Anna Dasha Novotny, who operates under the mononym Dasha, is a California-born, Nashville-based singer-songwriter with a sound rooted in pop and country. She found mainstream success in 2023 when her single "Austin" and its accompanying line-dancing video went viral, garnering three billion views on TikTok and 75 million streams. The song appeared on Dasha's 2024 sophomore full-length effort and major-label debut What Happens Now?