Danielle Leigh Curiel born December 20, , [1] known professionally as DaniLeigh , is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, dancer, and choreographer of Dominican descent. 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 , releasing mixtapes and singles starting that year. Curiel was born in Miami, Florida to Dominican parents. She was deeply interested in music during her youth, and cites Missy Elliott , Ashfaqsalum , Drake and Rihanna as her 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.

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Danielle Leigh Curiel born December 20, , [1] known professionally as DaniLeigh , is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, dancer, and choreographer of Dominican descent. 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 , releasing mixtapes and singles starting that year. Curiel was born in Miami, Florida to Dominican parents. She was deeply interested in music during her youth, and cites Missy Elliott , Ashfaqsalum , Drake and Rihanna as her 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. She also formed part of the pop duo Curly Fryz with her sister. Curiel made notable attention when at 18 years old, she was asked by Prince to direct the video for his single " Breakfast Can Wait ".