Daniel DeBourg

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Daniel DeBourg
Genres Soul/R&B music
Occupations Singer, songwriter
Years active 2000–present

Daniel DeBourg is an English pop singer, songwriter, former dancer and model. In 2007, he was a finalist on the fourth UK series of the TV talent show, The X Factor.

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Music career [edit]

Although dedicated to dance, DeBourg also had an early interest in singing and was vocalist for several bands during his adolescence. After a knee injury ended his dance career,[1] DeBourg turned his hand to songwriting; recorded by R&B songstress Jamelia in 2000, his song "Money" reached #5 on the UK Singles Chart.[1][2] DeBourg was encouraged by a friend to create several demos of his own singing. These attracted the interest of DreamWorks scout Robbie Robertson. DeBourg was introduced to then in house producers Tim & Bob and subsequently signed to the label and the duo produced his debut album, Tell the World. The high-production album, released in 2002, launched the single "I Need an Angel", which hit #30 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.[3]

In 2007, DeBourg auditioned for the fourth series of The X Factor and reached the final twelve acts to sing in the live rounds of the competition.[1] He was mentored by Louis Walsh, but was eliminated by the public and judges on 27 October 2007.[4]

In 2008, UK artist DJ Ironik presented DeBourg on his new album, No Point In Wasting Tears.[5]

In 2010, The DDB Mixtape Vol 1 'THE PRELUDE', a mixture of de Bourg's most popular covers and original material, received a nomination for 'Best R&B Mixtape 2010' and went on to win the award at the The Official Mixtape Awards in early 2011.[6]

Discography [edit]

  • The DDB Mixtape Volume 1 -THE PRELUDE
  1. Intro Baby! 01:11
  2. Shut it Down (Drake cover) 03:31
  3. Rocketeer (Far East Movement all-vocal cover)03:22
  4. Sleeping With A Broken Heart (Alicia Keys male response) 03:50
  5. Love/Sex/Magic (Ciara & Justin Timberlake all-vocal cover) 03:45
  6. F*** You (Cee Lo Green all-vocal cover) 03:41
  7. Do You Think About Me (50 Cent vocal remix) 03:31
  8. Say It (Ne Yo cover) 03:29
  9. Just The Way You Are (Bruno Mars cover) 03:37
  10. Let The Sun Shine (Labrinth cover) 03:05
  11. All I Want Is You (Miguel all-vocal cover) 03:12
  12. If I Was Your Girlfriend (Prince all-vocal cover) 03:21
  13. Until The End of Time (Justin Timberlake cover) 05:20
  14. Yo Side Of The Bed (Trey Songz cover) 04:01
  15. Head High & Smile 03:07
  16. Fall For Your Type (Drake cover) 03:07
  17. Made 4 Me (Daniel de Bourg ft Belle) 04:39
  18. Can't Be Friends (Trey Songz cover) 03:33
  • The DDB Mixtape Volume 2 - THE BRIDGE
  1. Team DDB Intro 01:31
  2. Sure Thing (Acapella) 03:23
  3. Rolling In The Deep (Adele a cappella cover) 03:28
  4. 1+1 (Beyoncé cover) 03:44
  5. Tim & Bob Interlude 00:33
  6. How To Love (Lil Wayne a cappella cover) 03:49
  7. What's My Name? (Drake cover ft. TeamDDB & Laura Broad) 04:34
  8. Sooner Than Later (Drake cover ft. Josh Lehman) 04:02
  9. White Chocolate Interlude 00:35
  10. Sex Therapy (Robin Thicke cover) 04:36
  11. Ride It (Ciara cover) 03:42
  12. Bria's Interlude ft. Kirstie Alley 04:17
  13. Tonight I'm Loving You (Enrique Iglesias a cappella cover) 02:42
  14. His Mistakes (Usher cover) 4:40
  15. Trust Issues ft. Josh Lehman & Jeremy Passion 05:00
  16. S.G.W.S.W Interlude 01:55
  17. Siesta - Live radio edit 04:12
  18. Marvins Rooms ft. Jennifer Chung 04:31
  19. Love Whipped ft. Ayo 03:28
  20. Outro (Neil + Pub = take #13)

References [edit]

  1. ^ a b c Ray, Ian. (15 November 2007) Interview: Daniel DeBourg Peterborough Evening Telegraph. Accessed 4 January 2012.
  2. ^ Roberts, David (2002). Guinness World Records British Hit Singles (15th ed. ed.). London: Guinness World Records Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-187-X. , p.265
  3. ^ Billboard: Daniel Debourg[dead link] Billboard. Retrieved 25 November 2007.
  4. ^ Blackburn, Jen. (27 October 2007) Daniel is X contestant The Sun. Retrieved 25 November 2007.
  5. ^ "Where are they now? What happened to the 57 X Factor finalists?". Daily Mirror (Trinity Mirror). 20 August 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2009. 
  6. ^ de Bourg, Daniel. "De Bourg wins Best R&B Mixtape 2010". Official Mixtape Awards. Retrieved 3 January 2012. 

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