Hope Defteros (born 1999), known professionally as Hope D, is an Australian singer-songwriter and musician from Brisbane. Winning Queensland Music Awards in 2020 and 2021, she has released one EP – Cash Only (2021), and one studio album – Clash of the Substance (2023).
Career
Early singles and Cash Only In late 2019, Defteros released her debut single "Swim", which led her to be a finalist for the Billy Thorpe Scholarship. She also took out the Emerging Artist award at the 2020 Queensland Music Awards.
In March 2020 she released her second single, "Second", which she described was about: "a period of time in my life where I was going out partying too frequently and not being able to recall much from the night before". It ended up polling at number 69 in the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2020, marking her first appearance in the annual countdown.
Her next singles "Common Denominator" and "Miscommunicate" were released in 2020, promoting her debut EP, Cash Only (2021). Throughout 2020 and 2021, Defteros performed at Splendour in the Grass, St Jerome's Laneway Festival, and King Street Crawl.
Clash of the Substance On 17 September 2021, Hope D released "Happy Hangover", a song co-written with close friend G Flip. Defteros said the song is about "fully tripping out and having experiences that will later become nostalgic". In July 2022, she released "Emerald" and announced the forthcoming release of her debut studio album, Clash of the Substance, which came out on 10 February 2023.
Discography Studio albums +List of albums, with release date and label shown Title Album details Clash of the Substance Released: 10 February 2023 Label: Hope D (independent) Format: Digital download, streaming, vinyl LP
Extended plays +List of EPs, with release date and label shown Title EP details Cash Only Released: 5 February 2021 Label: Hope Defteros (independent) Format: Digital download, streaming
Singles +List of singles, with year released and album name shown Title Year Album "Swim" 2019 rowspan="2" "Second" 2020 "Common Denominator" "Miscommunicate" "Addict" 2021 "Valley Nights" "Happy Hangover" "Hate Goodbyes" 2022 "Emerald" "Senseless" 2023 "Doormat" "Nails" 2024 "Hits So Hard" 2025
Awards and nominations J Awards The J Awards are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J. They commenced in 2005.
! |- | J Awards of 2021 | Hope D | Unearthed Artist of the Year
Queensland Music Awards The Queensland Music Awards (previously known as Q Song Awards) are annual awards celebrating Queensland, Australia's brightest emerging artists and established legends. They commenced in 2006.
| 2020 | Herself | Emerging Artist Award
| 2021 | "Second" | Rock Award
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