Daniella Atim lit up the internet after a video in which she was dancing to an Acholi cultural beat was shared on social media.
Though she doesn’t bring much energy to the dance, to many it’s a surprise seeing Atim dancing. Daniella Atim, who currently lives in the U.S., has been active on social media recently, especially on Instagram.
She is occasionally posting about social issues and family photos. Atim, who is in an Acholi by tribe, hails from Agago district, and she was born on November 13, 1985 .
She was adopted and raised by an Italian Catholic priest named Father John Scalabrini, who emigrated to Uganda in 1964 at the age of 30, doing missionary work for decades and supporting orphans, the poor, and the homeless in other charitable activities.
When Scalabrini died in 2016, it is said Daniella Atim inherited his vast properties, including schools, hospitals, and real estate.
He succumbed to cancer of the bone at St Francis Hospital, Nsambya in Kampala, which he suffered from for five years.
At the time of his death, he was staying at his home in Luzira, Biina after developing health complications.
He was buried at St James Catholic Church, Biina. Atim, who is married to singer Jose Chameleone — exchanged vows with him on June 7, 2008
They have five children Abba Marcus Mayanja, Alfa Joseph Mayanja, Alba Shyne Mayanja, Amma Christian Mayanja, and Xara Amani Mayanja.
They first met in 2003 at the Alligators bar, Garden City in Kampala.
