Trevor Daniel Neill (born September 28, 1994), is an American singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence with his 2018 single "
Falling
Falling or fallin' may refer to:
*Falling (physics), movement due to gravity
*Falling (accident)
*Falling (execution)
*Falling (sensation)
People
* Christine Falling (born 1963), American serial killer who murdered six children
Books
* ''Fall ...
", which hit the charts in more than twenty countries after going viral in 2019. His debut
studio album
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''
Nicotine
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'' was released in March 2020.
Career
Daniel started his career uploading his music to
SoundCloud. His 2017 single "Pretend" eventually took off after being upload by a popular
YouTube channel. He later got a call from
Internet Money
Internet Money Records, often credited as Internet Money, is an American record label and record producer collective. It was founded by American record producer Taz Taylor, who serves as the chief executive officer (CEO). The producer collecti ...
's Taz Taylor and signed a joint record contract with them along Alamo and
Interscope
Interscope Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group through its Interscope Geffen A&M imprint. Founded in late 1990 by Jimmy Iovine and Ted Field as a $20 million joint venture with Atlantic Records of Warner Musi ...
in July 2018.
Daniel released the EPs ''Homesick'' in 2018 and ''Restless'' in 2019. The former featured the single "
Falling
Falling or fallin' may refer to:
*Falling (physics), movement due to gravity
*Falling (accident)
*Falling (execution)
*Falling (sensation)
People
* Christine Falling (born 1963), American serial killer who murdered six children
Books
* ''Fall ...
", coming out in October that year. Despite the release of a
Blackbear remix of the track it didn't become popular until 2019, after going viral on
video-sharing
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app
TikTok.
It became his first charting single on the US
''Billboard'' Hot 100, peaking at number 17.
The song was featured on Daniel's debut album ''
Nicotine
Nicotine is a naturally produced alkaloid in the nightshade family of plants (most predominantly in tobacco and ''Duboisia hopwoodii'') and is widely used recreationally as a stimulant and anxiolytic. As a pharmaceutical drug, it is used fo ...
'', also preceded by the single "
Past Life"
which was later re-released featuring vocals of American singer and actress
Selena Gomez.
In 2020 he was featured on "Clown" on Blackbear's album ''
Everything Means Nothing
''Everything Means Nothing'' (stylized in all lowercase) is the fifth studio album by American singer Blackbear, released on August 21, 2020, by Beartrap, Alamo Records and Interscope Records. The entire album was produced by Blackbear and frequ ...
'', provided vocals for a remix of "
Bitter
Bitter may refer to:
Common uses
* Resentment, negative emotion or attitude, similar to being jaded, cynical or otherwise negatively affected by experience
* Bitter (taste), one of the five basic tastes
Books
* '' Bitter (novel)'', a 2022 nove ...
" by
Fletcher and
Kito and was also featured on
Don Diablo and
Imanbek's single "Kill Me Better". In 2021 he collaborated with
Becky G and
Tainy on "F is For Friends" for ''
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run'' soundtrack and appeared on "My Dear Love" by
Bebe Rexha featuring
Ty Dolla $ign from the former's second album
Better Mistakes
''Better Mistakes'' is the second studio album by American singer Bebe Rexha, released on May 7, 2021, by Warner Records. It serves as the follow-up to her debut studio album, '' Expectations'' (2018) and contains guest features from Travis Bark ...
.
He is currently working on his second album called "Sad Now Doesn't Mean Sad Forever". In June 2021 he released "Fingers Crossed" with American singer-songwriter
Julia Michaels. It was accompanied by a music video directed by Grant Spanier.
He was then seen on a Music Video with a popular DJ and Record Producer Alan Walker on Alan's song 'Extremes' which released on September 30 for Alan's Upcoming studio Album 'WALKERVERSE PT. II'.
Personal life
Daniel lived in
Baton Rouge, Louisiana. His family moved to
Fort Worth, Texas and later settled down in
Houston, Texas
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where the singer calls home.
Daniel admits that music became important to him in his life as a child and started playing drums in second grade. In high school, he began making music in
Mixcraft
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5 and recording vocals in his bedroom closet with the advice of
YouTube tutorials. He decided to pursue music professionally in 2017.
Musical influences
Daniel has been quoted revealing that his earliest influences were
rap,
rock
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* Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids
* Rock music, a genre of popular music
Rock or Rocks may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...
,
house
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and
pop
Pop or POP may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Music
* Pop music, a musical genre Artists
* POP, a Japanese idol group now known as Gang Parade
* Pop!, a UK pop group
* Pop! featuring Angie Hart, an Australian band
Albums
* ''Pop'' (G ...
.
He has cited
Kanye West,
Drake and
Kid Cudi
Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi (born January 30, 1984), also known by his stage name Kid Cudi ( ), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor and fashion designer. Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, Cudi would move to New Yo ...
as influences.
Discography
Studio albums
EPs
Singles
As lead artist
As featured artist
Promotional singles
As featured artist
Guest appearances
Notes
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Daniel, Trevor
1994 births
American male singer-songwriters
Living people
People from Houston
People from Los Angeles
Singer-songwriters from Texas
Singer-songwriters from California
Interscope Records artists