Dasha He is the latest mononymous singer to take over the music industry.
Not only has his song “Austin” taken over TikTok, and what seems to be everyone’s “For You Page,” but the line dancing that accompanies the song is kicking off the return of choreographed routines on the app. social networks.
“Did your boots stop working? / Did your truck break down? / Did you burn the money? Did your ex find out? Dasha questions a former lover in the song's lyrics. “Where there's a will, then there's a way and I'm sure you lost it / You didn't even say goodbye / I just wish I knew what caused it.”
The tune, released in November 2023, tells the story of a relationship gone wrong when one party (Dasha) goes on a planned road trip to Los Angeles while her partner “will still be here, drunk, dragging in Austin.”
Thanks to its country vibe and vengeful lyrics (no song is more popular than that of a woman scorned), the song has reached significant heights on Spotify US's Viral 50 chart.
'Austin' is one of my favorite songs I've ever written. The story behind writing the song is really cool,” he shared on an interview from November 2023. “We were all writing this song called 'Play Dumb.' It was like that cheating song about knowing someone is cheating on you, but playing dumb so you can hold on a little longer, and I didn't relate to the song, so I was having trouble writing it.”
He went on to say that after hearing the melody, the song was born. “I started freestyling over it and started the chorus of 'Austin'… exactly how you hear it.”
Keep scrolling to learn everything you need to know about Dasha as her song continues to go viral:
1. She is from the west coast
Despite making country music, Dasha is actually a native of San Luis Obispo, California. That being said, she briefly attended Belmont University in Nashville. In 2020, she decided to leave school and move to Los Angeles.
“I decided I was going to quit school and move to Los Angeles because during 2020 I started posting my songs on TikTok and had some viral videos, which was amazing,” he shared in the same November 2023 interview. “He got me my management.” . “It just felt good at that moment.”
2. He has experience in musical theater
“I first entered the entertainment world when I got into musical theater around the age of five. I became obsessed with performing and telling stories on stage, basically just putting on a show,” the singer shared, revealing that she started playing piano and guitar at age 8.
3. She has 2 albums
Dasha's first album, dirty blondewas released in January 2023. Their second album, What happens now?, It was released in February 2024.
4. She has a boyfriend
The singer is in a relationship with fellow musician Arden Jones. It is unclear when they started dating, but he appeared as Dasha's “Valentine” on her TikTok account in February 2024.
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5. She started the 'Austin' dance
“In case you need a new line dance for the honky ,” Dasha captioned a TikTok dance from February 2024. Since then, she has uploaded several tutorials to show off her moves.