Dara Joy Maclean (born May 20, 1986)
is an American contemporary Christian singer and songwriter born in Miami, Florida, but raised in Fort Worth, Texas, ever since she was eight years old.
On July 12, 2011 Maclean released the album entitled ''
You Got My Attention'', her first full-length studio album.
Early life
Dara Joy Maclean, now Petty, was born in
Miami, Florida
Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...
,
on May 20, 1986,
to Dan and Judith Maclean,
while Maclean has an older sister, Nicole. She eventually moved to
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Tarrant County, Texas, Tarrant County, covering nearly into Denton County, Texas, Denton, Johnson County, Texas, Johnson, Parker County, Texas, Parker, and Wise County, Te ...
, when she was eight years old.
Maclean started singing at the age of eight, and led worship services at her church in her teens.
In addition, Maclean started to play the guitar and write songs at the age of 13.
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Personal life
Maclean is of Italian heritage; her grandfather changed the family name from Martorella to Maclean.[ They were married on May 11, 2013.]
Discography
Albums
Singles
References
External links
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1986 births
American women singer-songwriters
American people of Italian descent
American performers of Christian music
Fervent Records artists
Living people
Musicians from Fort Worth, Texas
Singer-songwriters from Texas
Singers from Miami
Singer-songwriters from Florida
21st-century American singer-songwriters
21st-century American women singers