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Born | Austin, Texas | 16 June 1988
Origin | New York, U.S. |
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Years active | 2014–present |
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Hayden Frances Dunham (born June 16, 1988) is a performance artist, designer, singer, songwriter and DJ. They[1] grew up in Austin, Texas and attended the Gallatin School of Individualized Study at NYU.[2]
They are best known for their work as QT (an initialism for Quinn Thomas) a music project founded in 2014, in collaboration with English producer A. G. Cook, and Scottish producer Sophie.[3][4] QT is a pop singer, portrayed by Dunham and sung by Harriet Pittard,[5] who promotes and is the living embodiment of the semi-fictitious DrinkQT energy drink. They released the single "Hey QT" in 2014.
Dunham began operating under the pseudonym Hyd (/hīd/) in 2020,[6] releasing their debut single "No Shadow" in September 2021. A four-track EP was released November 5.[7] Hyd's debut album Clearing was released on November 11, 2022, via PC Music.[8]