Gloria Groove

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.