Danny Fernandes

{{short description|Canadian singer and songwriter (born 1985)|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Danny Fernandes

| image = MMVA DANNYFERNANDES.jpg

| caption = Fernandes at the 2011 MuchMusic Video Awards

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|9|16}}

| birth_place = Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|dancer|choreographer|television personality}}

| years_active = 1997–present

| partner = Jenn Joyce (2016–present)

| website = {{URL|dannyfernandes.com}}

| genre = {{flatlist|

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| label = {{flatlist|

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Daniel "Danny" Fernandes (born September 16, 1985)[http://www.maplemusic.com/artists/dny/bio.asp Danny Fernandes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019234259/http://www.maplemusic.com/artists/dny/bio.asp|date=October 19, 2017}}. Maple Music. Retrieved December 6, 2011. 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.

Career

= 2003–2008: Early beginnings and ''Intro'' =

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.[http://kstarjr.com/judges.aspx Karaoke Star Jr. judges]

= 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.AllMusic. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/breathe-again-mw0002565186/releases Danny Fernandes, Breathe Again.] Retrieved August 11, 2013. 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.{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/gogo-feat-kevin-mccall-single/978745474|title = Gogo (Feat. Kevin McCall) – Single by Danny Fernandes|website = iTunes|date = April 7, 2015}} In 2016, he released a collaborative single with Tom-E called "Dear Life" featuring iSH.{{Cite web|url=http://ca.complex.com/music/2016/04/after-nearly-losing-everything-danny-fernandes-is-starting-over|title=After Nearly Losing Everything, Danny Fernandes is Starting over}} The single was certified Gold by Music Canada.

Personal life

Since at least 2016, he has been engaged to Jenn Joyce. The couple welcomed their first child together, a daughter, in September 2016, with her godparents being Shawn and his wife.{{Cite web |date=2016-09-28 |title=Exclusive: Danny Fernandes and fiancée Jenn Joyce introduce their baby girl Olivia Rylee |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/20160928127638/exclusive-danny-fernandes-and-fiancee-jenn-joyce-introduce-their-baby-girl-olivia-rylee/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=HELLO! |language=en}}

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.{{cite web |last1=King |first1=Angelina |title=Aspiring singers accuse former pop star Danny Fernandes of duping them out of thousands |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/singers-accuse-danny-fernandes-duping-thousands-1.6794701 |website=CBC News |access-date=April 8, 2023 |date=April 5, 2023}}

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.[http://mmva.muchmusic.com/category/nominees MuchMusic Video Awards Nominees and Winners] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090530064813/http://mmva.muchmusic.com/category/nominees|date=May 30, 2009}}. Mmva.muchmusic.com. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
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.{{cite web |title=2010 Indies Winners |url=http://www.indies.ca/nominees-winners/ |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820023834/http://www.indies.ca/nominees-winners/ |archive-date=August 20, 2010 |access-date=May 8, 2010}}. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
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[http://mmva.muchmusic.com/nominees/ MMVA 2011 nominees] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623160146/http://mmva.muchmusic.com/nominees/|date=June 23, 2011}}. muchmusic.com. Retrieved July 6, 2011
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=

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class="wikitable"
scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:10em;" \| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="1" \| Album details ! scope="col" rowspan="1" \|Canada
Intro \| Released: October 14, 2008 Label: CP Records Format: CD \|{{center\|55}}
AutomaticLUV \| Released: November 2, 2010 Label: CP Records Format: CD, iTunes \|{{center\|61}}
Breathe Again \| Released: August 27, 2013 Label: CP Records Format: CD, iTunes \|{{center\|—}}

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scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:10em;" | Title

! scope="col" rowspan="1" | Album details

! scope="col" rowspan="1" |Canada

Intro

Released: October 14, 2008
Label: CP Records
Format: CD

|{{center|55}}

AutomaticLUV

Released: November 2, 2010
Label: CP Records
Format: CD, iTunes

|{{center|61}}

Breathe Again

Released: August 27, 2013
Label: CP Records
Format: CD, iTunes

|{{center|—}}

=Singles=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"\| Title ! rowspan="2" \|Year ! colspan="3"\| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;" \| Certifications ! rowspan="2" \|Album
scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| CAN {{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/danny-fernandes/chart-history/can/ \|title=Danny Fernandes Chart History (Canadian Hot 100) \|magazine=Billboard \|access-date=July 9, 2021}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| CAN CHR {{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/danny-fernandes/chart-history/ctf/ \|title=Danny Fernandes Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40) \|magazine=Billboard \|access-date=July 9, 2021}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| CAN HAC {{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/danny-fernandes/chart-history/cht/ \|title=Danny Fernandes Chart History (Canada Hot AC) \|magazine=Billboard \|access-date=July 9, 2021}}
scope="row"\|"Curious" {{small\|(featuring Juelz Santana)}} \| rowspan="3" \|2008 \| 65 \|\| 18 \|\| — \| \| rowspan="5" \|Intro
scope="row"\|"Private Dancer" {{small\|(featuring Belly)}} \| 32 \|\| 11 \|\| — \| MC: Gold[https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/?fwp_gp_search=danny%20fernandes Music Canada: Gold & Platinum]. musiccanada.com. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
scope="row"\|"Fantasy" \| 25 \|\| 9 \|\| 17 \| MC: Gold
scope="row"\|"Never Again" \| rowspan="2" \|2009 \| 44 \|\| 18 \|\| 19 \|
scope="row"\|"Addicted" \| 49 \|\| 22 \|\| 40 \|
scope="row"\|"Automatic" {{small\|(featuring Belly)}} \|2010 \| 41 \|\| 20 \|\| 36 \| \| rowspan="4" \|AutomaticLUV
scope="row"\|"Take Me Away" \| rowspan="3" \|2011 \| 39 \|\| 23 \|\| 27 \|
scope="row"\|"Feel It" {{small\|(featuring Shawn Desman)}} \| — \|\| 49 \|\| — \|
scope="row"\|"Hit Me Up" {{small\|(featuring Josh Ramsay and Belly)}} \| 22 \|\| 13 \|\| 22 \| MC: Platinum
scope="row"\|"Fly Again (Broken Wings)" \| rowspan="3" \|2013 \| — \|\| 36 \|\| 48 \| \| rowspan="3" \|Breathe Again
scope="row"\|"Come Back Down" \| 42 \|\| 19 \|\| 30 \|
scope="row"\|"Emotional" \| — \|\| — \|\| — \|
scope="row"\|"Gogo" {{small\|(featuring Kevin McCall)}} \|2015 \| — \|\| — \|\| — \| \| rowspan="9" {{n/a\|Non-album singles}}
scope="row"\|"Dear Life"{{Cite web\|url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/dear-life-feat-ish-single/1084737491\|title = Dear Life (Feat. Ish) - Single by Tom-E & Danny Fernandes\|website = iTunes\|date = February 19, 2016}} {{small\|(with Tom-E featuring iSH)}} \|2016 \| — \|\| — \|\| — \| MC: Gold
scope="row"\|"Missing" \|2018 \| — \|\| — \|\| 43 \|
scope="row"\|"No Tomorrow" {{small\|(featuring DU5T1)}} \| rowspan="4" \|2019 \| — \|\| — \|\| — \|
scope="row"\|"Sinking" \| — \|\| — \|\| — \|
scope="row"\|"Please Don't Break My Heart" \| — \|\| — \|\| — \|
scope="row"\|"Learn from You" {{small\|(with Jyay and Net 30)}} \| — \|\| — \|\| — \|
scope="row"\|"Let Me Down Easy" {{small\|(with DU5T1)}} \|2020 \| — \|\| — \|\| — \|
scope="row"\|"You and I"{{cite web\|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/you-and-i-single/1546978667\|title=You and I - Single by Black Creek Reign and Danny Fernandes on Apple Music\|date=January 22, 2021\|via=Apple Music\|accessdate=July 9, 2021}} {{small\|(with Black Creek Reign)}} \|2021 \| — \|\| — \|\| — \|

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scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Title

! rowspan="2" |Year

! colspan="3"| Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;" | Certifications

! rowspan="2" |Album

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| CAN
{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/danny-fernandes/chart-history/can/ |title=Danny Fernandes Chart History (Canadian Hot 100) |magazine=Billboard |access-date=July 9, 2021}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| CAN CHR
{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/danny-fernandes/chart-history/ctf/ |title=Danny Fernandes Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40) |magazine=Billboard |access-date=July 9, 2021}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| CAN HAC
{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/danny-fernandes/chart-history/cht/ |title=Danny Fernandes Chart History (Canada Hot AC) |magazine=Billboard |access-date=July 9, 2021}}

scope="row"|"Curious"
{{small|(featuring Juelz Santana)}}

| rowspan="3" |2008

| 65 || 18 || —

| rowspan="5" |Intro

scope="row"|"Private Dancer"
{{small|(featuring Belly)}}

| 32 || 11 || —

MC: Gold[https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/?fwp_gp_search=danny%20fernandes Music Canada: Gold & Platinum]. musiccanada.com. Retrieved October 8, 2016.

scope="row"|"Fantasy"

| 25 || 9 || 17

MC: Gold

scope="row"|"Never Again"

| rowspan="2" |2009

| 44 || 18 || 19

scope="row"|"Addicted"

| 49 || 22 || 40

scope="row"|"Automatic"
{{small|(featuring Belly)}}

|2010

| 41 || 20 || 36

| rowspan="4" |AutomaticLUV

scope="row"|"Take Me Away"

| rowspan="3" |2011

| 39 || 23 || 27

scope="row"|"Feel It"
{{small|(featuring Shawn Desman)}}

| — || 49 || —

scope="row"|"Hit Me Up"
{{small|(featuring Josh Ramsay and Belly)}}

| 22 || 13 || 22

MC: Platinum

scope="row"|"Fly Again (Broken Wings)"

| rowspan="3" |2013

| — || 36 || 48

| rowspan="3" |Breathe Again

scope="row"|"Come Back Down"

| 42 || 19 || 30

scope="row"|"Emotional"

| — || — || —

scope="row"|"Gogo"
{{small|(featuring Kevin McCall)}}

|2015

| — || — || —

| rowspan="9" {{n/a|Non-album singles}}

scope="row"|"Dear Life"{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/dear-life-feat-ish-single/1084737491|title = Dear Life (Feat. Ish) - Single by Tom-E & Danny Fernandes|website = iTunes|date = February 19, 2016}}
{{small|(with Tom-E featuring iSH)}}

|2016

| — || — || —

MC: Gold

scope="row"|"Missing"

|2018

| — || — || 43

scope="row"|"No Tomorrow"
{{small|(featuring DU5T1)}}

| rowspan="4" |2019

| — || — || —

scope="row"|"Sinking"

| — || — || —

scope="row"|"Please Don't Break My Heart"

| — || — || —

scope="row"|"Learn from You"
{{small|(with Jyay and Net 30)}}

| — || — || —

scope="row"|"Let Me Down Easy"
{{small|(with DU5T1)}}

|2020

| — || — || —

scope="row"|"You and I"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/you-and-i-single/1546978667|title=You and I - Single by Black Creek Reign and Danny Fernandes on Apple Music|date=January 22, 2021|via=Apple Music|accessdate=July 9, 2021}}
{{small|(with Black Creek Reign)}}

|2021

| — || — || —

=Featured singles=

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rowspan="2" \|Title ! rowspan="2" \|Year ! colspan="1"\| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" \|Album
scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| CAN
scope="row"\|"Passenger" {{small\|(DY featuring Danny Fernandes)}} \|2009 \| style="text-align:center;" \|— \| Non-album single
scope="row"\|"Girlfriend" {{small\|(Tyler Medeiros featuring Danny Fernandes)}} \|2010 \| style="text-align:center;" \|90 \|TM
scope="row"\|"Treat U Right" {{small\|(JRDN featuring Danny Fernandes)}} \| rowspan="2"\|2011 \| style="text-align:center;" \|— \| Non-album single
scope="row"\|"Turn It Up" {{small\|(Mia Martina featuring Belly and Danny Fernandes)}} \| style="text-align:center;" \|— \|Devotion
scope="row"\|"I Can Be Your Ride" {{small\|(Big Lean featuring Danny Fernandes)}} \|2012 \| style="text-align:center;" \|— \| rowspan="2" {{n/a\|Non-album singles}}
scope="row"\|"On A Roll" {{small\|(Jigz Crillz featuring Danny Fernandes)}} \|2013 \| style="text-align:center;" \|—

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rowspan="2" |Title

! rowspan="2" |Year

! colspan="1"| Peak chart positions

! rowspan="2" |Album

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| CAN

scope="row"|"Passenger"
{{small|(DY featuring Danny Fernandes)}}

|2009

| style="text-align:center;" |—

| Non-album single

scope="row"|"Girlfriend"
{{small|(Tyler Medeiros featuring Danny Fernandes)}}

|2010

| style="text-align:center;" |90

|TM

scope="row"|"Treat U Right"
{{small|(JRDN featuring Danny Fernandes)}}

| rowspan="2"|2011

| style="text-align:center;" |—

| Non-album single

scope="row"|"Turn It Up"
{{small|(Mia Martina featuring Belly and Danny Fernandes)}}

| style="text-align:center;" |—

|Devotion

scope="row"|"I Can Be Your Ride"
{{small|(Big Lean featuring Danny Fernandes)}}

|2012

| style="text-align:center;" |—

| rowspan="2" {{n/a|Non-album singles}}

scope="row"|"On A Roll"
{{small|(Jigz Crillz featuring Danny Fernandes)}}

|2013

| style="text-align:center;" |—

Tours

Headlining

Fantasy Tour (2009)
AutomaticLuv Tour with JRDN (2010_
Dear Life Asia Tour (2016){{Cite web|url = http://dannyfernandes.com/tour/|title = Dear Life Tour|access-date = February 6, 2016|publisher = Danny Fernandes|archive-date = February 7, 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160207102036/http://dannyfernandes.com/tour/|url-status = dead}}

Supporting

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

References

External links

[http://www.dannyfernandes.com Danny Fernandes Official Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704201551/http://www.dannyfernandes.com/ |date=July 4, 2010 }}
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Category:Canadian pop singers

Category:Juno Award for Breakthrough Artist of the Year winners

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Category:Singers from Toronto

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