Danni Leigh is an American honky tonk

Honky tonk

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-style country music

Country music

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 singer. At age 19, she relocated to Orlando

Orlando, Florida

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, Florida

Florida

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, intending to audition as a singer at Disney World but ended up moving to Nashville

Nashville, Tennessee

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 in 1994.

She is signed with Audium Records after changing labels several times following Decca's closure and release by Sony's Monument label. In addition to performing as a solo artist, she also plays with a number of small groups. Although she has limited success in the US, she's had more success in Europe due to the varied methods in which consumers learn about new music. Over time she has also developed a following in Korea

Korea

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, Brazil

Brazil

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 and Japan

Japan

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. In 1999, she was nominated for the Rising Star Trophy, a British Country Music Award.

She has also performed a number of small gigs in the Austin

Austin, Texas

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, Texas

Texas

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 area, where she moved in 2002.

Albums

Title	Album details	Peak positions
		US Country
29 Nights 29 Nights -Personnel:As listed in liner notes.*Richard Bennett – acoustic guitar, electric guitar*Chad Cromwell – drums*Glen Duncan – fiddle*Mike Henderson – harp*Steve Hinson – steel guitar, Dobro...	Release date: October 20, 1998 Label: Decca Records Decca Records Decca Records began as a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934; however, owing to World War II, the link with the British company was broken for several decades....	75
A Shot of Whiskey and a Prayer A Shot of Whiskey and a Prayer A Shot of Whiskey and a Prayer is the second album by Danni Leigh. Two of its tracks released as singles and rose to relatively low positions on the Billboard country charts: "I Don't Feel That Way Anymore" was at #56, and "Honey I Do" was at #59....	Release date: February 13, 2001 Label: Monument Records Monument Records Monument Records was an American record label, Washington, D.C. named for the Washington Monument, founded in 1958, by Fred Foster and Buddy Deane . Buddy Deane soon left the company, and in the early 60's bought KOTN in Pine Bluff, Arkansas where he retired to until his death...	—
Divide and Conquer	Release date: November 6, 2001 Label: Audium Entertainment	—
Masquerade of a Fool	Release date: May 14, 2007 Label: AGR	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions		Album
		US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...	CAN Country RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...
1998	"If the Jukebox Took Teardrops"	57	58	29 Nights
1999	"29 Nights"	—	—
2000	"Honey I Do"	59	83	A Shot of Whiskey and a Prayer
	"I Don't Feel That Way Anymore"	56	—
2001	"Sometimes"	—	—	Divide and Conquer
2002	"House of Pain"	—	—
	"Last Train to San Antone"	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
1998	"If the Jukebox Took Teardrops"	Guy Guillet
1999	"29 Nights"
2000	"Honey I Do"
2002	"Sometimes"	Roger Pistole

External links

• Danni Leigh official site