Fernando Daniel
{{short description|Portuguese singer-songwriter|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Portuguese name|Rodrigues|Almeida}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Fernando Daniel
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1996|5|11}}
| birth_place = Estarreja, Portugal
| genre = {{hlist|Soul|Pop|Ballad}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer}}
| instrument = {{hlist|Voice|Guitar|Piano}}
| years_active = 2014–present
| label = Universal Music Portugal
| associated_acts =
| website =
| image = Fernando Daniel (cropped).jpg
| caption = Daniel in 2019
}}
Fernando Daniel Rodrigues Almeida (born 11 May 1996), known professionally as Fernando Daniel is a Portuguese singer-songwriter.{{Cite news|url=https://festivaiscancao.wordpress.com/2016/11/22/the-voice-portugal-entrevista-a-fernando-daniel-exclusivo/|title=The Voice Portugal – Entrevista a Fernando Daniel {{!}}exclusivo{{!}}|date=22 November 2016|access-date=23 November 2017|language=pt-PT}} He won the fourth season of The Voice Portugal in 2016.
Career
= 2014: Factor X =
Daniel's first experiences with singing were singing at school parties for his friends.{{Cite web|url=https://concerty.com/artist/fernando-daniel-216869|title=Fernando Daniel Biography|website=Concerty.com}} He first appeared in the musical industry in 2014, on the Portuguese TV show Factor X, which is the Portuguese version of the worldwide known music show The X Factor. He auditioned on the second edition, alone, and was finally eliminated in the piano phase. However, the judges liked his voice and decided to join him together with Luana Ribeiro, another contestant who was eliminated in the piano phase. Together, they formed the group BABEL,{{Cite news|url=https://sic.sapo.pt/Programas/factorx/finalistas/2014-12-29-BABEL|title=BABEL|work=SIC|access-date=23 November 2017|language=pt-PT}} which finally ended 4th place overall at the show.{{Cite news|url=http://www.movenoticias.com/2014/12/factor-x-babel-eliminados/|title="Factor X": Babel eliminados – MoveNotícias|date=29 December 2014|work=MoveNotícias|access-date=23 November 2017|language=pt-PT}}
= 2016: ''The Voice Portugal'' =
Later, in 2016, he appeared on the 4th season of The Voice Portugal to try his luck again. In the blind auditions, Daniel sang Adele's "When We Were Young" and all four coaches, Marisa Liz, Mickael Carreira, Aurea, and Anselmo Ralph, turned their chairs for him. Daniel chose to be a part of Team Mickael Carreira. His audition was a huge success worldwide and in the country, beating the record of the most watched audition of The Voice. On YouTube alone, the performance has over 120 million views.{{Cite web|url=https://rr.sapo.pt/detalhe.aspx?objid=71047|title=Fernando Daniel fez a prova do 'The Voice' mais vista no mundo inteiro – Renascença|last=Renascença|date=15 December 2016 |access-date=23 November 2017}} He went on to win the show in December, receiving the majority of the public votes.{{Cite news|title=Fernando Daniel vence The Voice|url=https://www.cmjornal.pt/cm-ao-minuto/detalhe/fernando-daniel-vence-the-voice|access-date=23 November 2017}}
= 2017: Festival da Canção and first original single =
In 2017, he was invited by the Portuguese composer Henrique Feist to sing his song "Poema a Dois" in Festival da Canção and try to represent Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017.{{Cite news|url=http://media.rtp.pt/festivaldacancao/cancoes/cancao-n-3-poema-dois/|title=Canção n.º 3: Poema a Dois|work=Festival da Canção|access-date=23 November 2017|language=pt-PT}} He finished in 5th place on the Final. The Grand Finale was eventually won by Salvador Sobral, who sang "Amar Pelos Dois", that ended up winning the contest.{{Cite news|url=http://media.rtp.pt/festivaldacancao/cancoes/amar-pelos-dois-vence-festival-da-cancao-2017/|title="Amar Pelos Dois" vence o Festival da Canção 2017 |work=Festival da Canção|access-date=23 November 2017|language=pt-PT}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/cultura/salvador-sobral-venceu-o-festival-eurovisao-da-cancao_n1001416|title=Salvador Sobral venceu o Festival Eurovisão da Canção|last=RTP|first=RTP, Rádio e Televisão de Portugal – Alexandre Brito e Christopher Marques -|access-date=23 November 2017|language=pt}}
In July 2017, Fernando Daniel released his first original single, "Espera", which was included in the soundtrack for the Portuguese telenovela "A Herdeira".{{Cite web|url=https://blogfernandodaniel.blogspot.pt/2017/09/espera-na-novela-herdeira-da-tvi.html|title="Espera" na novela "A Herdeira" da TVI|website=blogfernandodaniel.blogspot.pt|access-date=23 November 2017}} "Espera" was included in his first studio album, Salto, which was released in March 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://rfm.sapo.pt/content/4047/fernando-daniel-da-o-salto-com-a-rfm|title=FERNANDO DANIEL DÁ O SALTO COM A RFM|website=RFM|access-date=29 April 2018}}
= 2019: MTV EMA winner =
In 2019, Fernando won the Best Portuguese Act award at the 2019 MTV Europe Music Awards receiving the prize at the live event in Seville.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.pt/noticias/mtv-ema-2019-best-portuguese-act/ms4qzt|title=E o MTV EMA Best Portuguese Act 2019 é... Fernando Daniel!!! {{!}} MTV Portugal|website=www.mtv.pt|access-date=2019-11-03|archive-date=5 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105041215/http://www.mtv.pt/noticias/mtv-ema-2019-best-portuguese-act/ms4qzt|url-status=dead}}
= 2021–present: ''The Voice Kids'' and ''The Voice'' coach and Junior Eurovision Song Contest composer=
From 2021 to 2023, he was featured as a coach on the children's version of The Voice Portugal. His first season was the second season in this format, becoming the first The Voice Portugal winner to become a coach. His contestant, Simão Oliveira, won the contest and represented Portugal in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Paris. Fernando was later on selected by RTP1 as the composer of the song. Later that year, it was announced that Fernando would return in 2022 as a coach. In his second season, his contestant, Maria Gil, won the finale, making him the winning coach for two consecutive seasons.{{Cite web|url=https://www.escplus.es/maria-gil-gana-la-voz-kids-portugal-representara-al-pais-luso-en-eurovision-junior-2022/|title=María Gil gana La Voz Kids Portugal, ¿representará al país luso en Eurovisión Junior 2022?|first1=José David|last1=López|work=ESCplus España |date=31 July 2022}} In 2023, Fernando returned for season 4, his third season as a coach on The Voice Kids. In the fourth season of the show altogether, Daniel's contestant, Júlia Machado, won the season, making him the winning coach for the third consecutive season. He became the first coach in any variation of the Portuguese version of the show to win more than two consecutive seasons. In 2024, it was revealed that Daniel would not return as a coach for season 5, being replaced by Nininho Vaz Maia.
In 2023, he became a coach on season 11 of the main version of The Voice Portugal, seven years after he won the show.{{Cite web|url=https://expresso.pt/blitz/2023-07-11-The-Voice-Portugal-muda-todos-os-mentores-Fernando-Daniel-e-Sonia-Tavares-entre-as-novidades-551529ab|title="The Voice Portugal" muda todos os mentores: Fernando Daniel e Sónia Tavares entre as novidades|date=11 July 2023|website=Expresso}} His final contestant, Guilherme Baptista, finished in third place in the season finale. He returned as a coach for season 12 in the fall of 2024. Daniel's artist Rafael Ribeiro won the season, marking Daniel's first win as a coach on the main version of the show. With four wins across all variations of the show, he tied with Marisa Liz as the most winning coach in the show's history.{{Cite web |last=revisiones_shine |date=2024-06-20 |title=These are the mentors for the new season of 'The Voice Portugal' |url=https://shineiberia.tv/en/la-voz-portugal-mentores-nueva-temporada/ |access-date=2024-07-06 |website=Shine Iberia |language=en-US}}
Discography
= Studio albums =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em;" | Details ! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Certifications |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" |POR {{Cite web|url=http://portuguesecharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Fernando+Daniel&titel=Salto&cat=a|title=Fernando Daniel Salto (album)|work=portuguesecharts.com|access-date=29 April 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://portuguesecharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Fernando+Daniel&titel=Presente&cat=a|title=Fernando Daniel Presente (album)|work=portuguesecharts.com|access-date=31 July 2020}} |
|---|
| scope="row" |Salto
|
| 1 |
|
| scope="row" |Presente
|
| 1 | |
| scope="row" |V.H.S (Vol. 1)
|
| 1 |
= Singles =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+List of singles, with selected details and chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:13em;" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year ! scope="col" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" |POR {{Cite web|url=http://www.portuguesecharts.com/search.asp?cat=s&artist=Fernando+Daniel&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts|title=Fernando Daniel – Portuguese charts portal|last=Hung|first=Steffen|website=portuguesecharts.com|access-date=23 May 2018}} |
|---|
| scope="row" | "{{lang|pt|Poema a dois|i=no}}"
| rowspan="2" | 2017 | — | | Festival da Canção 2017 |
| scope="row" | "{{lang|pt|Espera|i=no}}"
| 46 |
| rowspan="4" | Salto |
| scope="row" | "{{lang|pt|Nada mais|i=no}}"
| rowspan="3" | 2018 | 56 | |
| scope="row" | "{{lang|pt|Mágoa|i=no}}"
| — | |
| scope="row" | "{{lang|pt|Voltas|i=no}}"
| 51 | |
| scope="row" | "{{lang|pt|Tal como sou|i=no}}"
| rowspan="4" | 2019 | 75 | | rowspan="3" | Presente |
| scope="row" | "{{lang|pt|Melodia da saudade|i=no}}"
| 90 | |
| scope="row" | "{{lang|pt|Se eu|i=no}}" {{small|(featuring Melim)}} | 29 | |
| scope="row" | "Muito mais além"
| — | |
| scope="row" | "{{lang|pt|Cair|i=no}}"
| rowspan="3" | 2020 | — | | rowspan="4" | Presente |
| scope="row" | "{{lang|pt|Recomeçar|i=no}}"
| — | |
| scope="row" | "{{lang|pt|Sem ti|i=no}}" {{small|(featuring Agir)}} | 171 | |
| scope="row" | "{{lang|pt|Raro|i=no}}"
| rowspan="2" | 2021 | 156 | |
| scope="row" | "{{lang|pt|#VoltamosJuntos|i=no}}" {{small|(with Carolina Deslandes featuring Carlão)}} | — | | {{Non-album single}} |
| scope="row" | "{{lang|pt|Encontrar|i=no}}" {{small|(with Piruka)}} | rowspan="3" | 2022 | 56 | | Presente |
| scope="row" | "{{lang|pt|Suprior|i=no}}" {{small|(with ProfJam)}} | 141 | | {{Non-album single}} |
| scope="row" | "{{lang|pt|Prometo|i=no}}"
| 124 | | rowspan="3" | V.H.S (Vol. 1) |
| scope="row" | "{{lang|pt|Metade|i=no}}" {{small|(featuring Beatriz Rosário)}} | rowspan="4" | 2023 | — | |
| scope="row" | "{{lang|pt|Casa|i=no}}"
| 57 | |
| scope="row" | "{{lang|pt|Mantém a ligação|i=no}}" {{small|(with Marisa Liz and {{ill|Ivandro|pt}})}} | — | | rowspan="5" {{Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row" | "{{lang|pt|Contigo|i=no}}"
| — | |
| scope="row" | "{{lang|pt|Dois|i=no}}"
| rowspan="3" | 2024 | — | |
| scope="row" | "{{lang|pt|Tu és capaz|i=no}}" {{small|(with Sara Correia featuring Bispo)}} | — | |
| scope="row" | "Myself" {{small|(with Sofia Camara)}} | — | |
| scope="row" | "{{lang|pt|Medo|i=no}}"
| 2025 | — | |
| colspan="5" style="font-size:85%" |"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Awards
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! Award ! Nominee ! Category ! Result |
| 2019
| Fernando Daniel | {{won}} |
References
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{{succession box |
before=Deolinda Kinzimba |
title=The Voice Portugal
Winner |
years=2016 |
after=Tomás Adrião |
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before=Diogo Piçarra |
title=MTV Europe Music Award for Best Portuguese Act
Winner |
years=2019 |
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{{MTV Europe Music Award for Best Portuguese Act}}
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Category:21st-century Portuguese male singers
Category:The Voice (franchise) winners
Category:Portuguese pop singers