memo)2:5067 Minutes in Heaven3:107You Said2:458Wish That You Were Here3:369FUCK YOU2:2810Dramatic2:4811162:3212This Is a Song That I Wrote0:5213Vegas2:5714Eyeliner2:2915When I'm Naked3:1316Olivia3:2017Blonde4:55 (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 18 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?×What Happens Now?16 February 2024 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 8 tracks1What Happens Now?2:332422:213Drown Me2:404Austin2:525King of California3:236Talk of the Town3:157Even Cowboys Cry3:108Share This City2:20 was released in February 2024. In April 2024, she performed "Austin" live at the 2024 CMT Music 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.