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and Nessa Barrett. Solovay was a vocalist on singles released by

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and Taska Black, and provided additional vocals for the

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2020 single, "

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," which was RIAA-Certified Platinum and for which she won a 2022 BMI Pop Award. Solovay's song "One in a Million" by

and

was nominated for a 2024 Grammy in the Best Pop Dance Recording Category.

Early Years

Solovay began writing songs on guitar at age nine and released her debut EP, Gone, in 2009, at age fifteen. Its title track, "Gone," won the New York Songwriters Circle "Young Songwriters Award." In July, 2010, Solovay opened for

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and

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on Mayer's "

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" in Scranton, Pennsylvania. She released her sophomore EP, Superhuman, in 2012, along with a few singles. During the summer of 2011, Solovay was profiled by

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for being a musician while balancing school work. In 2016, Solovay graduated from

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, where she was an American Studies major with a focus on Visual, Audio, Literary and Performance Culture. She moved back to New York City and released "Rough Draft," in 2017. It was put in rotation on

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The Pulse's show, "Train Tracks," and added to several Apple Music playlists, including "Future Hits" and "Breaking Pop."

Songwriting discography

Awards and nominations

Discography

Notes

External links

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References

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