Recording artist Danielle Marie is a singer, songwriter, piano player residing in the Greenville, South Carolina area. Her debut album, “Love’s Got You Now,” is in the Contemporary Christian and Pop genres. Not being in just one category is fitting because she herself doesn’t have a sole identifier when it comes to talent or location.
In fact, in addition to singing, writing music, and playing piano, Danielle’s performance résumé includes years in dance, notably during her college years (University of South Florida [USF] Sun Dolls).
Meanwhile, she has had addresses up and down the eastern United States. She was born in Pittsburgh, and while it will always be home in her heart, she is a self-professed “military brat.” Of note, however, is her having lived for nine years in Tampa Bay, where her album was recorded and where she graduated from USF. (She would then go on to further studies in the healthcare field in Fort Lauderdale.) She has been living in the Carolinas for the last nine years, with a three-year pit stop in the Raleigh, North Carolina area before the move to where she is now.
A notable live music highlight for Danielle was at her home church in Florida when she opened for nine-time GRAMMY nominee and three-time GMA Dove Award winner Matt Maher, who has written or co-written six No. 1 radio singles.
Two other “fun facts” are that she lived in Japan for a total of seven years and even got engaged to her now husband there, and also that she made it to the second round of the second season of “American Idol,” auditioning before Nigel Lythgoe of “So You Think You Can Dance.” (Danielle also auditioned for “The Voice” and “America’s Got Talent.”)
Currently, Danielle leads the praise & worship band at St. Mary Magdalene in Simpsonville, South Carolina.
