Danny Fernandes

Danny Fernandes

Fernandes at the 2011 MuchMusic Video Awards
Background information
Born September 16, 1985
Origin Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres Pop, R&B
Occupation(s) Singer, Dancer, Songwriter
Years active 1997 – present
Labels formerly with CP Records
Associated acts Shawn Desman, Girlicious, Belly, Marianas Trench, Tyler Medeiros
Website www.dannyfernandes.com

Danny Fernandes (born September 16, 1985)[1] is a Canadian singer and songwriter. He was signed to CP Records in 2008, CP Records dropped Danny from their label January 2014.

Personal life

Danny Fernandes is of Portuguese descent. He 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. Fernandes dated former Girlicious and Girls United singer Nichole Cordova He also has a cousin named Shauna fernandes.[2]

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. Danny went out on tour across Canada as the opening act for Akon and Sean Kingston.

On October 14, 2008, CP Records released "Curious", featuring Juelz Santana, the first of four singles from Intro. "Curious" was followed by "Private Dancer", featuring Belly; "Never Again"; and "Fantasy", the most successful of the four, peaking at Number 25 on the Canadian Hot 100 and spending 14 weeks on Canadian radio.

Fernandes was also a judge on the TV show Karaoke Star Jr. alongside Tara Oram.[3]

Fernandes's second album, AutomaticLUV, was released by CP Records on November 2, 2010, with the first single called "Automatic" featuring Belly. The second single off the album was called "Take Me Away" and the third "Hit Me Up" which once again featured Belly and Josh Ramsay from the Canadian band Marianas Trench. The single reached Number 22 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 charts and the video single reached Number 1 on the MuchMusic Countdown.

He released his third studio album, Breathe Again on August 27, 2013 on CP Records.[4] The album was preceded by the singles "Fly Again (Broken Wings)" and "Come Back Down" the video single reached #1 on the MuchMusic Countdown.

Discography

Studio albums

Danny Fernandes performing in a festival in Laval, Quebec, Canada
Title Album details Canada
Intro
  • Released: October 14, 2008
  • Label: CP Records
  • Format: CD
55
AutomaticLUV
61
Breathe Again
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Singles

Year Title Peak Certifications Album
CAN
2008 "Curious" (feat. Juelz Santana) 65 Intro
"Private Dancer" (feat. Belly) 32
"Fantasy" 25
2009 "Never Again" 44
"Addicted" 49
2010 "Automatic" (feat. Belly) 41 AutomaticLUV
2011 "Take Me Away" 39
"Feel It" (feat. Shawn Desman) —
2012 "Hit Me Up" (feat. Josh Ramsay & Belly) 22
2013 "Fly Again (Broken Wings)" — Breathe Again
"Come Back Down" 42
"Emotional" —
2014 "Gogo" (featuring Kevin McCall) — Non-album single

Featured singles

Year Title Chart Positions Album
CAN
2009 "Passenger" (DY featuring Danny Fernandes) — Non-album single
2010 "Girlfriend" (Tyler Medeiros featuring Danny Fernandes) 90 TM
2011 "Treat U Right" (JRDN featuring Danny Fernandes) — Non-album single
"Turn It Up" (Mia Martina featuring Belly and Danny Fernandes) — Devotion
2012 "I Can Be Your Ride" (Big Lean featuring Danny Fernandes) — Non-album singles
2013 "On A Roll" (Jigz Crillz featuring Danny Fernandes) —

Tours

Awards / Nominations

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Danny Fernandes. Maple Music. Retrieved on 2011-12-06.
  2. ↑ "Nichole Cordava - Infor". Buddy Tv. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  3. ↑ Karaoke Star Jr. judges
  4. ↑ AllMusic. Danny Fernandes, Breathe Again. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold – January 2005. Cria.ca. Retrieved on 2011-12-06.
  6. ↑ MuchMusic Video Awards Nominees and Winners. Mmva.muchmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-12-06.
  7. ↑ 2010 Indies Winners at the Wayback Machine (archived August 20, 2010). Retrieved May 8, 2010.
  8. ↑ MMVA 2011 nominees. muchmusic.com. Retrieved July 6, 2011

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