Dan Davidson
{{short description|Canadian country singer and songwriter|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Dan Davidson
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1983}}
| birth_place = Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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| genre = {{hlist|Country|rock}}
| occupation = Singer-songwriter
| years_active = 2003–present
| label = {{hlist|Independent|Nuu Noise|ABC}}
| associated_acts = {{hlist|Tupelo Honey|Clayton Bellamy}}
| website = {{URL|http://dandavidsonmusic.com}}
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Daniel Davidson (born in 1983) is a Canadian country singer and songwriter. He is best known as the guitarist and later lead vocalist of rock group Tupelo Honey.{{cite news|title=Tupelo Honey Biography|url=http://www.maplemusic.com/artists/tup/bio.asp|accessdate=January 4, 2017|publisher=MapleMusic|archive-date=March 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308232203/http://www.maplemusic.com/artists/tup/bio.asp|url-status=dead}} Since 2014, Davidson has been pursuing a solo career in country music.{{cite news|last1=Young|first1=Kevin|title=Dan Davidson: Former rocker now "Found" in country music|url=https://www.socanmagazine.ca/features/dan-davidson-former-rocker-now-found-in-country-music/|accessdate=January 4, 2017|work=Words & Music|publisher=SOCAN|date=July 12, 2016}} His second solo single, "Found", reached 16 on the Canada Country chart, making it the highest-charting independent single on Canadian country radio.{{cite news|title=Get to know 'Found' singer Dan Davidson|url=http://topcountry.ca/get-to-know-found-singer-dan-davidson/|accessdate=January 4, 2017|work=Top Country|publisher=TC Inc.|date=July 5, 2016}}{{cite web|title=Dan Davidson {{!}} CMT.ca {{!}} Country Music Television Canada|url=http://www.cmt.ca/artist/dan-davidson|website=CMT Canada|publisher=Corus Entertainment|accessdate=January 4, 2017}}
Career
In 2003, Davidson joined five fellow musicians from Grant MacEwan College to form the rock band Tupelo Honey.{{cite web|title=Tupelo Honey Will Show Off Their Machines & Robots On April 8|url=http://www.chartattack.com/news/2008/03/26/tupelo-honey-will-show-off-their-machines-robots-on-april-8/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170105181303/http://www.chartattack.com/news/2008/03/26/tupelo-honey-will-show-off-their-machines-robots-on-april-8/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=January 5, 2017|publisher=Chart Attack|accessdate=January 4, 2017|date=March 26, 2008}} He released three extended plays with the band between 2006 and 2008 as the guitarist and backing vocalist. When their lead singer parted ways with the band in 2010, Davidson took over that role.
In addition to his work with Tupelo Honey, Davidson also served as a songwriter and producer for other Canadian artists during this period, as part of his partnership with Red Brick Songs.{{cite news|last1=Hather|first1=Amanda|title=Interview – Dan Davidson|url=http://canadianbeats.ca/2016/03/22/interview-dan-davidson/|accessdate=January 4, 2017|publisher=Canadian Beats|date=March 22, 2016}} Following the release of Brave New World in 2014, the band has been on hiatus and Davidson redirected his efforts towards a solo musical career in country music. He is currently unsigned and independently released his first solo single, "Unkiss Her", in July 2015.{{cite news|last1=Belt|first1=Randy Wayne|title=Dan Davidson Series No. 1|url=http://starlightmusicchroniclesspotlight.com/2015/06/dan-davidson-unkiss-her/|accessdate=January 4, 2017|publisher=Starlight Music Chronicles}} Davidson has worked with Jeff Dalziel, Karen Kosowski, Troy Samson, Alee, Emma-Lee, and Pete Lesperance on his forthcoming debut record.
His second single, "Found", was released in March 2016.{{cite web|title=Found – Single by Dan Davidson|url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/found-single/1090088588|website=iTunes Store (Canada)|publisher=Apple Inc|access-date=January 4, 2017}} It became his first song to chart on the Billboard Canada Country chart, where it reached a peak of 16. This made it the highest-charting independent single by a Canadian country artist.
Discography
=Extended plays=
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| scope="row"| Songs for Georgia
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| scope="row"| Juliet
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| scope="row"| 6 Songs to Midnight
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| scope="row"| Nineteen Eighty Something
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=Singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Single ! colspan="2"| Peak ! rowspan="2" style="width:8em;"| Certifications ! rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Album |
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! style="width:4em;"| CAN Country
! style="width:4em;"| AUS Country
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| 2015
! scope="row"| "Unkiss Me"{{cite web|title=Dan Davidson: Unkiss Her – Music on Google Play|url=https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Dan_Davidson_Unkiss_Her?id=Bktkacnlp72lwws4gachijbfyda|website=Google Play Music|accessdate=January 4, 2017}} | — | — | | align="left" rowspan="4"| Songs for Georgia |
| rowspan="2"| 2016
! scope="row"| "Found" | 16 | — |
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| scope="row"| "Barn Burner"
| 19 | — | |
| 2017
| — | — | |
| 2018
! scope="row"| "Let's Go There"{{cite web|title=New Country Releases You Need To Know|url=https://topcountry.ca/new-country-releases-feb-9-2018/|website=Top Country|publisher=TC Inc.|accessdate=February 14, 2018|date=February 9, 2018}} | 40 | — | | rowspan="2" {{n/a}} |
| 2020
! scope="row"| "Church" | 49 | — |
| rowspan="2"| 2021
! scope="row"| "Roll With It" | — | 11 | | align="left" rowspan="4"| 6 Songs to Midnight |
| scope="row"| "Really Shouldn't Drink Around You" {{small|(feat. Hayley Jensen)}} | — | 28 | |
| rowspan="2"| 2022
! scope="row"| "Blindspot" | — | 50 | |
| scope="row"| "Girl Drinks Beer" {{small|(feat. Travis Collins)}} | — | — | |
| rowspan="2"| 2023
! scope="row"| "If These Streets Could Talk" | — | — | | align="left" rowspan="2"| Nineteen Eighty Something |
| scope="row"| "He Met a Girl"
| 60 | — | |
| 2024
! scope="row"| "Won't Forget" | — | 22 | | {{TBA}} |
=Music videos=
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| Year
! style="width:10em;"| Video ! Director |
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| rowspan="2"| 2016
! scope="row"| "Found" | rowspan="10"| Travis Nesbitt |
| scope="row"| "Barn Burner" |
| 2017
! scope="row"| "Say We Did" |
| rowspan="2"| 2018
! scope="row"| "Lets Go There" |
| scope="row"| "Cinderella" |
| rowspan="2"| 2019
! scope="row"| "Can't Help Myself" |
| scope="row"| "These Are My People" |
| rowspan="2"| 2019
! scope="row"| "Church" |
| scope="row"| "Unkiss Her" |
| rowspan="2"| 2020
! scope="row"| "I Do" |
Awards and nominations
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://dandavidsonmusic.com/wp2/}}
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Category:Canadian country guitarists
Category:Canadian male guitarists
Category:Canadian country singer-songwriters
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