Danny Fernandes
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 Fernandes at the 2011 MuchMusic Video Awards |
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| Background information | |
| Born | September 16, 1985 |
| Origin | Maple, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Pop, R&B |
| Occupations | Singer, Dancer, Songwriter |
| Years active | 1997 – present |
| Labels | Capital Prophets (CP) Records Inc. |
| Website | www.dannyfernandes.com |
Danny Fernandes (born September 16, 1985)[1] is a Canadian singer and songwriter of Portuguese descent. He is signed to CP Records.
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[edit] Career
At 16, Danny Fernandes won two consecutive Rising Star awards in the annual CNE dance contest held at Cherrytree Public School located in Brampton, Ontario, near Toronto. He became the youngest member of the Toronto Raptors' famed Dance Pak and began to appear regularly as a backup dancer in music videos.[1]
After graduating from Cherrytree Public School, Danny started playing showcases at clubs in Europe (Germany, Switzerland, and Austria), Fernandes signed with the Canadian CP Records (Capital Prophet Records) and released his debut album Intro which debuted # 1 on iTunes. Danny went out on tour across Canada as the opening act for Akon and Sean Kingston and later headlining his own tours.
Fernandes has released four singles from his debut album "Intro", including "Curious" featuring Juelz Santana, "Private Dancer" featuring Belly, "Never Again" and "Fantasy", "Fantasy" being the most successful and peaking at #25 on the Canadian Hot 100. "Private Dancer", was played on MuchMusic Countdown. "Fantasy" spent over 14 weeks on the national radio show but was unable to crack the official Canadian Top 20.
Fernandes was also a judge on the TV show Karaoke Star Jr. alongside Tara Oram.[2]
Fernandes's second album AutomaticLUV was released on CP Records on November 2, 2010 with the first single called "Automatic" featuring Belly.
[edit] Personal life
Danny Fernandes has a younger brother named Jonathan and they are both the younger brothers of Canadian artist Shawn Desman (born Shawn Fernandes). He also is a cousin to another Canadian singer Tyler Medeiros, whose signed to the same record label CP records and debut single "Girlfriend" featured Danny Fernandes.
He briefly dated Nichole Cordova of Girlicious in 2008–2009. They met on Girlicious Canadian tour while both acts were promoting their debut albums. She also made a cameo in the video for Fernandes' 3rd single "Fantasy" from his album Intro.
In March 2011, Fernandes also briefly dated Angel Carter, Nick Carter's younger sister and Aaron Carter's twin sister.[3]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
| Year | Information | Canada |
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| 2008 | Intro
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| 2010 | AutomaticLUV
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[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Peak | Certifications | Album |
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| 2008 | "Curious" (feat. Juelz Santana) | 65 | Intro | |
| "Private Dancer" (feat. Belly) | 32 | |||
| "Fantasy" | 25 |
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| 2009 | "Never Again" | 44 | ||
| "Addicted" | 49 | |||
| 2010 | "Automatic" (feat. Belly) | 41 | AutomaticLUV | |
| 2011 | "Take Me Away" | 39 | ||
| "Feel It" (feat. Shawn Desman) | — | |||
| "Hit Me Up" (feat. Josh Ramsay & Belly) | 22 |
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[edit] Features
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album |
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| 2010 | "Passenger" (DY featuring Danny Fernandes) | - | TBA |
| 2010 | "Girlfriend" (Tyler Medeiros featuring Danny Fernandes) | - | TBA |
[edit] Tours
- 2008/2009: The Girlicious Tour (Danny Fernandes opening act)
- 2009: Fantasy Tour
- 2010: SodaPOP 2010: Emily Osment Tour (Danny Fernandes opening act)
- 2010: AutomaticLuv Tour with JRDN
[edit] Awards / Nominations
- At the 2009 MuchMusic Video Awards on June 21, 2009, Danny Fernandes won the Best Canadian Pop Video of the Year for Private Dancer directed by Ren, produced by Renaud Stanton Dupré through The Field Inc. production company.[5]
- In April–May 2009, he had also been nominated to People's Choice: Favourite New Canadian Artist/Group category and his single "Fantasy" was nominated for People's Choice: Favourite Canadian Video category in the vote leading to 2009 MuchMusic Video Awards.
- He was nominated for a Juno for the 2010 Juno Awards in the Best New Canadian Artist category.
- In 2010 he won Favourite Pop Canadian Artist at the Canadian Indie Awards.[6]
- In 2011 Mike Portoghese – Post-Production/Director, along with Producer: Bruce Carson, Rory Halsall, and Production Company: The NE Inc., won "Best Post Production of the Year" at the MMVA's for Automatic [7]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Danny Fernandes. Maple Music. Retrieved on 2011-12-06.
- ^ Karaoke Star Jr. judges
- ^ Danny Fernandes and Angel Carter do the Oscars. CP Records (2011-04-06). Retrieved on 2011-12-06.
- ^ a b c Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum – January 2005. Cria.ca. Retrieved on 2011-12-06.
- ^ MuchMusic Video Awards Nominees and Winners. Mmva.muchmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-12-06.
- ^ 2010 Indies Winners. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
- ^ MMVA 2011 nominees. muchmusic.com. Retrieved July 6, 2011
[edit] External links
- Official Danny Fernandes website
- Danny Fernandes on MySpace
- Danny Fernandes on YouTube
- Danny Fernandes Facebook page
- Danny Fernandes on Yahoo!Music Canada
- Official CP Records website, record label for Danny Fernandes
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