Fronted by North London native Elena Tonra (born 15 January 1990), the band was formed in 2010 after the addition of American-born[3] Swiss guitarist Igor Haefeli and drummer Remi Aguilella from France.
Changing schools at the age of 12 had a great impact and since then Tonra writes "about things I feel difficult talking about in adulthood".
[7] Originally from Neuchatel, Haefeli also attended London's Institute of Contemporary Music Performance where he met Tonra during a songwriting course.
[8] After their first demo started word of mouth on the band, Daughter self-released their debut EP, His Young Heart, on 20 April 2011, recorded in Haefeli's bedsit.
The latter EP earned praise from British website For Folk's Sake who described Daughter as "one of the unique sounds in the pop landscape today.
"[11] BBC Radio 1 DJ Huw Stephens also invited them to perform a Maida Vale Session for his show.
Speaking of this, Elena commented "we couldn't be happier to be working with 4AD, a label that has released so many inspirational records and whose ethos we hold in very high regard.
[15] In December 2012 the band appeared on the David Letterman Show prior to the release of the record, which Tonra described as "perhaps (...) a cart-before-the-horse situation".
Charting at Number 16 in the UK, it was also received favourably in the press; "An album as beautifully conceived as If You Leave is one you follow from start to finish, riveted by the story it weaves and the emotion it bleeds.
[18] The band began a lengthy tour in support of the album and recruited Luke Saunders as an additional live-member to ensure the material could be reproduced.
[10] During the first two months of 2014, the band travelled to the Far East and Australasia for a number of headlining shows and as part of the St Jerome's Laneway Festival.
[10] In April, Daughter supported The National on six North American tour dates,[19] while they also announced the release of a 4AD Sessions EP, a collaboration with composer Joe Duddell.
[22] On 6 April 2015 Daughter announced they would be supporting Ben Howard on a short string of tour dates in the United States.