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Saya Gray on her debut album, heartbreak and gigging as a teen with a fake ID

The Toronto-born artist just released her debut album, Saya, but it isn't her first foray into music by a long stretch. She sits down with Q's Tom Power to talk about it.

The Canadian musician joins Q's Tom Power to discuss her highly anticipated new record, Saya

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A woman wearing glasses and over-ear headphones on top of a white fuzzy hat sits in front of a studio microphone.
Saya Gray in the Q studio in Toronto. (Vivian Rashotte/CBC)
18:07Saya Gray: Her debut album, heartbreak & gigging as a teen with a fake ID

The Toronto-born artist Saya Gray has just released her debut album, Saya, but it isn't her first foray into music by a long stretch. Gray grew up in a piano studio, surrounded by some of the best musicians in the country. She's been gigging seriously since she was a teenager, playing in bands with much older musicians at clubs where she had to use a fake ID to get in. Eventually, she started touring with the likes of Daniel Caesar and Willow Smith. Gray sits down with Tom Power to tell us about her critically acclaimed new album, what it's been like navigating the music industry as a young woman, and where she's going next in her music career.

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Interview with Saya Gray produced by Kaitlyn Swan.