Daniel Gabriel Alessandro Saucedo Grzechowski (born 25 February 1986), known professionally as Danny Saucedo or simply Danny, is a Swedish singer and songwriter. He rose to fame as one of the finalists in ''

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'', the Swedish version of ''

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'', where he reached the top six. Saucedo has released five studio albums and more than fifteen singles as a solo artist. His debut album '' Heart Beats'' and its three singles "

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", " Play It for the Girls" and "

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" topped the Swedish charts. He was simultaneously a member of Swedish pop trio

E.M.D. E.M.D. was a Swedish boyband consisting of Erik Segerstedt, Mattias Andréasson and Danny Saucedo. All three members had participated on the Swedish version of ''Idol'', with Erik as a finalist and Danny at 6th place on Idol 2006. Mattias was el ...

with

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and

Mattias Andréasson Mattias Andréasson (born 29 March 1981 in Västerås), Swedish singer and ''Swedish Idol 2007'' contestant (in which he came 5th place). As a student, he attended the Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm. He is also known as dmaSOUL. He ...

, which was active between 2007 and 2010. The trio released three albums and eleven singles (of which one album and four singles topped the Swedish charts). The band won a

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for Song of The Year 2008 with "

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". He has competed in ''

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'' four times, every time as both artist and songwriter. In

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E.M.D. finished third with " Baby Goodbye" and as a solo artist he finished second in

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with " In the Club", as well as in

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with " Amazing". He returned in

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with "

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", qualifying direct to the final for a third time as a solo artist and finishing in seventh place in the final.

Personal life

Saucedo was born in

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to a Polish father and a

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n mother. As a student he attended the

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. He speaks fluent English,

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, and French in addition to his native

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. Saucedo is a practicing

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. Saucedo was in a relationship with Swedish singer

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from 2013 to 2019, they were engaged in 2016. As of February 2020, Saucedo is in a relationship with model Anna Eriksson.

Career

2006: ''Idol'' and beginnings

;Auditions Danny embarked on his journey in

by auditioning with the song "

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" by the vocal quartet

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. He was praised by the jury for his touching and convincing voice. Day joined fellow contestant

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in a duet, singing

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' " (Everything I Do) I Do It for You", which according to the jury was the best performance so far in the Idol contest. The jury was unanimous in its opinion that if both were to continue at that level of that performance, they would easily end up in the Idol final. The jury's comments were harsh after Danny's performance of

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's single " What's Left Of Me" in the Idol 2006 semi-finals, however, as they claimed his voice did not suit this song. In the top 11 finals, Danny sang

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' "

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" while doing some

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moves. In the top 10 finals, Danny stormed the stage and made jury member Kishti Tomita weep in tears, while Danny sang the ballad "

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" by Swedish singer

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. ;Performances In 2006, after end of the ''Idol'' season, he released his first single, a cover of "

", a song by

. The debut single charted at #24 on the

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2007–2011: E.M.D.

Danny formed with previous ''Idol'' contestants

the Swedish pop band

, at the same time putting his solo output as well. Both Erik Segerstedt and Danny Saucedo had released successful solo albums, the first with his ''

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'' and the second with his album '' Heart Beats'', during the Autumn of 2007, they formed alongside Mattias Andréasson the Swedish trio E.M.D. Their first single, a cover of

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and Sting's hit "All For Love" rose to third place on

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. "All for Love" charted on Swedish national record chart immediately. The follow up was a debut album, ''

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'', in May 2008. The album debuted at #1 on the Swedish Album Chart and produced three additional domestic chart topping singles after "All for Love", being "

", " Alone" and, after the deluxe album edition, the single " Baby Goodbye". E.M.D participated in the 2009

with the track " Baby Goodbye", making it to the final, where they finished third. In November 2009 E.M.D. released their second album and first holiday album, ''

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'', containing Swedish Christmas music and the album's first and only single,

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, (originally sung by

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) was released on 13 November 2009. E.M.D. finished the studio recording of their second studio album and third album overall entitled '' Rewind'' in 2010. The band released the first single from the album, "

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", a cover of a song by

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, followed by "

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", a cover of a song by

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, in 2010. The album was released on 3 December 2010 with the release of the "

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" as the album's third single. In late 2010, the band announced an indefinite breakup.

2007–2014: Solo career, new albums and ''Melodifestivalen''

Saucedo was a contestant on the television show ''Let's Dance'' 2008 (Swedish version of ''

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''). In September 2008, Saucedo along with professional dancer Jeanette Carlsson, took part in the ''

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''. The couple placed 12th in the final on September 6 in

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. In October 2008 Danny revealed that he would be back with a new album in early 2009 and that the first single from it would be "Radio", which had been released top radio for airplay. The track was written by Michel Striton, who composed the song "

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", from the album '' Heart Beats''. Danny's new album "Set Your Body Free" was released on Christmas Eve 2008 in Sweden. He later appeared in the music video for "''Victorious''", by

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and

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. Furthermore, Saucedo participated in Melodifestivalen 2011 as a solo artist, singing the song " In the Club". He qualified for the final that was held on 12 March 2011 and came second in votes to the winning song "

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" by

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. Danny garnered 149 points to Saade's 193 points. He later presented the Swedish votes at finals of

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. In 2012, he made a return to the Melodifestivalen 2012 for another chance to represent Sweden at the

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with the song " Amazing". He performed on the semi-final 4, on 25 February and later on advanced into the finals. However, in the finals, he came in second place again to the winning song " Euphoria" by

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. Saucedo had garnered 198 points to Loreen's 268 points. In 2013, he hosted

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with

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. Saucedo has also been active as a songwriter and has composed songs for Alcazar and

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2015–present: ''Så mycket bättre'' and touring

In 2016, Saucedo participated in the Swedish TV-show ''

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'', which was broadcast on

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. Having scored more than 13 Top 40 hits in his native Sweden, he was well fit for the show, since the show's general premise is that each artist is supposed to make their own version of other artist's well known songs. Saucedo participated in the show again in 2019. He has in recent years been touring in Sweden, most recently with "The Run(A)way Show", which received acclaim from critics. In March 2020, some of Saucedo's shows had to be canceled, due to the amid arising concerns regarding the

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. He participated in

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, when he qualified for the finale, held on 13 March 2021. He finished in seventh place with 74 points; 39 points from the international juries and 35 points from televoting.

Discography

Albums

Singles

As part of E.M.D.

E.M.D. broke up in late 2010.

Albums

* 2008: ''

'' * 2009: '' A State of Mind (Deluxe Edition)'' * 2009: ''

'' * 2010: '' Rewind''

Singles

* 2007: " All for Love" * 2008: "

" * 2008: " Alone" * 2009: " Baby Goodbye" * 2009: " Youngblood" * 2009: "

" * 2010: "

" * 2010: "What Is Love" (Cover of

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)

Notes

References

External links

The Official Website

Danny's Official Idol Blog

Danny's Myspace Fanclub
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