Papua New Guinean singer Danielle Morgan has been involved in the music industry since high school. After taking a break from the music scene for a decade, she returned stronger, competing, and becoming the first female artist to win one of the biggest music competitions in the Pacific region in 2022, ABC Pacific Break. According to Danielle, she draws emotions from music and personal experiences when it comes to writing songs. “The producer would play a track, and if I like the song, the lyrics will start coming in.” “But sometimes they don't, that's when I go back, sit down, and rearrange the words or I put in different words and so they rhyme.” One of her biggest pushes towards her returning to music was the emotional aftermath of her separating from her partner. “I felt very lost. I did not know who I was, at that point. I realized, I had identified as someone's partner, mother, daughter, I was someone to somebody, but no one to myself.” “When I realized, I didn't have to do that. I thought, what am I supposed to do now?” “So, I thought, let's go back to music and it really helped me to find myself again.” “A lot of people say that I’m their role model, but I don’t consider myself one.” “If you want to take away from my journey that I do to overcome hurdles, then go right ahead, but don't hold me to a level that even I can achieve.” “I am the same as everybody else. I am bound to make mistakes, that's part of being human.” Danielle performed on the opening night of Pacific Break 2023 alongside PNG-born Australian Artist Ngaiire, and ABC Radio Australia music host and Dj Hau Latukefu. She added, “If you're thinking of joining Pacific Break, please do so, it has done so many things for me and given me experiences and knowledge that I now implement.”