Anna Dasha Novotny (born February 27, 2000) is an American country and pop singer-songwriter. She has released two EPs, $hiny Things (2021) and Anna (2025), and two studio albums: Dirty Blonde (2023) and What Happens Now? (2024). Her song "Austin" peaked at No.18 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2024.
Biography Early life and education Dasha was born and raised in San Luis Obispo, California, and is of Czech descent. When she was five years old, she started participating in musical theater productions. She danced ballet and hip hop. She won national poetry competitions in school and then learned to play the guitar and piano at age eight. Her father, PJ, was her first talent manager and booked gigs for her in coffee shops and wineries at age ten. Her older brother Bardo, who is a guitarist for Beauty School Dropout, helped produce her music. She released her first song when she was thirteen years old after PJ gave her a small recording budget.
She attended San Luis Obispo High School, where she performed in Guys and Dolls (2016), Footloose (2017), Annie (2018), and Bye Bye Birdie (2018) and was also a member of the Improv Team. She then attended Belmont University until the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, when she dropped out to pursue her music career.
Dasha has cited Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Bazzi, Dominic Fike, Jeremy Zucker, Kacey Musgraves, Pink Sweat$, Role Model and Tove Styrke as major influences.
Career Dasha released the single "Don't Mean a Thing" 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", "$hiny Things", and "21st Birthday" 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 (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? 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.
Discography Studio albums +List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications US USCountry CAN GER NLD Dirty Blonde Released: January 27, 2023 Label: Quadio — — — — — What Happens Now? Released: February 16, 2024 Label: Version III/Warner 117 26 48 93 8 RMNZ: Gold "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Extended plays +List of extended plays, with selected details Title Details $hiny Things Released: March 19, 2021 Label: Quadio Anna Released: October 10, 2025 Label: Warner
Singles As lead artist +List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US US Country US CountryAirplay AUS CANPeak chart positions for singles in Czech Airplay Chart: "Austin": "Bye Bye Bye": "Not at This Party": IRE NLD NZ UK SWE "Austin" 2023 18 3 8 10 11 2 5 11 11 5 15 RIAA: Platinum ARIA: 4× Platinum BPI: 3× Platinum MC: Diamond NVPI: Platinum RMNZ: 4× Platinum What Happens Now? "Didn't I?" 2024 — — — — — — — — — — — What Happens Now? (Deluxe) "Bye Bye Bye" — — — — — 10 — — — — — "Not at This Party" 2025 97 25 44 — 68 10 — — — — — MC: Platinum Anna "Like It Like That" — — — — — — — — — — — "Work on Me" — — — — — — — — — — — "Memo" 2026 — — — — — — — — — — — rowspan="2" "82 Chevy" — — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Promotional singles +List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album USBub. USCountry CAN IRE NZHot UK "Even Cowboys Cry" 2023 — — — — — — What Happens Now? "King of California" — — — — — — "42" 2024 — — — — — — "Driving Home for Christmas" 15 27 77 63 8 92 rowspan="2" "Heartbreaker from Tennessee" — — — — — — "Says I Can (The High Road Tour Version)"2025 — — — — — — "Oh, Anna!" — — — — — — Anna "Train" — — — — — — "Mad About It"2026 — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Accolades Award Year Nominee(s) / Work(s) Category Result MTV Video Music Awards 2025"Bye Bye Bye"Push Performance of the YearAcademy of Country Music Awards 2026HerselfNew Female Artist of the Year
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