Dan Davidson

Dan Davidson
Born 1983 (age 33–34)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Genres
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Years active 2003–present
Labels Independent
Associated acts
Website dandavidsonmusic.com

Daniel "Dan" Davidson (born 1983 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian country singer and songwriter. He is best known as the guitarist and later lead vocalist of rock group Tupelo Honey.[1] Since 2014, Davidson has been pursuing a solo career in country music.[2] His second solo single, "Found", reached 16 on the Canada Country chart, making it the highest-charting independent single on Canadian country radio.[3][4]

Career

In 2003, Davidson joined five fellow musicians from Grant MacEwan College to form the rock band Tupelo Honey.[5] He released three extended plays with the band between 2006 and 2008 as the guitarist and backing vocalist. When their lead singer parted ways with the band in 2010, Davidson took over that role.[1]

In addition to his work with Tupelo Honey, Davidson also served as a songwriter and producer for other Canadian artists during this period, as part of his partnership with Red Brick Songs.[2][6] Following the release of Brave New World in 2014, the band has been on hiatus and Davidson redirected his efforts towards a solo musical career in country music.[2] He is currently unsigned and independently released his first solo single, "Unkiss Her", in July 2015.[7] Davidson has worked with Jeff Dalziel, Karen Kosowski, Troy Samson, Alee, Emma-Lee, and Pete Lesperence on his forthcoming debut record.[7]

His second single, "Found", was released in March 2016.[8] It became his first song to chart on the Billboard Canada Country chart, where it reached a peak of 16.[9] This made it the highest-charting independent single by a Canadian country artist.[3][4]

Discography

Singles

Year Single Peak
positions		 Album
CAN Country
[9]
2015 "Unkiss Me"[10] — Non-album singles
2016 "Found" 16
"Barn Burner" 19
2017 "Say We Did"A —

Music videos

Year Video Director
2016 "Found" Travis Nesbitt
"Barn Burner"

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominee/Work Result Ref
2016 Alberta Country Music Awards Single of the Year "Found" Won [12][13]
Song of the Year (with Clayton Bellamy) Won
Video of the Year Won
Rising Star Dan Davidson Won
Male Artist of the Year Nominated
2017 Canadian Radio Music Awards Best New Group or Solo Artist: Country "Found" Nominated [14]
Western Canadian Music Awards Country Artist of the Year Dan Davidson Pending [15]
BreakOut Artist of the Year Pending
Canadian Country Music Association Rising Star Award Pending [16]
Songwriter of the Year (with Clayton Bellamy) "Found" Pending

References

  1. 1 2 "Tupelo Honey Biography". MapleMusic. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Young, Kevin (July 12, 2016). "Dan Davidson: Former rocker now "Found" in country music". Words & Music. SOCAN. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Get to know 'Found' singer Dan Davidson". Top Country. TC Inc. July 5, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Dan Davidson | CMT.ca | Country Music Television Canada". CMT Canada. Corus Entertainment. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Tupelo Honey Will Show Off Their Machines & Robots On April 8". Chart Attack. March 26, 2008. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  6. ↑ Hather, Amanda (March 22, 2016). "Interview - Dan Davidson". Canadian Beats. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  7. 1 2 Belt, Randy Wayne. "Dan Davidson Series No. 1". Starlight Music Chronicles. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Found - Single by Dan Davidson". iTunes Store (Canada). Apple Inc. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  9. 1 2 "Dan Davidson – Chart history (Canada Country)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Dan Davidson: Unkiss Her - Music on Google Play". Google Play Music. Google. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  11. ↑ Borowiecki, Anna (July 8, 2017). "Dan Davidson's Found is pulling in awards". St Albert Gazette. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
  12. ↑ LP, Great West Newspapers,. "Dan Davidson big winner at ACMA awards". St. Albert Gazette. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  13. ↑ "ANNOUNCED: Nominees for 2016 Alberta Country Music Awards!". Top Country Music | Country Music News, Charts, Playlists, Videos. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  14. ↑ "2017 CRMA Nominees |2017 Canadian Music Week April 18-22, 2017". cmw.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  15. ↑ "2017 Western Canadian Music Award Nominees". breakoutwest.ca. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  16. ↑ "CCMA Announces 2017 Award Nominees". Retrieved 12 July 2017.
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