Denise Donatelli is voted in the top ten, making her entry debut at number seven of the 61st Annual DownBeat Magazine Critics Poll: Rising Star Female Jazz Vocalists. (August 2013).
The Los Angeles Jazz Society has honored Denise with the 2012 Jazz Vocalist of the Year award. Voting advisor's include John Clayton, Herbie Hancock, Quincy Jones and Johnny Mandel.
Her 2010 release "When Lights are Low" received two Grammy® Nominations, one for Best Jazz Vocal Album and another for Best Arrangement Accompanying a Vocalist for pianist and collaborator Geoffrey Keezer's arrangement of "Don't Explain.".
Donatelli's 2010 release "When Lights Are Low" peaked at #2 on The Jazz Week Radio Chart where it remained for 23 weeks. It resurfaced 28 weeks later and remained for another 7 weeks, receiving two Grammy nominations, one for Best Jazz Vocal Album.
Donatelli sings the title track for The Simpsons episode YOLO, "You Only Live Twice", parody from James Bond. Given single card credit, which aired November 10, 2013.
59th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nomination, Best Jazz Vocal Album, "Find A Heart", Denise Donatelli.