Danielle White
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Danielle Marie White (born February 2, 1992 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American singer who was raised in Bradenton, Florida. In 2003, White appeared on the reality television series American Juniors and won the opportunity to become a member of the pop group of the same name. After the group disbanded, White went on her own. She has yet to release an album of her own, but has been asked to perform at various places such as Tampa Bay's Entertainment Revue and SeaWorld.
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White was born at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio to Brian and Jeannie White. The family moved to Lakewood Ranch, a planned community in Bradenton, Florida when White was still very young. From an early age, White took up acting, dancing and sports. At age 10 she signed up for voice lessons with Dr. Mariea E. Watkins. She performed locally with Tampa's Entertainment Revue and the Florida Studio Theater, while remaining a top student at Braden River Elementary School.
After seeing Ryan Seacrest announce plans for a junior version of the show American Idol, the Whites drove 8 hours to Chattanooga, Tennessee to audition Danielle and her brother Andrew.
Although White was not featured in the show's audition episodes, she secured a spot in the semi-final group, and advanced to the finals along with Lucy Hale, Chauncey Matthews, Tori Thompson, Taylor Thompson, Jordan McCoy, Katelyn Tarver, Chantel Kohl, AJ Melendez, and Morgan Burke.
The judges of the show, Gladys Knight and Deborah Gibson, praised White's "natural and pure" vocal abilities. Danielle also impressed previous American Idol singer, Justin Guarini, to the point where this guest judge claimed "America would be crazy not to vote for [Danielle.] However, it did take a while before the then 11-year-old developed a strong fanbase. During the show, she performed renditions of "Colors of the Wind", "Good Morning Starshine", "Close To You", "The Loco-Motion", "Daydream Believer", and "Never Had a Dream Come True".
Since joining the group, White has appeared with the group on television shows such as Extra, Inside Edition, Entertainment Tonight, Slime Time Live, U-Pick Live, and An American Idol Christmas. Promotion has taken them all over the country appearing in Florida, New York City, Boston, and Los Angeles. The group's CD was released on October 26, 2004 and its first single, a cover of the Jackson Five's "ABC" did fairly well on Radio Disney. For White to be closer to the entertainment industry, the entire family moved to Los Angeles in October 2004.
During the 2004 Holiday season, White returned home to Florida for a series of concerts with the Florida West Coast Symphony and the Orlando Philharmonic, both conducted by Maestro Andrew Lane. She has also performed at various concert venues for children and at Sea World.
Now, as of 2006, the Whites are back in Florida, where Danielle continues to take vocal lessons from the world renowned Ron Anderson who has also worked with recording artists such as Shania Twain, LeAnn Rimes, Mary J. Blige, Usher Raymond, and Boyz II Men. Currently, during the 2006-2007 school year, Danielle is a freshman in high school.
