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Use British English|date=June 2011Use dmy dates|date=June 2011Infobox musical artist|name = Daniel Bedingfield|background = solo_singer|birth_name = DanielJohn Bedingfield|birth_date = Birth date and age|df=yes|1979|12|3 http://web.researcha.com/iccquery/detail/? did=4095109& c=uk Researcha|birth_place =New Zealand|origin = London , United Kingdom |instrument = Vocals, keyboards, guitar, programming|genre = Pop music|Pop , dance-pop , pop rock , Electronic music|electronic , Electronic dance music|dance , UK garage |occupation = Singer-songwriter|years_active = 2001–2004, 2007–present|label = Polydor Records|Polydor (UK) Island Records|Island (US)|associated_acts = Natasha Bedingfield |website = http://www.danielbedingfield.com/ Official siteDanielJohn Bedingfield (born 3December 1979) is a New Zealand born United Kingdom|British singer-songwriter. He is the brother of pop singers Natasha Bedingfield and Nikola Rachelle .
Music career
Early career
In 1996, had success writing the theme tune for BBC One 's DIY series Changing Rooms .
2001-2003: Gotta Get Thru This
He released his first single, " Gotta Get thru This (song)|Gotta Get Thru This " in November 2001. It gathered momentum on white label through the UK garage music scene, and went on to become a number one smash in the UK Singles Chart|UK Top 40 . He has since had two more number-one 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 number 2 in the UK albums chart and went on to sell more than 4 million copies worldwideCitation needed|date=February 2009.
2004-2005: Second First Impression
In 2004, Bedingfield won a Brit Awards|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 number 8 in the UK. The album sold poorly compared to his first offering, though it did include two UK Top 20 singles, " Nothing Hurts Like Love " which reached number 3, and " Wrap My Words Around You " which peaked at number 12. The third and final single, " The Way (Daniel Bedingfield song)|The Way ", became his first to miss the top 40, reaching number 41. The album was not released in the U.S.
2006-2011: Hiatus
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.cite web |url= http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm? c_id=1& objectid=10434738 |title=Bedingfield to air his gritty new voice in first concert here |author=Hunkin, Joanna |date=18 April 2007 |work= The New Zealand Herald |accessdate=27 September 2011
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 MenEmpire . He concluded his visit with a Tel Aviv gig, hosting Uzi Feinerman (musician)|Uzi Feinerman , The Raw MenEmpire and a variety of other Israeli musicians. In July 2011, he recorded on a dancehall riddim called the Overproof Riddim. Like many of the songs on this riddim, it has been getting good rotation in Jamaica.cite web|url= http://www.emusic.com/listen/#/artist/-/13393193/ |title=eMusic |publisher=eMusic |date= |accessdate=2011-12-31
In February 2012, Daniel Bedingfield released the single http://www.youtube.com/danielbedingfld Rocks Off with an accompanying video on MTV which can be http://www.youtube.com/danielbedingfld viewed here. Rocks Off was released alongside B-Side "It's Not Me, It's You". It is anticipated that both tracks will feature on a short EP album later in the year.
On April 24th, Daniel Bedingfield will release Stop The Traffik - Secret Fear, the first of three EPs he will release this year. The EP will feature both the previously released Rocks Off and It's Not Me, Its Youas well as5 other new tracks.
Personal life
Bedingfield was diagnosed with Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder|Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), which he said has been reflected in his songwriting.ADHD Is Inspiration For Daniel Bedingfield http://popdirt.com/adhd-is-inspiration-for-daniel-bedingfield/22654/ PopDirt.com
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.Singer Daniel Bedingfield Injured In Serious Car Accident http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1484051/daniel-bedingfield-injured-car-accident.jhtml MTV.com
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.cite web|url= http://www.globalangels.org/about-us/meet-the-team/angel-ambassadors/international-ambassadors/daniel-bedingfield/daniel-bedingfield/ |title=Daniel Bedingfield |publisher=Globalangels.org |date= |accessdate=2011-12-31 Bedingfield also helped to launch the Stop the Traffik coalition against modern day slavery.
Bedingfield is a Pentecostal 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. He's quoted saying "I just had to get through this."
List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
References
Reflist
External links
http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/danielbedingfield Support Daniel Bedingfield & PLEDGE& #33; 2012
http://www.guardian.co.uk/print/0%2C3858%2C4309865-110760%2C00.html Part of Who the Hell is... Daniel Bedingfield
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/article2084811.ece The Sun Article:- Daniel Bedingfield's 2009 Comeback
http://www.makingwavessoftware.com Making Waves Audio software used by Daniel Bedingfield
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