Danny Fernandes

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Daniel "Danny" Fernandes (born September 16, 1985)[1] is a Canadian singer and songwriter.

Early life

Danny Fernandes is of Portuguese descent. He has a younger brother named Jonathan, and his older brother is Shawn Desman. He also is a cousin to singer Tyler Medeiros, who signed to Danny's former record label CP Records.

At 16, 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]

Career

2003–2008: Early beginnings and Intro

After graduating from high 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.[2]

2010–2013: AutomaticLUV

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.

2013–present: Breathe Again and continued work

He released his third studio album, Breathe Again on August 27, 2013 on CP Records.[3] The album was preceded by the singles "Fly Again (Broken Wings)" and "Come Back Down" the video single reached No. 1 on the MuchMusic Countdown.

Since the release of his third album, Fernandes has still continued to work on new music. In 2015, he released a single called "Gogo" featuring Kevin McCall.[4] In 2016, he released a collaborative single with Tom-E called "Dear Life" featuring iSH.[5] The single was certified Gold by Music Canada.[6]

Personal life

Since at least 2016, he has been engaged to Jenn Joyce. The couple welcomed their first child together, a daughter, in September 2016, with her godparents being Shawn and his wife.[7]

The singer has battled with drug addiction. In 2023, it was reported that several aspiring singers accused Fernandes of scamming them out of hundreds of thousands of dollars while making empty promises to assist them with their music careers. In an email to CBC News, Fernandes attributed his behaviour to drug use.[8]

Accolades

  • 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.[9]
  • 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 at the 2010 Juno Awards in the Best New Canadian Artist category.
  • In 2010 he won Favourite Pop Canadian Artist at the Canadian Indie Awards.[10]
  • 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[11]
  • In 2012 Marc André Debruyne – Director, along with Production Company: The NE Inc., won "Director of the Year" at the MMVA's for Hit Me Up feat. Josh Ramsay & Belly

Discography

Studio albums

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

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
CAN
[12] 		CAN CHR
[13] 		CAN HAC
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"Curious"
(featuring Juelz Santana)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		2008 65 18 — Intro
"Private Dancer"
(featuring Belly)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		32 11 —
"Fantasy" 25 9 17
"Never Again" 2009 44 18 19
"Addicted" 49 22 40
"Automatic"
(featuring Belly)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		2010 41 20 36 AutomaticLUV
"Take Me Away" 2011 39 23 27
"Feel It"
(featuring Shawn Desman)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		— 49 —
"Hit Me Up"
(featuring Josh Ramsay and Belly)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		22 13 22
  • MC: Platinum[6]
"Fly Again (Broken Wings)" 2013 — 36 48 Breathe Again
"Come Back Down" 42 19 30
"Emotional" — — —
"Gogo"
(featuring Kevin McCall)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		2015 — — — Non-album singles
"Dear Life"[15]
(with Tom-E featuring iSH)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		2016 — — —
"Missing" 2018 — — 43
"No Tomorrow"
(featuring DU5T1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		2019 — — —
"Sinking" — — —
"Please Don't Break My Heart" — — —
"Learn from You"
(with Jyay and Net 30)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		— — —
"Let Me Down Easy"
(with DU5T1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		2020 — — —
"You and I"[16]
(with Black Creek Reign)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		2021 — — —

Featured singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
CAN
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"Passenger"
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"Girlfriend"
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"Treat U Right"
(JRDN featuring Danny Fernandes)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		2011 — Non-album single
"Turn It Up"
(Mia Martina featuring Belly and Danny Fernandes)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		— Devotion
"I Can Be Your Ride"
(Big Lean featuring Danny Fernandes)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		2012 — Non-album singles
"On A Roll"
(Jigz Crillz featuring Danny Fernandes)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		2013 —

Tours

Headlining

  • Fantasy Tour (2009)
  • AutomaticLuv Tour with JRDN (2010_
  • Dear Life Asia Tour (2016)[17]

Supporting

References

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  1. ↑ a b Danny Fernandes Script error: No such module "webarchive".. Maple Music. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
  2. ↑ Karaoke Star Jr. judges
  3. ↑ AllMusic. Danny Fernandes, Breathe Again. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
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  6. ↑ a b c d e Music Canada: Gold & Platinum. musiccanada.com. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
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  9. ↑ MuchMusic Video Awards Nominees and Winners Script error: No such module "webarchive".. Mmva.muchmusic.com. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
  10. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
  11. ↑ MMVA 2011 nominees Script error: No such module "webarchive".. muchmusic.com. Retrieved July 6, 2011
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