The Grammy and Emmy winner tells PEOPLE about her new album ... Day’s birth name, Cassandra Monique Batie. “I was just uncomfortable in myself, in my own skin,” the 39-year-old “Rise Up ...

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Andra Day (née Cassandra Monique Batie) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She rose to fame with her hit debut single, "Rise Up," from her 2015 Grammy-nominated album, Cheers to the Fall.