Daniel John Bedingfield (born 3 December 1979) is a New Zealand-British singer, songwriter, record producer and actor. He is the eldest brother of fellow singers

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and Nikola Rachelle. He was a judge on '' The X Factor New Zealand'' in 2013.

Music career

2001–2003: ''Gotta Get Thru This'' and international breakthrough

He released his first single, " Gotta Get Thru This" in November 2001. It gathered momentum on

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through the

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music scene, and peaked at number one on the

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. He has since had two more number-one singles on the chart, "

If You're Not The One "If You're Not the One" is a song by New Zealand-British singer Daniel Bedingfield. It was released on 25 November 2002 as the third single from his debut studio album, '' Gotta Get Thru This'' (2002). The single entered the top 20 on the major ...

" and " Never Gonna Leave Your Side", as well as three further top ten hits. His debut album, also titled '' Gotta Get Thru This'', which was recorded at home using Making Waves Audio software and

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, peaked at number two on the

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and went on to sell more than 4 million copies worldwide.

2004–2011: ''Second First Impression'' and other projects

In 2004, Bedingfield won a

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for Best British Male Artist. He then moved to the

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subsidiary label

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to release his second album, '' Second First Impression'', which reached number 8 in the UK. The album sold poorly compared to his first offering, though it did include two UK Top 20 singles, " Nothing Hurts Like Love" (which reached number three) and " Wrap My Words Around You" (which peaked at number 12). The third and final single, " The Way", became his first to miss the top 40, reaching number 41. The album was also released in Singapore (featuring 'If You're Not The One' as a bonus track). In an interview with the ''New Zealand Herald'' in April 2007, Bedingfield said that, after a four-year hiatus, he had three albums recorded and awaiting release. Since his last release in 2004, Bedingfield continued to work with other artists. He co-wrote the song "Works for Me!" for ''

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'' finalist David Archuleta. He has also worked with

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, and contributed guest vocals on a track by a former member of The Roots. In December 2009, he co-wrote material with

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as well as recorded three songs with

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at DJ Karim's Stainless Records studios in Kingston, Jamaica. Bedingfield provided backing vocals for the Kirsten Morrell track "He Walked In" from the album Ultraviolet, which was released in May 2010. In December 2010, Bedingfield spent a month in

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, Israel, where he wrote and recorded a song with a local freak folk band, The Raw Men Empire. He concluded his visit with a Tel Aviv gig, hosting Uzi Feinerman, The Raw Men Empire and a variety of other Israeli musicians. In July 2011, he recorded on a dancehall riddim called the Overproof Riddim. Like many of the songs on this riddim, it has been getting good rotation in Jamaica.

2012–present: ''Stop the Traffik'', ''The X Factor'' and acting

In February 2012, Bedingfield released the single "Rocks Off" with an accompanying video on MTV which can b
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"Rocks Off" was released alongside B-side "It's Not Me, It's You". On 24 April, Bedingfield released the EP '' Stop the Traffik – Secret Fear'', his first EP release since becoming independent. The EP featured both the previously released "Rocks Off" and "It's Not Me, Its You" as well as five other new tracks. The EP was followed by the release of "Secret Fear" as a single, the video features adult scenes and has gone on to win several awards. On 21 December 2012, Bedingfield took up a role as a judge for the first New Zealand series of ''

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'' joining

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and

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. The series premiered on TV3 on 21 April 2013. Bedingfield mentored the Girls category. His sister Natasha appeared as an assistant during the Judges Retreats round. Bedingfield was the winning mentor of series one when his act Jackie Thomas won the competition. Bedingfield co-wrote "I Wanna Feel" by

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, which debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart on 1 June 2014 and stayed in the top 20 for the next six weeks. The song was Bedingfield's fourth number one in the UK. He spent time working in the studio with K-pop group

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, including co-producing their first English language single "I Did It". He was also the group's vocal director. In 2015, he co-wrote the song "Testify" which was included on ''

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's self-titled debut studio album. From February 2016, Bedingfield appeared in the West End musical ''The War of the Worlds'' as The Artilleryman. Bedingfield left the show in April 2016.

Personal life

While on holiday visiting his parents in New Zealand in 2004, Bedingfield nearly died in a serious car accident, which left him with severe head and neck injuries because of the car rolling on him. His mother, Molly Bedingfield, is founder and CEO of Global Angels, for which Daniel is doing fundraising work. Bedingfield also helped to launch the Stop the Traffik coalition against modern day slavery.

Discography

* '' Gotta Get Thru This'' (2002) * '' Second First Impression'' (2004)

Awards and nominations

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References

External links

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