Daniel Bedingfield

Daniel Bedingfield
Birth name	Daniel John Bedingfield
Born	3 December 1979 (1979-12-03) (age 31)[1] New Zealand
Origin	London, England, United Kingdom
Genres	Pop, dance-pop, pop rock, electronic, dance, UK Garage
Occupations	Singer-songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, keyboards, guitar, programming
Years active	2001–2004, 2007–present
Labels	Polydor (UK) Island (US)
Associated acts	Natasha Bedingfield
Website	Official site

Daniel John Bedingfield (born 3 December 1979) is a British singer-songwriter. He is the brother of pop singers Natasha Bedingfield and Nikola Rachelle.

Music career

His song "Gotta Get Thru This" gathered momentum on white label, through the underground UK garage scene, and went on to become a number 1 smash in the UK Top 40 in December 2001. He has since had two more no.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, which was recorded at home using Making Waves Audio software, reached No.2 in the UK albums chart and went on to sell more than 4 million copies worldwide^{[citation needed]}.

In 2003 he appeared on the Delirious? album World Service, singing guest backing vocals on "Every Little Thing". On 23 March 2003, he appeared in an episode of Popworld and he also guest-starred (as himself) on the series Sabrina, the Teenage Witch in the episode "The Lyin', the Witch, and the Wardrobe".

In 2004, Bedingfield won a BRIT Award for Best British Male Artist. He then moved to the Universal Music subsidiary label Polydor Records to release his second album, Second First Impression, which reached No.8 in the UK. The album sold poorly compared to his first offering, though did include two UK Top 20 singles ("Nothing Hurts Like Love" reached #3, and "Wrap My Words Around You" peaked at #12). The third and final single, "The Way", became his first to miss the top 40, reaching #41. The album was not released in the U.S.

In an interview with the New Zealand Herald in April 2007, Bedingfield said that, after a four-year hiatus, he now has three albums recorded and awaiting release.^[2] Bedingfield also signed with Magus Entertainment and in September 2009 he confirmed on Twitter that his third album "will be a worldwide release" but when asked about the exact release date, Bedingfield replied "The release is subject to record company negotiations".

New songs that have been performed live include "Way With Words", "Beautiful", "First Base", "I'll Be Home", "Don't Write Me Off", "Remember", "Dynamite", "Everything's Gonna Be Alright", and "Closure".

Since his last release in 2004, Bedingfield has continued to work with other artists. He co-wrote the song "Works for Me!" for American Idol finalist David Archuleta. He has also worked with Pixie Lott, and contributed guest vocals on a track by a former member of The Roots. In December 2009, he was co-writing material with Tessanne Chin as well as recorded three songs with Busy Signal at DJ Karim's Stainless Records studios in Kingston, Jamaica. The songs are said to be for Busy Signal's upcoming VP Records project as well as Bedingfield's own upcoming project. In December 2010 Daniel spent a month in Tel Aviv, Israel, where he wrote and recorded a song with a local freak folk band, The Raw Men Empire. He concluded his visit with a Tel Aviv gig, hosting Uzi Feinerman, The Raw Men Empire and a variety of other Israeli musicians.

Personal life

Bedingfield was diagnosed with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), which he said has been reflected in his songwriting.

On New Year's Day 2004, while on vacation visiting his parents in New Zealand, Bedingfield nearly lost his life in a serious car accident. As a result, he was left with severe head and neck injuries. These injuries required him to wear a head brace and took six months to heal.

His parents are leadership trainers and mentors in the voluntary sector and business world. His mother, Molly Bedingfield, is founder and CEO of Global Angels, of which Daniel is one of the International Executive Directors.^[3] Bedingfield also helped to launch the Stop the Traffik coalition against modern day slavery.

Bedingfield is a Christian, but has said, "I find that when people hear that I'm a Christian they expect me to be extremely religious. I'm not great friends with religion [although] I'm passionate about anything to do with God.^[4]

Discography

Main article: Daniel Bedingfield discography

• 2002: Gotta Get thru This
• 2004: Second First Impression

See also

• List of Number 1 Dance Hits (United States)
• List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart

References

1. ^ Researcha
2. ^ Hunkin, Joanna (18 April 2007). "Bedingfield to air his gritty new voice in first concert here". The New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10434738. Retrieved 27 September 2011. 
3. ^ http://www.globalangels.org/about-us/meet-the-team/angel-ambassadors/international-ambassadors/daniel-bedingfield/daniel-bedingfield/
4. ^ http://www.gm.tv/articles/showbiz/showbiz-may-sep-2006/12697-daniels-webchat.html

External links

• Part of Who the Hell is... Daniel Bedingfield
• The Sun Article:- Daniel Bedingfield's 2009 Comeback

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