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Zinga, Zing, Zong" sings 12-year-old DaHv (pronounced 'Dav'), on a track from her debut album as she enjoys the simple pleasure of a Shirley Temple just like all kids her age - so alive with energy and spunk but a sharp contrast from the little baby who almost did not make it.
Working with a variety of producers such as Gary Carolla (Backstreet Boys, N Sync, Britney Spears, Aaron Carter, Stevie Brock) and C-ROD (Paulina Rubio, Muffy Nixon, Ricky Martin, OV7), DaHv's album has elements of rap, pop, rock and one major ingredient - Attitude!
DaHv co-wrote all her songs with producer C-ROD. "I wanted to write about things that my friends and other kids my age could relate to" she says. "Stuff like going to the mall, the classes we all hate in school and all of the crazy things that go on at parties."
The first single, "School" is all about the things that happen in class. "For me and my friends, lunch was where we all 'mixed' and I really do hate French class." C ROD, straight from a #1 International hit with 'Algo Tienes' and the NZ Idol #1 smash 'So Damn Beautiful', "This was such a hot song to write with Dahv - it's all about going to school - something every kid can relate to."
In "Pass The Shirley Temple", DaHv sings the praises of her favorite drink in these lyrics, "It's red, it's strong and it makes my brain go Zinga, Zing, Zong." Although taken from the view of a kid at a family function, 'Pass The Shirley Temple' has fast become the hot party track at colleges. "College kids get a different meaning out of Zinga, Zing, Zong than I do," says Dahv, "and that's totally cool with me - cause my music is all about having fun."
DaHv's latest track - 'Mean Girls', has grabbed the most attention. "We all know someone who's been mean to us", says DaHv, "and I wrote Mean Girls with all of those girls in mind."
'7654321' really brings out Dahv's cool pop sounds. Written and produced by multi-platinum selling writer and producer Gary Carolla (responsible for the sounds of Aaron Carter, Stevie Brock, Backstreet Boys, N Sync and many more), "Dahv is incredible to work with", says Gary, "so directed, so prepared, a real professional!"
Born in Danvers, Massachusetts on August 23, 1993, Dahv spent the first month of her life at the hospital, with her parents never leaving her side. "Doctors kept telling my parents that it was over - even told them to plan out my funeral, but my parents kept saying that I was going to make it and I did." Filling the Intensive Care Unit with George Thorogood, Amy Grant and Lynyrd Skynyrd - DaHv was exposed to a variety of music which seems to have shaped her life.
"I've been working on the album for a year now, and I'm just so excited for it to come out," she says.