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VASSY: From ‘Wrong Voice’ to EDM Icon: The Untold Story Behind “Bad” with David Guetta and “Secrets” with Tiesto

VASSY: From ‘Wrong Voice’ to EDM Icon: The Untold Story Behind “Bad” with David Guetta and “Secrets” with Tiesto

On the Record with Poppy Reid vor 1 Jahr

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Poppy Reid is in LA with one of the most groundbreaking artists
in dance music: VASSY. Kicked out of her
school choir for not having the “right voice”, VASSY went on to
defy expectations, clocking over 3 billion streams and becoming
the first woman to win the EDM Icon Award.

In this intimate and wide-ranging chat, we revisit the
decade-defining hits she wrote and sang, including “Bad” with
David Guetta and “Secrets” with Tiësto, and unpack the real
stories behind their creation.

We also dive into:

Why VASSY stepped away from EDM to return to her jazz roots

The hidden costs of success and early exploitation in LA

What it means to be a female artist in a male-dominated genre

How generative AI threatens songwriter incomes, and what can
be done

Her role as an advocate, mentor, and voice for creators’
rights

Multi-platinum artist VASSY joins us to go On The
Record about the decade-defining EDM hits she created,
including “Bad” with David Guetta and “Secrets” with Tiësto, her
jazz roots, and the real-life challenges behind global
success.

Episode Highlights

00:01:00 – Kicked out of school choir: turning rejection into
fuel

00:10:00 – Starting from scratch in LA: surviving the hustle

00:18:00 – The making of “Bad”: meeting David Guetta

00:23:00 – “Secrets” and touring with Tiësto

00:33:00 – From EDM queen to BossAcoustics: returning to her
roots

00:40:00 – How AI is threatening songwriters’ livelihoods

00:52:00 – Advocacy, inspiration, and defining success on her
own terms