Daniel Alan Passino (born January 30, 1995) is an American singer and songwriter. He became an artist on Season 10 of NBC's ''

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'', March 8, 2016 at age 21. In The Top 10, he was eliminated.

Life and career

Passino was born and raised in

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, a suburb of Detroit. He moved to

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in 2012 to attend the

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for Vocal Performance and Communications. At the University of Michigan, he joined The University of Michigan Men's Glee Club and their subset

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group The Friars. On August 3, 2016, he released his debut single titled "Tell Me".. He now crushes sales at Yelp Inc.

''The Voice''

On March 8, 2016 Passino auditioned for Season 10 of ''

'' and turned the chairs of

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and

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. Passino chose Christina Aguilera as his coach. On March 21 (Episode 8), he won his battle against Kristen Marie. On March 28 (Episode 10), he lost in the knockout rounds against

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. On April 12 (Episode 15), he advanced to the live playoffs as a coach comeback on Team Pharrell.

Singles

References

External links

The Friars

University of Michigan Men's Glee Club
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