Danny Fernandes | |
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 Fernandes at the 2011 MuchMusic Video Awards | |
| Background information | |
| Born | September 16, 1985 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |
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| Years active | 1997–present |
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| Website | dannyfernandes |
Daniel "Danny" Fernandes (born September 16, 1985)[1] is a Canadian singer and songwriter.
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 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]
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.[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]
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, who signed to Danny's former record label CP records.
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.[7]
| Title | Album details | Canada |
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| Intro |
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55
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| AutomaticLUV |
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61
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| Breathe Again |
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
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| CAN [11] |
CAN CHR [12] |
CAN HAC [13] | ||||
| "Curious" (featuring Juelz Santana) |
2008 | 65 | 18 | — | Intro | |
| "Private Dancer" (featuring Belly) |
32 | 11 | — | |||
| "Fantasy" | 25 | 9 | 17 |
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| "Never Again" | 2009 | 44 | 18 | 19 | ||
| "Addicted" | 49 | 22 | 40 | |||
| "Automatic" (featuring Belly) |
2010 | 41 | 20 | 36 | AutomaticLUV | |
| "Take Me Away" | 2011 | 39 | 23 | 27 | ||
| "Feel It" (featuring Shawn Desman) |
— | 49 | — | |||
| "Hit Me Up" (featuring Josh Ramsay and Belly) |
22 | 13 | 22 |
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| "Fly Again (Broken Wings)" | 2013 | — | 36 | 48 | Breathe Again | |
| "Come Back Down" | 42 | 19 | 30 | |||
| "Emotional" | — | — | — | |||
| "Gogo" (featuring Kevin McCall) |
2015 | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Dear Life"[14] (with Tom-E featuring iSH) |
2016 | — | — | — |
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| "Missing" | 2018 | — | — | 43 | ||
| "No Tomorrow" (featuring DU5T1) |
2019 | — | — | — | ||
| "Sinking" | — | — | — | |||
| "Please Don't Break My Heart" | — | — | — | |||
| "Learn from You" (with Jyay and Net 30) |
— | — | — | |||
| "Let Me Down Easy" (with DU5T1) |
2020 | — | — | — | ||
| "You and I"[15] (with Black Creek Reign) |
2021 | — | — | — | ||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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| CAN [11] | |||
| "Passenger" (DY featuring Danny Fernandes) |
2009 | — | Non-album single |
| "Girlfriend" (Tyler Medeiros featuring Danny Fernandes) |
2010 | 90 | TM |
| "Treat U Right" (JRDN featuring Danny Fernandes) |
2011 | — | Non-album single |
| "Turn It Up" (Mia Martina featuring Belly and Danny Fernandes) |
— | Devotion | |
| "I Can Be Your Ride" (Big Lean featuring Danny Fernandes) |
2012 | — | Non-album singles |
| "On A Roll" (Jigz Crillz featuring Danny Fernandes) |
2013 | — |
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