Danny Fernandes

Daniel "Danny" Fernandes (born September 16, 1985) 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.

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. 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. In 2016, he released a collaborative single with Tom-E called "Dear Life" featuring iSH. The single was certified Gold by Music Canada.

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.

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. 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. 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 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

Title Album detailsCanadaIntroReleased: October 14, 2008 Label: CP Records Format: CDAutomaticLUVReleased: November 2, 2010 Label: CP Records Format: CD, iTunesBreathe AgainReleased: August 27, 2013 Label: CP Records Format: CD, iTunes

Singles TitleYear Peak chart positions CertificationsAlbum CAN CAN CHR CAN HAC "Curious"2008 65 18 —Intro"Private Dancer" 32 11 — MC: Gold "Fantasy" 25 9 17 MC: Gold 2016 — — — MC: Gold 2021 — — —

Featured singles

Supporting

Girlicious – The Girlicious Tour (2008) Emily Osment – SodaPOP (2010)