Daniel Santacruz (born November 23, 1976) is a singer-songwriter, recording artist and music producer. Born in New Jersey, USA and raised in the Dominican Republic to a cuban father and a dominican mother, Santacruz is a three time Latin Grammy Award nominee. While still very young he moved to Santo Domingo with his parents, and immediately felt attracted to the dominican music, mostly merengue. His musical influences range from Johnny Ventura, Wilfrido Vargas