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Danielle Leigh Curiel (born December 20, 1994), known professionally as DaniLeigh, is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, dancer, and choreographer. Initially appearing as a backup dancer, Curiel began her career by posting covers of popular songs on YouTube before moving to Los Angeles, where she began choreographing for other artists and dancing. She made a career breakthrough after working with Prince on the music video for his single "Breakfast Can Wait". DaniLeigh was signed to Def Jam Records in 2017, releasing mixtapes and singles starting that year.[1]

DaniLeigh
DaniLeigh in 2018
Born	Danielle Leigh Curiel (1994-12-20) December 20, 1994 (age 27) Miami, Florida, U.S.
Occupation	Singer songwriter rapper dancer choreographer
Years active	2013–present
Children	Velour
Musical career
Genres	R&B hip hop Latin
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Labels	Def Jam
Musical artist
Website	iamdanileigh.com

Early and personal life

Curiel was born on December 20, 1994, in Miami, Florida, to Dominican parents.[2] She was deeply interested in music during her youth, and cites Missy Elliott, Aaliyah, Drake, and Rihanna as influences. She started dancing at the age of 12 and singing at the age of 14, though she was initially too shy to sing in front of others until she received positive feedback.[3] Though she started posting vocal covers of songs such as Musiq Soulchild's "So Beautiful" on YouTube, her career did not officially start until she moved to Los Angeles, where she made connections and started off as a backup dancer to artists such as Pharrell Williams and Nelly Furtado. She also formed part of the pop duo Curly Fryz with her sister. DaniLeigh has a daughter named Velour with rapper DaBaby. [2]

Career

Curiel was asked by Prince to direct the video for his single "Breakfast Can Wait" when she was 18 years old.[4][5] Following the video's success, Prince continued mentoring DaniLeigh until his death in 2016. She released her first single "D.O.S.E" in 2015, but her first successful single was "Play", released in 2017. The single is an empowerment song for women and Latinos, and features Mexican-American rapper Kap G.[1]

After signing with Def Jam Records, she released her first EP, Summer with Friends, in 2017, followed up by The Plan in 2018. The latter features appearances by rappers YG, Lil Yachty, Lil Baby, and YBN Nahmir. She later released a few more singles such as "Lil Bebe", which was remixed featuring vocals from Lil Baby, and "Easy", which was remixed featuring vocals from singer Chris Brown.[6] She has also made a cameo appearance in Megan Thee Stallion's "Hot Girl Summer" music video. In late 2019, she choreographed for DaBaby’s music video “BOP on Broadway”.

In January 2021, the singer issued an apology after posting part of a song called "Yellow Bone" on social media, which was criticized for promoting colorism.[7]

Musical style

DaniLeigh incorporates elements of hip hop and Latin music into her primarily R&B-style music.[1][8]

Discography

Albums

• Summer with Friends (2017)
• The Plan (2018)
• My Present (2019)
• Movie (2020)
• In My Feelings (2020)

EPs

• Summer with Friends (2017)
• My Side (2022)

Singles

List of singles showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Certifications	Album
"D.O.S.E"	2015		Non-album single
"In My Feelings" (featuring Kap G)	2017		Summer with Friends
"Lil Bebe" (featuring Lil Baby)	2018	RIAA: Platinum[9]	The Plan
"Blue Chips"
"Life"			Non-album singles
"Easy"[10] (Solo or featuring Chris Brown)[11]		RIAA: 3× Platinum[9] BPI: Silver[12]
"No Limits"	2019
"Cravin" (featuring G-Eazy)
"Levi High" (featuring DaBaby)[13]	2020		Movie
"Dominican Mami" (featuring Fivio Foreign)

References

External links

• Official website

На других языках

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Даниэлла Кьюриэл, также известная под сценическим псевдонимом DaniLeigh — американская певица, танцовщица и автор песен[1]. Свою карьеру Даниэлла начала как участница групп подтанцовки. Затем она в роли певицы, вместе со своей сестрой, стала участницей дуэта Curly Fryz, в составе которого она принимала участие в шоу-программах таких артистов, как Принс, Рианна, Меган Трейнор, Фаррелл Уильямс и других. В 2013 году Принс пригласил дуэт поучаствовать в съемках видеоклипа на его песню «Breakfast Can Wait». Затем Curly Fryz выпустили несколько независимых релизов и записали вместе с Принсом песню «Like a Mack» для его альбома HITnRUN: Phase One[2], после чего Даниэлла решила заняться сольным творчеством под псевдонимом DaniLeigh. Выпустив несколько релизов самостоятельно, она подписала контракт с лейблом Def Jam. В 2017 году она выпустила два своих первых сингла «Lurkin» и «Play», а также поучаствовала в записи нескольких песен для сборника Summer with Friends[3]. В ноябре 2018 вышел ее дебютный альбом The Plan[4], на котором отметились гостевыми участиями такие исполнители, как YBN Nahmir, YG, Lil Yachty и Lil Baby[5][6]. Песня Lil Bebe с этого альбома заняла 27 строчку в чарте Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[7][8].

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