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Donna Missal
Missal performing in 2019
Missal performing in 2019
Background information
Born(1990-12-26)December 26, 1990(age 33)
New Jersey,U.S.
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2018–present
Websitedonnamissal
Missal in rehearsal by Erica Hernandez

Donna Joy Missal(/mɪsˈəl/MIS-l;[1]born December 26, 1990) is an American singer-songwriter fromNew Jersey.[2]

Early life and career

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Missal grew up in a musical family; her grandmother was a songwriter in the 1950s and her father was a musician in the 1980s.[3]She co-wrote and performed background vocals on the track "Wildfire", fromTinashe's debut albumAquarius.Missal's recorded "Keep Lying" in 2015, hoping other performers would cover it. It later went viral and was released in 2018.[4]She released a number of other singles, and collaborated on a track withMacklemorein 2017.[2]She released her debut albumThis Time,in September 2018, and its follow-upLighterin July 2020, both throughHarvest Records.[5]

In 2022, a month after releasing her EPIn the Mirror, In the Night,Missal shared that she had been dropped by Harvest Records.[6]She spent the year creating her first independently released album, titledRevel.[7]She released lead single "Flicker" in March 2023, written about "coming out of that experience swinging."[8]

Personal life

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Missal isbisexual.[9]

Her brother, Steve Missal, is her guitarist.[10]She also has four sisters: Linda, Kelley, Becky, and Catherine.[11]

Discography

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Studio albums

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Title Details
This Time[12]
Lighter[13]
  • Release: July 10, 2020
  • Label: Harvest Records, Universal Music
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
Revel[7]
  • Release: June 16, 2023
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Extended plays

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Title Details
In the Mirror, In the Night[14]
  • Release: February 11, 2022
  • Label: Harvest Records, Universal Music
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles

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As a lead artist

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List of singles, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Keep Lying (Demo)"[A][15] 2015 Non-album singles
"Sick"[16] 2016
"The Keeper"[17]
"Slide"[18]
"Transformer"[B][19] 2017
"Thrills"[20] 2018 This Time
"Driving"[21]
"Girl"[22]
"Keep Lying"[A][23]
"Transformer"[B][24]
"Get Well"[25] 2019 Non-album single
"Jupiter"[26] This Time
"You Burned Me"[27] Non-album single
"Hurt By You"[28] 2020 Lighter
"Let You Let Me Down"[29]
"How Does It Feel"[30]
"Sex Is Good (But Have You Tried)"[31] 2021 In the Mirror, In the Night - EP
"(To Me) Your Face Is Love"[32]
"Insecure"[33] 2022
"Flicker"[34] 2023 Revel
"Out of Me"

Notes

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  1. ^ab"Keep Lying" was first released in 2015 under Bailey Blues Music, and was later re-recorded and included in Missal's debut albumThis TimeunderHarvest Records,in 2018.
  2. ^ab"Transformer" was first released in 2017 under Bailey Blues Music, and was later re-recorded and included in Missal's debut albumThis TimeunderHarvest Records,in 2018.

References

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  1. ^"'Well, shit, this is who I am' with Donna Missal – The Spectrum Apparel ".The Spectrum Apparel. April 3, 2020. Archived fromthe originalon July 27, 2023.RetrievedJuly 27,2023.
  2. ^abBote, Joshua (September 26, 2018)."Singer-Songwriter Donna Missal Opens Up About Her Sexuality: 'It's Not a Phase'".Billboard.RetrievedFebruary 19,2021.
  3. ^Macias, Ernesto (July 9, 2020)."Donna Missal and Shania Twain on Creative Freedom and Owning Their Sexuality".Interview Magazine.RetrievedApril 23,2023.
  4. ^"Donna Missal | Biography & History".AllMusic.
  5. ^"Donna Missal - This Time".Discogs.
  6. ^"Donna Missal reveals she's been dropped by label and says" Nepotism and oligarchy are real "".The Line of Best Fit.Retrieved2023-04-19.
  7. ^ab"Ground Control Touring Welcomes Donna Missal".groundcontroltouring.Retrieved2023-04-19.
  8. ^"Donna Missal Flicker".2023-03-24.Retrieved2023-04-19.
  9. ^Shouneyia, Alexa (November 7, 2018)."Donna Missal Talks Touring With King Princess, Songwriting & Opening Up About Her Bisexuality".Billboard.RetrievedFebruary 19,2021.
  10. ^Gornbein, Danielle (September 28, 2018)."Donna Missal brings the feels to the Troubadour".Pass the AUX.RetrievedApril 23,2023.
  11. ^Cabitt, Rachel (June 30, 2020)."Donna Missal is Reclaiming the Female Image, on Her Own Terms".Pond Magazine.RetrievedApril 23,2023.
  12. ^"This Time by Donna Missal on Spotify".Spotify.RetrievedJanuary 30,2020.
  13. ^"Donna Missal - Lighter - Amazon Music".Amazon.RetrievedMay 30,2020.
  14. ^in the mirror, in the night - EP by Donna Missal,2022-02-11,retrieved2022-01-15
  15. ^"Keep Lying (Demo) by Donna Missal on Spotify".Spotify.RetrievedJanuary 30,2020.
  16. ^"Sick by Donna Missal on Spotify".Spotify.RetrievedJanuary 30,2020.
  17. ^"The Keeper by Donna Missal on Spotify".Spotify.RetrievedJanuary 30,2020.
  18. ^"Slide by Donna Missal on Spotify".Spotify.RetrievedJanuary 30,2020.
  19. ^"Transformer by Donna Missal on Spotify".Spotify.RetrievedJanuary 30,2020.
  20. ^"Thrills by Donna Missal on Spotify".Spotify.RetrievedJanuary 30,2020.
  21. ^"Driving by Donna Missal on Spotify".Spotify.RetrievedJanuary 30,2020.
  22. ^"Girl by Donna Missal on Spotify".Spotify.RetrievedJanuary 30,2020.
  23. ^"Keep Lying by Donna Missal on Spotify".Spotify.RetrievedJanuary 30,2020.
  24. ^"Transformer by Donna Missal on Spotify".Spotify.RetrievedJanuary 30,2020.
  25. ^"Get Well by Donna Missal on Spotify".Spotify.RetrievedJanuary 30,2020.
  26. ^"Donna Missal Experiences First Love in Hazy 'Jupiter' Video: Watch".Billboard.RetrievedJanuary 30,2020.
  27. ^"You Burned Me by Donna Missal on Spotify".Spotify.RetrievedJanuary 30,2020.
  28. ^"Hurt By You by Donna Missal on Spotify".Spotify.RetrievedJanuary 30,2020.
  29. ^"Let You Let Me Down by Donna Missal on Spotify".Spotify.RetrievedMay 30,2020.
  30. ^"How Does It Feel by Donna Missal on Spotify".Spotify.RetrievedJune 26,2020.
  31. ^sex is good (but have you tried),2021-03-24,retrieved2021-11-10
  32. ^(to me) your face is love,2021-11-09,retrieved2021-11-10
  33. ^insecure,2022-01-14,retrieved2022-01-15
  34. ^Flicker,2023-03-24,retrieved2023-04-19