Daniel Bedingfield
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Daniel Bedingfield (born December 3, 1979) is a New Zealand-born, UK-based singer songwriter. He is the brother of pop singer Natasha Bedingfield. He and Natasha share the Guinness World Record for being the only siblings to have had solo number-ones in UK chart history.
Music career
After his song "Gotta Get Thru This" 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 4 million copies.
In 2003 he appeared on the Delirious? album World Service, singing guest backing vocals on "Every Little Thing". On 23rd March 2003, he appeared in an episode of Popworld.[1]
On New Year's Day 2004, while visiting his parents, Bedingfield nearly lost his life in a severe car accident. 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. 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. He also was a guest star as himself on Sabrina, the Teenage Witch in the episode "The Lyin', The Witch and the Wardrobe".
In an April 2007 interview with the New Zealand Herald, the singer said that "after a three-year hiatus, following his album Second First Impression, he now has three albums recorded and awaiting release."[2]
His first performance in his native New Zealand was on 19th April 2007, at the opening of Auckland's new Vector Arena - he sang three songs, including "Gotta Get Thru This" and "If You're Not the One".
Personal life
Daniel was diagnosed with attention deficit disorder (ADD) at the age of 4 and has said the experience has been reflected in his song-writing.
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. Global Angels.
After moving to the UK from New Zealand at the age of 8, the Bedingfields settled in Rainham, Kent. During his teens Daniel attended the Howard High School and worked part-time in popular local watering hole, the Cricketers. It was during this time of his life that he penned his first hit 'I gotta get thu this' in his Station Road flat. He currently lives in East Dulwich, South London, UK, but also lives part time in Los Angeles, California.
Along with his sister, Natasha, he is a Christian.
Discography
Albums
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Gotta Get Thru This
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Second First Impression
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Untitled Daniel Bedingfield Project (LP or EP)
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Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | |||
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| UK | IRE | AUS | US | |||
| 2001 | "Gotta Get Thru This" | 1 | 15 | 10 | 10 | Gotta Get Thru This |
| 2002 | "James Dean (I Wanna Know)" | 4 | - | 19 | - | |
| "If You're Not The One" | 1 | 2 | 14 | 15 | ||
| 2003 | "I Can't Read You" | 6 | - | - | - | |
| "Never Gonna Leave Your Side" | 1 | 11 | 30 | - | ||
| "Friday" | 28 | - | - | - | ||
| 2004 | "Nothing Hurts Like Love" | 3 | 30 | - | - | Second First Impression |
| 2005 | "Wrap My Words Around You" | 12 | 30 | - | - | |
| "The Way" | 41 | - | DNC | - | ||
Other Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | AUS | ||
| 2004 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?" - Band Aid 20 | 1 | 9 |
See also
- List of Number 1 Dance Hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
References
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1286662/
- ^ http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10434738
- ^ "Australian chart peak". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved July 9 2007.