Charity Daw

Charity Daw is a Cuban-American singer and songwriter based in Los Angeles. She has written RIAA certified songs for Disney's chart-topping Descendants Franchise that includes a No. 1 on Billboard 200, as well as Dove Cameron, Jordin Sparks, Ally Brooke (Fifth Harmony), LOL Surprise, Mattel's American Girl, Jordan Fisher, Bella Thorne, We The Kings, Porsha Williams & Melissa Gorga of The Real Housewives franchise, and Andrew Dice Clay's Showtime Series DICE.

Charity Daw
Charity performing at the 2018 Hollywood Christmas Parade
Background information
Birth name	Charity Joy Daw
Born	Miami, FL
Genres	Pop, Latin music, musical theatre, film & TV
Occupation(s)	Vocalist, songwriter, record producer, VO actress
Years active	2007–present
Website	www.charitydaw.com

Songs she has written have been performed on The Grand Ole Opry,^[1] Dancing with the Stars, Dancing with the Stars: Juniors,^[2] Good Morning America,^[3] The Today Show^[4] and The Radio Disney Music Awards

As a performer she has appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Today Show, NBC's Christmas in Rockefeller Center,^[5] Good Day L.A., and Hallmark's Home and Family. Charity also contributed the song 'La Rubia' to the Ubisoft video game, Far Cry 6 Soundtrack.^[6]

Early life

Charity studied fine art and music at Miami, Florida's schools for the arts; the Design and Architecture High School (DASH)^[7] and New World School of the Arts. As a student, the release of her first self-produced album led to a spot on American Idol (Season 7) followed by a stint in Nashville, TN where she developed her songwriting and performing skills on Music Row.

Tours

• Band of Merrymakers – 2016,^[5] 2017, 2018

Songwriting credits

In films

Song Title	Year	Artists	Film Title	Soundtrack	Label	Notables
Dime Que Me Amas	2021	Cast	10 Songs for Charity	Original Cast Recording	De Productie (Netherlands)	2022 African Film Festival, Inc. Official Selection Giffoni Film Festival 2021
Christmas Again		Scarlett Estevez	Christmas Again	Christmas Again (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)	Walt Disney Records
Rebels of the Runway		Charity Daw as Fame Queen	LOL Surprise: The Movie	LOL Surprise: The Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)	Netflix
Holiday Energy		Charity Daw	A Loud House Christmas	A Loud House Christmas (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)	Nickelodeon
Hey Love		Charity Daw	Courting Mom & Dad	_	Universal Pictures
VK Mashup	2019	Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson, Cameron Boyce, Booboo Stewart	Descendants 3	Descendants 3 (Original TV Movie Soundtrack)	Walt Disney Records	No. 1 Billboard Soundtracks No. 7 Billboard 200[8]
Ways to Be Wicked	2017	Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson, Cameron Boyce, Booboo Stewart	Descendants 2	Descendants 2 (Original TV Movie Soundtrack)[9][10]	Walt Disney Records	RIAA Certified Gold[11][12] No. 1 Billboard Soundtracks No. 1 Billboard Kid Albums No. 6 Billboard 200 3x VEVO Certified
Secret Crush		Kang Ji-young	Revenge Girl ( リベンジgirl)	Secret Crush〜사랑 멈출 수 없다〜 /MY ID (EP)	Sony Japan	Peak No. 29 Oricon
Wanna Be With You	2015	Jordan Fisher	Teen Beach 2	Teen Beach 2 (Soundtrack)	Walt Disney Records	No. 1 Billboard Soundtracks No. 10 Billboard 200
Set It Off		Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson, Cameron Boyce, Booboo Stewart, Sarah Jeffery, Mitchell Hope	Descendants	Descendants (Original Soundtrack)[13]	Walt Disney Records	RIAA Certified Gold[14][15] No. 1 Billboard Soundtracks No. 1 Billboard Kid Albums No. 1 Billboard 200
Legendary		Megan Nicole	Summer Forever	Summer Forever (Original Soundtrack)[14]	Hollywood Records	-
Lovesick Undercover
Never Say Never		Megan Nicole, Alyson Stoner, Anna Grace Barlow
Weekend Warriors
Make An X
Ours To Lose		Megan Nicole, Alyson Stoner, Anna Grace Barlow, Ryan McCartan
About Tonight		Megan Nicole, Ryan McCartan
Powerless		Alyson Stoner
Big Time		Ryan McCartan
Ur Your Own Star	2014	American Girl	An American Girl: Isabelle Dances Into the Spotlight	An American Girl: Isabelle Dances Into the Spotlight (Original Soundtrack)[16]	Mattel	-

In television

Single Title	Year	Artist(s)	Show Title	Soundtrack	Label/Network
Malibu Dreamin'	2022	Rainbow High (dolls) feat. Paris Hilton	Rainbow High (web series)	_	Netflix
Colors Go POW!		Rainbow High (dolls)
Fly Me to the Moon		Genevieve (musician)	Super Bowl LVI	"Flying Your Way" ad	eToro
New Star in the Sky		Jordin Sparks	Rugrats (2021 TV series)	Rescuing Cynthia (Soundtrack)	Nickelodeon
Ways To Be Wicked	2021	Jojo Siwa and Jenna Johnson (dancer)	Dancing with the Stars (American season 30)	_	American Broadcasting Company
The Colors		_	Queer Eye (2018 TV series)	_	Netflix
King Size Bed		Jamra	All American (TV series)	_	The CW
Pastelito!		Hialeah High	Gentefied	_	Netflix
Set It Off Remix		Cheyenne Jackson	Descendants Remix Dance Party: A Disney Music Event	Descendants Remix Dance Party (Soundtrack)	Walt Disney Records
Reset	2020	Kate Hall for Denmark	Free European Song Contest	_	ProSieben
We Are A Family		Ally Brooke	The 94th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade	_	NBC
Glitters		Charity Daw	Spinning Out[17]		Netflix
Work Done[18]	2019	Melissa Gorga, Porsha Williams, Sonja Morgan	Fiber One Campaign[19]	Work Done presented by Fiber One	Mindshare (firm)
Nightshade[20]	2018	Alberto Rosende	Shadowhunters (Freeform)	Shadowhunters (Original Television Series Soundtrack)[21]	Hollywood Records
Monroe Is The Man	2017	Andrew Dice Clay	Dice (Showtime)[22]	–	–
Fragile World[23]	2017	Alberto Rosende	Shadowhunters (Freeform)	Shadowhunters (Original Television Series Soundtrack)[24]	Hollywood Records
Bronze Bond	2016	–	Bronze Bond Marathon (Esquire Network)[25]	–	–
Say Hey	2015	Dove Cameron	Liv and Maddie (Disney Channel)	Liv and Maddie: Music from the TV Series[26]	Walt Disney Records
Hot Head	2014	–	Reckless (CBS)	–	–
Ring Ring		Bella Thorne	Shake It Up (Disney Channel)	Disney Channel Play It Loud[27]	Walt Disney Records

Recorded by artists

Single Title	Year	Artist(s)	Album	Label	Notables
Rebels of The Runway	2020	LOL Surprise! / Charity Daw as Fame Queen	LOL Surprise! REMIX	Magic Star	2021 Doll of the Year: Toy Association Award Finalist[28] LOL Surprise! Live! World Tour 2021-2022
I'm A Queen!
Surprise Me
Me and the Mistletoe[29]	2019	Laura Marano (feat) Kurt Hugo Schneider	Me and the Mistletoe (Single)	Flip Phone Records	MTV Best Original Holiday Songs Of 2019 List[30]
Oakland		birthday	blue EP	Sony Music	–
Emelia Aerhart					–
Boomerang	2018	firekid ft. (Rory Feek)[31]	Boomerang (Single)	–	–
Stranger(1993)[32]		birthday	Stranger(1993) (Single)	–	–
Ways to Be Wicked	2017	Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson, Cameron Boyce, Booboo Stewart	Descendants 2 (Original TV Movie Soundtrack)	Walt Disney Records	RIAA Certified Gold[33] No. 1 Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles
悪の力を呼び覚ませ (Ways To Be Wicked – Japanese version)[34]		Miracle Vell Magic	Thank You Disney	Avex[35]	-
Mil Formas De Ser Un Vilano (Ways To Be Wicked – Castellano version)[36]		Pepper3[37]	Disney Channel (Latin American TV channel)	Walt Disney Records	-
Weekend Walking		birthday[38]	Weekend Walking (Single)[39]	Atlantic Records	–
Grown Up Kids			Subtle Love (EP)[40]		–
Subtle Love					–
Parade					–
Babyface					–
Cathedrals					–
Le Drugs					–
Born To Love	2016	Punch !nc	The High Life[41]	S-Curve Records	–
Holiday in LA		Band of Merrymakers	Welcome To Our Christmas Party[42]	Sony Masterworks	Peak No. 9 Billboard Holiday Chart
Kids in the Moonlight	2015	We the Kings	So Far	S-Curve Records	–
Magic Mountain[43]		firekid[44]	firekid	Atlantic Records	Peak No. 16 Alt Nation Alt 18[45]
Lay By Me					–
Movin' On[46]					–
Die For Alabama					Theme Song for NASCAR GEICO 500
Boomerang					–
Anna Lee					–
Getaway Car					–
Statues					–
Gospel					–
The World Is Mine					–
Circus Girl[1]	2011	Sherrié Austin	Circus Girl[47]	Broken Bow Records	–

Featured artist credits

Single Title	Year	Artist(s)	Album	Label	Notables
A Friend Like You	2021	Charity Daw, SQVARE	Noggin's Big Heart Beats	Nickelodeon	_
Christmas Everyday[48]	2018	Band of Merrymakers (ft. Charity Daw)	Christmas Everyday (Single)	–	–
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas[49]	2017	Tito Nieves[50] (ft. Charity Daw)	Navidad A Mi Estilo	–	–
Cuando, Cuando, Cuando		Tomasito Cruz (ft. Charity Daw)	Yo Soy Cuba[51]	360 Group	–

References

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External links

• Official website
• Charity Daw at IMDb