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Birth name | Theresa Danielle Flaminio |
Born | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Origin | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Currently Los Angeles, California, United States (formerly Boston, Massachusetts) |
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Years active | 2005–present |
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Website | daniivory |
DANiiVORY (born Theresa Danielle Flaminio) is an American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She is currently touring with electronic soul artist, Gallant, and focusing on her solo career.
From 2012 - 2014, she toured with Beyoncé's backing band, the Suga Mamas. A former member of Imagine Dragons, she has toured with 2NE1, Bridgit Mendler, and has both founded and performed with several other groups.
She was keyboardist with Scarlet Fever, the backing band that toured with Cee Lo Green during 2010 and 2011. She and varying members of Scarlet Fever have performed with other front women as 'In 4D', 'No Salt', and 'Miss President'.
Flaminio was raised in Wexford, Pennsylvania. Her mother was a liturgical musician, her father an electrical engineer. She graduated from North Allegheny Senior High School, and completed a B.A. at Miami University (Ohio) in Zoology with a minor in Music Composition. After a year of post-graduate work in vocal performance at Duquesne University, she was awarded a talent scholarship from Berklee College of Music, and an additional B.M. in Contemporary Writing, Production, and Performance.