Cassandra Monique Batie (born December 30, 1984), known by her stage name Andra Day, is an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, and actress. She is the recipient of various accolades, including a Grammy Award, a Daytime Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award, as well as a nominee for an Academy Award.

In 2015, she released her debut album Cheers to the Fall. At the 58th Grammy Awards in 2016, the album was nominated for Best R&B Album, and the single "Rise Up" was nominated for Best R&B Performance. In support of "Rise Up," she performed the song on The View, for which she received a Daytime Emmy nomination. In late 2015, Day also appeared alongside Stevie Wonder, who is partly credited with her discovery, in an Apple TV commercial. In 2020, Day became one of the most in-demand performers among listeners of Jazz Joy and Roy Global Radio.

In 2021, Day made her acting debut playing Billie Holiday in Lee Daniels' biographical film The United States vs. Billie Holiday, for which she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Day won a Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media for the film's accompanying soundtrack.

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