{{Short description|Jamaican musician, actress, model, and brand ambassador}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}} {{Use British English|date=March 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = D'Angel | image = File:D'Angel perforiming in Miami.jpg | caption = D'Angel performing in Miami in 2019 | birth_name = Michelle Downer | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1978|4|1}} <ref name="slapweh.com">{{Cite web |url=http://www.slapweh.com/reggae-artists-with-birthday-in-april.html |title=Reggae Artists with Birthday in April |access-date=7 January 2019 |archive-date=7 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107233154/http://www.slapweh.com/reggae-artists-with-birthday-in-april.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | birth_place = St. Catherine, Jamaica | website = }}
'''Michelle Downer''' (born 1 April 1978),<ref name="slapweh.comb">{{Cite web|url=http://www.slapweh.com/april/|title=Reggae Artists With Birthday In April|website=Slapweh.com|access-date=19 November 2021}}</ref> commonly known as '''D'Angel''', is a Jamaican reggae singer, actress, model, and brand ambassador.<ref name=world>{{cite web|url=https://www.dancehallreggaeworld.com/d-angel.html|title=Dancehall artiste D Angel official Biography|publisher=Dancehall|access-date=8 December 2017|archive-date=7 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707132804/http://www.dancehallreggaeworld.com/d-angel.html|url-status=live}}</ref> She has also given motivational speeches. In 2017, she released ''No Worries'' with Spice.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://jamaica-star.com/article/entertainment/20170728/d’angel-spice-have-no-worries|title=D'Angel - Spice have no worries|date=28 July 2017|access-date=4 October 2021|archive-date=29 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729031623/http://jamaica-star.com/article/entertainment/20170728/d%E2%80%99angel-spice-have-no-worries|url-status=live}}</ref> ''The Gleaner'' calls her the First Lady of dancehall.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/entertainment/20170121/dangel-sets-sights-billboard-charts|title=D'Angel Sets Sights On Billboard Charts|date=21 January 2017|website=The Gleaner|language=en|access-date=2017-12-09|archive-date=10 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210020051/http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/entertainment/20170121/dangel-sets-sights-billboard-charts|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Biography== Born in Spanish Town, Jamaica, Downer sang in high school, modeled internationally in the 1990s, and returned home to Jamaica in 2002.<ref name=world/> D'Angel's father, Noel "Clive" Downer, was a local entrepreneur.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/Aug-31-funeral-for-D-Angel-s-dad_72120|title=August 31 Funeral for D'Angel's dad|work=Jamaica Observer|date=27 August 2017|accessdate=9 December 2017}}</ref> D'Angel has an associate degree in Accounting and Management.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://jamaica-star.com/article/entertainment/20151109/5-things-you-didnt-know-about-dangel|title=5 things you didn't know about D'Angel|date=9 November 2015|website=Jamaica Star|language=en|access-date=2017-12-09|archive-date=10 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210071709/http://jamaica-star.com/article/entertainment/20151109/5-things-you-didnt-know-about-dangel|url-status=live}}</ref> She considers 2004 and 2005 to be her "breakout years," according to ''The Gleaner''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/flair/20171006/dangel-grown-and-sassy|title=D'Angel Grown and Sassy|date=9 October 2017|website=The Gleaner|language=en|access-date=2017-12-09|archive-date=10 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210020217/http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/flair/20171006/dangel-grown-and-sassy|url-status=live}}</ref>
D’Angel had a celebrity marriage to singer, Beenie Man, in 2006 and they recorded the single ''One Man'' together.<ref name=world/> D'Angel and Beenie Man had a son together and split up in 2010, later reunited in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20101226/ent/ent4.html|title=Story of the song - Josey examines dancehall's famous 'Love Triangle'|date=26 December 2010|website=The Gleaner|language=en|access-date=2017-12-09|archive-date=10 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210015922/http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20101226/ent/ent4.html|url-status=live}}</ref> They later divorced.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://iamajamaican.net/music/2016/01/beenie-man-krystal-tomlinson/|title=Beenie Man Found Himself a Beauty Queen With Brains|date=2016-01-19|work=I AM A JAMAICAN|access-date=2017-12-09|language=en-GB|archive-date=10 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210015949/https://iamajamaican.net/music/2016/01/beenie-man-krystal-tomlinson/|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2013, D'Angel was banned for 5 years from performing at Sting by Isaiah Laing of Supreme Promotions.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20140101/ent/ent1.html|title=Sting bans Sizzla, D'Angel - Stinging criticisms come from organisers|date=1 January 2014|website=The Gleaner|language=en|access-date=2017-12-09|archive-date=10 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210020231/http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20140101/ent/ent1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The reason for the ban was due to her impromptu performance of a "lyrical battle" with Ninja Man at Sting 30 that Laing considered "raunchy."<ref name=":0" /> She was also criticized for her choice of clothing at the event by ''Billboard'', which described her outfit as "provocative" and "revealing."<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/global/5885452/controversies-clashes-and-bad-man-police-jamaicas-30th-anniversary|title=Controversies, Clashes and 'Bad Man Police': Jamaica's 30th Anniversary Sting Concert|last=Meschino|first=Patricia|date=13 February 2014|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2017-12-09|language=en|archive-date=4 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204014232/https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/global/5885452/controversies-clashes-and-bad-man-police-jamaicas-30th-anniversary|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2017, she went on tour in the United States with the theme of "We Can Survive" and addressing violence and crime through her song of the same name.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://jamaica-star.com/article/entertainment/20170330/dangel-shines-us-tour|title=D'Angel shines on US tour|date=30 March 2017|website=Jamaica Star|language=en|access-date=2017-12-09|archive-date=10 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210071647/http://jamaica-star.com/article/entertainment/20170330/dangel-shines-us-tour|url-status=live}}</ref>
She was a performer at the 27th IRAWMA Awards in New York and a nominee for Best Female Deejay.<ref name="world" /> She was honored as Singjay of 2008 at the 2009 EME Awards, and was a performer and presenter at the 28th IRAWMA Awards in New York, where she was nominated for Best Female Deejay.<ref name="world" /> She won Digicel's People's Choice Award at the Style Observer Awards 2008.<ref name="world" /> In 2017, she won the award for "Female Artiste of the Year" from the Entertainment Distinction Awards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://jamaica-star.com/article/entertainment/20171006/dangel-happy-bring-home-us-award|title=D'Angel happy to bring home US award|date=6 October 2017|website=Jamaica Star|language=en|access-date=2017-12-09|archive-date=10 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210071625/http://jamaica-star.com/article/entertainment/20171006/dangel-happy-bring-home-us-award|url-status=live}}</ref> She twice performed at Reggae Sumfest, Jamaica's largest reggae festival. ''The Gleaner'' praised her 2016 performance at "Galiday Bounce" in Ewarton.<ref name=":1" />
Her song ''Stronger'' reached the top of Jamaica's music video charts. In 2017, she recorded the song "Whipped", a response to Dexta Daps' song ''Owner''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://jamaica-star.com/article/entertainment/20170617/dangel-rides-dexta-daps-wave-whipped|title=D'Angel rides Dexta Daps' wave with 'Whipped'|last=Campbell|first=Curtis|date=17 June 2017|newspaper=Jamaica Star|language=en|access-date=2017-12-09|archive-date=9 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209100022/http://jamaica-star.com/article/entertainment/20170617/dangel-rides-dexta-daps-wave-whipped|url-status=live}}</ref>
She has recorded with Jabari C.G. Productions LLC, Majestic Records, and Sweet Rains Records.
==Discography== *''One'' *''Broad Smile'' *''El Pirata y la Sirena''
==References== {{Reflist}}
Category:Jamaican reggae singers Category:Jamaican dancehall musicians Category:People from Spanish Town Category:Jamaican models Category:1978 births Category:Living people