Dana Abbott appeared in episodes of the New Orleans-centric TV shows “‘Treme” and “Big Easy Brides” and was a season three contestant on NBC’s “The Voice,” prompting celebrity judge Adam Levine of Maroon 5 to label her as “amazing and unique.”

As a treme local, she formalized her vocal education skills at the University of New Orleans during the day and cut her teeth on the then-neglected streets of her hometown, gigging relentlessly on Bourbon and Frenchmen Streets by night.