D'Angel

Confident, Hard-working and continue to be in demand



Michelle Downer, born and raised in Spanish Town and is now known to the world as D’Angel. She maintains a constant presence on



the dancehall scene both locally and internationally for the past few years now.

Hailing from St. Catherine High School, a businesswoman, an artiste and now a mother, D' Angel is the epitome of a true Caribbean



woman, focused on fulfilling her life’s dream of becoming one of the top dancehall artistes on the world stage. D’Angel continues to



break down barriers and is a role model to numerous young women. She’s resiliently confident, a very hard worker and most of all she



continues to be in demand.

Those close to D’Angel from childhood knew that she was destined to be on stage because at an early age her friends and family



would often served as her audience while she practiced her vocals while entertaining them. Eventually she was performing at school



parties, concerts and even in class. However, like most life journeys there is sometimes a detour and this was the case for D’Angel’s



musical journey. She drifted from her musical pursuits and entered the world of glitz, glamour and couture when she



took on a modeling career in the early 90s. Strutting runways and landing alluring photo shoots for brands such as Rocawear only



prepared her for the bigger spotlight that she would later receive in the music fraternity. The promising A-List lifestyle and



popularity were not enough, though to keep D’Angel away from Jamaica and in 2002 she returned home and immediately capitalized on her



entrepreneurial skills by opening her unisex fashion boutique 'Angel’s'. D’Angel felt like something vital was missing



from her life despite her modeling career and a fashion boutique 'in the bag'; it was her ultimate love and dream for Music. She



began to pursue her musical career by writing songs and doing studio sessions and her first solo effort was released in 2004, titled



’Hottie Girls’ which was produced by Kevin Blake. Subsequently followed by her break-out single ‘Downtown Girl…Livin



Uptown’ in 2005, which danced its way to number one on several local charts under the banner of her label Champagne



International Records. In 2006, D’Angel dominated local and international media with her celebrity marriage to Dancehall



Mogul Beenie Man and both collaborated on the hit single: One Man, which could be heard on all local radio stations, car stereos and



dancehall sessions. She released several singles including; Woman Power that petitioned the strength of a woman and implored society



to give women the respect and opportunities that they deserve. D’Angel then teamed up with dancehall lyricist Vybz Kartel on Baby



Father, another major hit which became a huge dancehall anthem for the women. D'Angel took her vivacity and energy to



various stage shows locally and internationally. Her spicy lyrics and charismatic stage performances landed her numerous nominations



and awards from then until now. In 2006 and 2007 she was nominated as one of the Female DJ of the year and was awarded Best Dressed



Female Artiste in those same years. Despite the media hyped personal problems in mid 2007, D'Angel was able to reaffirm her place as



a dancehall diva after the release of her hit single Blaze (Up and Live Riddim) produced by Arif Cooper for Fresh Ear Productions and



the groundbreaking video which quickly rose to the top spot on all the video charts of all the local cable stations and was in heavy



rotation on radio as well. In early 2008, with the propelling success from Blaze, D'Angel boosted her presence in the



music fraternity locally and internationally as she was a performer at the 27th IRAWMA Awards in New York and a nominee for Best



Female Deejay. In addition to a plethora of singles claiming heavy rotation on the local airwaves including the singles: Caan



Stall featuring Vybz Kartel, Lucky Charm, Whisper, Good Day, High Intensity, Hustling Ladies, Real Gangsta, Talk is Cheap, Don’t



Hate, Naw Go Nuh Weh and the mega hit single Stronger, which went Number One on all major charts in Jamaica and was steady



as one of the Top Five songs on the New York and Florida Top 30 Singles Charts. The video for ‘Stronger’ stopped no short of



Number One status on all the video charts as well and easily became a household song that appeals to the women who have been through



relationship problems similar to hers. Armed with all the success from her single ‘Stronger’, D'Angel has added



several accolades to her portfolio in latter parts of 2008 most of which includes; granted a Business Management scholarship from



Caribbean Institute of Business; one of the most requested artiste on RE-TV’s School Tour; the STAR Featured Artiste for May; the



recipient of the Digicel’s People’s Choice Award at the Style Observer Awards 2008; a guest appearance on Jamaica’s most watched soap



opera: Royal Palm Estate; became the spokeswoman for Wray and Nephew’s product G-Force; motivational speaker at various Schools



across Jamaica; a collaboration with international hip-hop artistes DJ Unk and Sean Kingston together; and awarded Stone Love’s



Female Deejay of 2008. With all the multiple nominations at Youth View Awards, the proud recipient of the Singjay of the 2008 at the



2009 EME’s Awards, a performer and presenter at the 28th IRAWMA Awards in New York and was nominated for Best Female Deejay; she



endorses many charity events and has appeared on several kids fashion pageants. D’Angel continues to display that



confidence and hard work will pay-off as she have been a member of the major schools and community tours namely; Coca-Cola, RE-TV and



recently Irie FM Road Show. She represents Jamaica as an ambassador when she performs on major shows overseas and boasts proudly to



be amongst the line up of other major shows here in Jamaica especially the prestigious Reggae Sumfest for two consecutive years now.



The future looks bright for D'Angel because she’s one of the hottest Female Dancehall Artists and her growing demand as well.



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