Danny Fernandes

Biography

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.

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×Intro14 October 2008 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1Had Me At Hi3:372Private Dancer3:193Missed Call3:394Fantasy3:545Addicted3:396Never Again3:567Nonchalant3:318Memory3:389Curious2:3310Number Changed3:1111Time3:5112Not At All3:2613Nobody3:41. 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.

2010–2013: AutomaticLUV

Fernandes's second album, AutomaticLUV×AutomaticLuv2 November 2010 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Automatic (feat. Belly)3:102Hey Stranger3:123Take Me Away3:254Watch Me Watch U2:555Hit Me Up (feat. Josh Ramsay & Belly)3:146Where U From3:167So Easy To Love You3:108All Over Ur Body (feat. Belly)2:449More Than Friends3:4210Here We Go3:1011Feel It (feat. Shawn Desman)3:2112Dream Catcher (feat. Mia Martina)3:1213Let's Make A Movie2:5714Take Me Away (Benny Benassi Remix)5:49, 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×Come Back Down9 July 2013 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Come Back Down3:07" 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.

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.
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.