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Australian rapper
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21 February 1991
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Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Blackwood High School
Eden Hills, South Australia, Australia
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Introduction

Tomas Henry Gaynor (born 21 February 1991), better known by his stage name Allday, is an Australian rapper from Adelaide, South Australia. Allday became active in 2011, when he began uploading his music for free online. Following his works becoming increasingly popular, he moved to Melbourne to pursue a serious career; although, as of February 2017, he is now based in Los Angeles, California. His works have been influenced by acts such as Silverchair, Frank Ocean, and TLC. Allday released his debut album, Startup Cult, in July 2014 to Australian audiences. Startup Cult achieved success and reached number three on the ARIA Charts. He sometimes raps under the alter ego MC Disturbance.

Life and career

Tom's mother is from England. He previously attended Mercedes College in Adelaide.

2011–15: Early life and Career origins, mixtapes, Loners Are Cool and Startup Cult

Tom previously played in a punk band at school called sissycunt, which generated his interest in music. He began producing works under the Allday name in January 2011, after dropping out of art school. He went on a national tour of Australia in May/June 2014. Labelled the Right Now National Tour, he held concerts in Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. His debut album to be released in-stores nationally was Startup Cult in July 2014, which a week after its release reached number 3 on the ARIA Albums Chart. It was supported by a headlining tour around Australia. In December 2014 he released the single "Wolves" featuring Sunni Colón. He featured on Tasmanian singer Asta's song "Dynamite" in 2015. He has also performed stand-up comedy. He was a runner-up for the 2011 Raw Comedy national final. In 2015, he was featured on the Troye Sivan song "for him." on his album Blue Neighbourhood, which was released 4 December 2015.

2016–2017: Speeding

On 23 June 2016—after a delay from his new label, Wind Up Records—Allday released "Monster Truck", which was produced by Cam Bluff, one of his frequent collaborators. On 15 July 2016 he released the lead single from his upcoming second album, the single was premiered on Triple J and is called "Sides" (featuring Nyne). He later released the single "Send Nudes" on August 24, 2016 which hit the top ten on the iTunes hip-hop charts. He released his fourth single of 2016 on December 15, titled "Raceway". In March, Allday announced his second studio album, titled Speeding, and released a third single "In Motion", with fellow Australian producer Japanese Wallpaper. The album was released on April 21, 2017. He toured his album "Speeding" around Regional Australia with Arno Faraji and Kinder as supports.

2018–present: Starry Night Over the Phone

In November 2018, Allday released "Wonder Drug", the lead single from his third studio album. The album, titled Starry Night Over the Phone, was released on 12 July 2019.

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details Peak chart positions
AUS
Startup Cult
  • Released: 4 July 2014
  • Label: OneTwo (ONETWO002)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
3
Speeding
  • Released: 21 April 2017
  • Label: OneTwo (ONETWO005)
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming, LP
6
Starry Night Over the Phone
  • Released: 12 July 2019
  • Label: OneTwo (ONETWO008)
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming, LP
7

Extended plays

Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
AUS
A Skateboard Soirée
  • Released: May 2012
  • Label: AllDay
  • Format: Digital download
Loners Are Cool
  • Released: 5 April 2013
  • Label: TeamTrick (TEAM02)
  • Format: Digital download
18
  • ARIA: Gold


2013-2015 Songs
  • Released: 12 June 2020
  • Label: Allday Music Pty Ltd
  • Formats: Digital download, Streaming
  • Note: Made up of songs from YouTube and Bandcamp uploads from 2013-2015.
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Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
AUS
"Claude Monet" 2013 Non-album single
"Right Now" 2014 69 Startup Cult
"You Always Know the DJ"
  • ARIA: Gold
"Wolves"
(featuring Sunni Colon)
"Dynamite"
(with Asta)
2015 66 Non-album single
"Monster Truck" 2016 Non-album single
"Sides"
(featuring Nyne)
Speeding
"Send Nudes" Non-album single
"Raceway" Speeding
"In Motion"
(featuring Japanese Wallpaper)
2017
  • ARIA: Gold
"Wonder Drug" 2018 Starry Night Over the Phone
"Protection" 2019
"Lungs"
"Restless"
(featuring The Veronicas)
"All da Way" Non-album singles
"OTT" 2020

As featured artist

Title Year Certifications Album
"for him."
(Troye Sivan featuring Allday)
2015 Blue Neighbourhood
"UFO"
(Mallrat featuring Allday)
2018
  • ARIA: Gold
In the Sky
"Swing"
(Sofi Tukker featuring Allday)
2020 Dancing on the People
"Outta Space"
(JXN featuring Allday & Fossa Beats)
Non-album single
"Louis Wallet"
(Jac 40 featuring Allday)
Non-album single