It was followed by peer recognition, which led the singer to feature in several singles such as "Joga Bunda", along with Lovi and Pabllo Vittar, "Arrasta" with Léo Santana, a remix version of Anitta's "Show das Poderosas", and Lexa's "Provocar".

[4][3] Daniel's mother was a backing vocal for pagode group Raça Negra, while his aunt was also a singer and his maternal grandparents were circus performers.

[3] After performing in Programa Raul Gil as part of a children's gospel group, the ten-year-old Daniel competed at the talent show host by the program.

[6] Daniel started his career as a voice actor in this period; one of the major roles was to dub Rico Suave in Hannah Montana.

[3] Groove worked as "coach" in "Bishow", a segment in the TV Globo program Amor e Sexo in which contestants competed as drag queens.

[14][15] It was followed by the song's music video directed by João Monteiro in March;[14] it was a hit, being watched 1.7 million times in a year.

[23] Groove was also among the singers chosen to perform "Filhos do Arco-Íris", a single released in June 2017 whose profit was destined to amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research.

[7] In December 2017, Groove released the first single for the upcoming album, "Bumbum de Ouro",[11][25] one of the singer's most successful songs[16] and a hit during Carnival.

[27] In January 2018, Groove was featured on Aretuza Lovi's single "Joga Bunda" along with Pabllo Vittar;[4][25] its music video directed by Felipe Sassi[28] got more than 10 million views on YouTube in a month.

[36] Inspired by Brazilian political context with the election of Jair Bolsonaro,[37] a music video was filmed in a defunct prison after a suggestion by director Sassi.

[16] The singer is also known for performing in drag while singing both "male rapper" parts and "female queer" vocal sections;[16] this is seen in several music videos, including for "Dona", "Império",[10] "Bumbum de Ouro",[4] and "Apaga a Luz".

[39] The singer was featured in "Rain Power", a photo essay published in the August 2017 issue of the Brazilian edition of Vogue magazine.

[39][40] Despite this image, Groove's songs have also become quite popular among the general, non-LGBT public, and the singer has performed on various live music programs in Brazil, such as Musica Boa Ao Vivo.