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CGG fans will recall Danielia’s Good Singer Alert back in March where we high-fived the fab singer for raising $22,500 in concert proceeds for a man who spent 24 years wrongly imprisoned in Florida before being exonerated. Since then, Danielia released her second CD, "Rare Child," an amazing mix of rock and soul with a little gospel and blues that has also been called a throwback to ‘70s rock. "Rare Child" has received rave reviews from critics at the New York Times and Billboard magazine to the L.A. Times and National Public Radio.

When CGG sat down to chat with Danielia, we found her to be really down to earth and gracious (she wouldn't even let us buy her a cup of tea!) And although she's petite, if we were to describe her in one word then we’d have to use powerful.

If you haven’t heard of Danielia, consider her our little secret – she wouldn’t mind. In fact, she told us “Creating music is not about being a star.” Read her interview – and her feelings about American Idol – here.