Fernando Daniel

Fernando Daniel (born 11 May 1996) is a Portuguese singer-songwriter.[1] He won the fourth edition of The Voice Portugal in 2016.[2]

Fernando Daniel
Born (1996-05-11) 11 May 1996
Estarreja, Portugal
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
Instruments
  • Voice
  • Guitar
  • Piano
Years active2014–present
LabelsUniversal Music Portugal

Career

He first appeared in the musical industry in 2014, on the Portuguese TV show, Factor X, which is the Portuguese version of the worldwide known music show The X Factor. He auditioned on the second edition, alone, and was finally eliminated in the piano phase. However, the judges liked his voice and decided join him together with Luana Ribeiro, another contestant who was eliminated at the piano phase. Together, they formed the group BABEL,[3] which finally ended 4th place overall at the show.[4]

Later, in 2016, he appeared on the 4th season of The Voice Portugal to try his luck again. His audition was a huge success worldwide and in the country, beating the record of the most watched audition of The Voice.[5] With the favoritism on his hand, he went on to win the show in December, receiving the majority of the public votes.[2]

In 2017, he was invited by the Portuguese composer Henrique Feist to sing his song "Poema a Dois" in Festival da Canção and try to represent Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017.[6] He finished in 5th place on the Final. The Grand Finale was eventually won by Salvador Sobral, who sang "Amar Pelos Dois", that ended up winning the contest.[7][8]

In July 2017, Fernando Daniel released his first original single, "Espera", which was included in the soundtrack for the Portuguese telenovela "A Herdeira".[9] "Espera" was included in his first studio album, Salto, which was released in March 2018.[10]

In 2019, Fernando won the Best Portuguese Act award at the 2019 MTV Europe Music Awards receiving the prize at the live event in Seville.[11]

Discography

Studio albums
List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions
Title Details Certifications Peak chart positions
POR

[12][13]

Salto AFP: Gold 1
Presente 1

Singles
List of singles, with selected details and chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
POR
[14]
"Poema a Dois" 2017 — Festival da Canção 2017
"Espera" 46 AFP: Platinum Salto
"Nada Mais" 2018 56 AFP: Gold
"Mágoa" —
"Voltas" 51 AFP: Platinum
"Tal Como Sou" 2019 75 AFP: Gold
"Melodia da Saudade" 90 AFP: Gold Non-album single(s)
"Se Eu"
(featuring Melim)		 29 AFP: Platinum
"Muito Mais Além" — Frozen II
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Awards
Year Award Nominee Category Result
2019 MTV Europe Music Award Fernando Daniel Best Portuguese Act Won

References
  1. "The Voice Portugal – Entrevista a Fernando Daniel |exclusivo|" (in Portuguese). 22 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  2. "Fernando Daniel vence The Voice". Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  3. "BABEL". SIC (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  4. ""Factor X": Babel eliminados – MoveNotícias". MoveNotícias (in Portuguese). 29 December 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  5. Renascença. "Fernando Daniel fez a prova do 'The Voice' mais vista no mundo inteiro – Renascença". Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  6. "Canção n.º 3: Poema a Dois". Festival da Canção (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  7. ""Amar Pelos Dois" vence o Festival da Canção 2017". Festival da Canção (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  8. RTP, RTP, Rádio e Televisão de Portugal – Alexandre Brito e Christopher Marques -. "Salvador Sobral venceu o Festival Eurovisão da Canção" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  9. ""Espera" na novela "A Herdeira" da TVI". blogfernandodaniel.blogspot.pt. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  10. "FERNANDO DANIEL DÁ O SALTO COM A RFM". RFM. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  11. "E o MTV EMA Best Portuguese Act 2019 é... Fernando Daniel!!! | MTV Portugal". www.mtv.pt. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  12. Hung, Steffen. "Fernando Daniel Salto (album)". portuguesecharts.com. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  13. Hung, Steffen. "Fernando Daniel Presente (album)". portuguesecharts.com. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  14. Hung, Steffen. "portuguesecharts.com – Portuguese charts portal". portuguesecharts.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Deolinda Kinzimba		 The Voice Portugal
Winner
2016		 Succeeded by
Tomás Adrião
Preceded by
Diogo Piçarra		 MTV Europe Music Award for Best Portuguese Act
Winner
2019		 Succeeded by
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