Daniel Bedingfield
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| Birth name | Daniel John Bedingfield | |
| Born | December 3, 1979 | |
| Origin | New Zealand  |
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| Genre(s) | Pop | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter | |
| Years active | 2001-present | |
| Label(s) | Polydor Records | |
| Website | Official Website | |
Daniel John Bedingfield (born December 3, 1979) is a UK-based pop singer songwriter. He is the brother of pop singers Natasha Bedingfield and Nikola Bedingfield. He shares the Guinness World Record as the only brother and sister to have solo number-ones in UK chart history with Natasha.
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[edit] Childhood and music career
Bedingfield was born in New Zealand and moved to the UK when he was a child. After a the song "Gotta Get Thru This" (which he recorded in his bedroom) gathered momentum on white label, surprisingly through the underground garage music scene, it went on to become a #1 hit in the UK Top 40 in December 2001. He has since had 2 more #1 singles ("If You're Not The One" and "Never Gonna Leave Your Side"), as well as three further top 10 hits. His debut album, also titled Gotta Get Thru This, reached #2 in the UK albums chart and went on to sell more than 3 million copies.
In 2003 Daniel appeared on the Delirious? album World Service, singing guest backing vocals on "Every Little Thing".
On New Year's Day 2004, Bedingfield nearly lost his life in a severe car accident while visiting his parents in New Zealand. As a result, he was left with serious head and neck injuries from which he took six months to recover.
He was subsequently signed to Polydor Records and has been one of their most successful artists in recent years. As well as critical acclaim, he won a Brit award in 2004 for Best British Male Artist.
In 2004, he released a second album, Second First Impression, which reached #8 in the UK. As yet it has sold very poorly compared to his first offering. The first single, "Nothing Hurts Like Love", reached #3 in the UK. The second, "Wrap My Words Around You", peaked at number 12. The third and final single, "The Way", became his first to miss the top 40, reaching #41.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Gotta Get Thru This (2002) #41 US, #2 UK, #86 AUS
- Second First Impression (2004) #8 UK
[edit] Singles
From Gotta Get Thru This:
- "Gotta Get Thru This" (2001) #10 US, #1 UK, #10 AUS
- "James Dean (I Wanna Know)" (2002) #4 UK, #19 AUS
- "If You're Not The One" (2002) #15 US, #1 UK, #14 AUS, #1 DK
- "I Can't Read You" (2003) #6 UK
- "Never Gonna Leave Your Side" (2003) #1 UK, #30 AUS
- "Friday" (2003) #28 UK
From Second First Impression:
- "Nothing Hurts Like Love" (2004) #3 UK
- "Wrap My Words Around You" (2005) #12 UK
- "The Way" (2005) #41 UK
Guest appearance:
- "Do They Know It's Christmas?" (as part of Band Aid 20) (2004) #1 UK, #9 AUS
- "Sabrina The Teenage Witch"
- "Greenbelt 2006"
[edit] Trivia
- Bedingfield is an outspoken Christian. He openly shares his faith during concerts and occasionally in his songs.
- His parents are leadership trainers and mentors in the voluntary sector and business world. His mother,Molly Bedingfield is founder of Global Angels at www.globalangels.org.
- Bedingfield was diagnosed with attention deficit disorder (ADD) at the age of 4 and has said the experience has been reflected in his song-writing.
- Bedingfield is one of Simon Cowell's favorite singers.
- Daniel is an advocate of abolishing human trafficking, and even hosted a short, 2-and-a-half minute film about it.
[edit] See also
- List of Number 1 Dance Hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
