Christian Daniel (born March 20, 1984) is a Puerto Rican singer-songwriter and actor.

Early life

Daniel was born in 1984 in Santurce, San Juan,

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, to a Puerto Rican mother and a Cuban father from

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Career

Daniel is a singer-songwriter. At the age of 17, Daniel recorded his first demo with vocal coach Socky Torres. He sent demos to several recording companies until

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invited him to

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to record his début album, ''Christian Daniel'' (2007). He was the first artist signed to the record label

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. As of 2015, he has released three studio albums. In addition to music, Daniel has also acted in

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including ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Personal life

Daniel moved from Puerto Rico to Miami circa 2007.

Awards

Daniel was a finalist in the 2016 Latin Billboard Music Awards for Solo Latin Pop Songs Artist of the Year and Latin Pop Song of the Year for his song "Ahora Que Te Vas." In 2017, he was nominated for the category Best Latin Artist by

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Discography

Albums

* ''Christian Daniel'' (2007) * ''Todo lo Que Tengo'' (2011) * ''Renacer'' (2015)

Singles

* '' Loco Enamorado'' (2017)

Filmography

* ''

'' * ''

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Daniel, Christian Living people American musicians of Cuban descent 21st-century Puerto Rican male singers Puerto Rican pop singers Puerto Rican people of Cuban descent Latin music songwriters Puerto Rican singer-songwriters American male singer-songwriters Musicians from Miami Singer-songwriters from Florida 1984 births Spanish-language singers of the United States People from Santurce, Puerto Rico Singers from San Juan, Puerto Rico