Dana traveled quite a bit growing up as the daughter of NBA player Derek Harper. Her high school choir teacher took special interest in Dana and she made all-state for four years and became the #1 tenor in Texas. Dana moved to New York to attend college and began performing around the city. She performed at Showtime at the Apollo, placed second on BET's 106 & Park and won MTV's Wild 'N Out Wednesday, and was a contestant on "The Voice" in 2016. Currently, Dana performs frequently in the DFW area.