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Daniel Powter

(1971) Singer Canada

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Daniel Powter is a singer from Canada, best known for Daniel Powter.

Quick Facts About Daniel Powter

Born: February 25, 1971
Nationality: Canada
Profession: Singer
Notable works: Daniel Powter

About Daniel Powter

Daniel Richard Powter is a Canadian singer-songwriter. His 2005 pop single "Bad Day" topped the Billboard Hot 100 for five weeks. He was nominated for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the 49th Grammy Awards for "Bad Day" and won the Juno Award for Breakthrough Artist of the Year in 2006.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Juno Award for Breakthrough Artist of the Year

Quotes by Daniel Powter

Someone asked me if I was a method actor - I loved that! I needed to know what it felt like to…

Actors

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I didn't have to see this big clock on the wall and worry. Most of the record I made was experimental. If…

Bigs

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Someone asked me if I play piano because I feel like I have a protective wall around me. Maybe. I am really…

Feels

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I just did whatever it took to keep making music - slept on couches. You would be amazed at how far $20…

Amazed

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I stayed involved with music my whole life. I was always playing with other people.

Involved

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I'm learning as I go. The music has drawn me out of my shell. It's made me open my door a little…

Able

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I write everything. I have that control issue with my music. That's why I'm not in a band.

Band

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I was doing stuff that for me was sort of more about playing real music.

Music

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I think people want to put you in a box and close it away so that it makes them feel better. A…

Boxes

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I gave up that idea of trying to make music that I thought other people would want. I just made music for…

Gave up

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I realized the more I made the music for myself, the more successful I was becoming.

Becoming

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Well, I'm very dyslexic, so I can't read music. It means I never know where I'm at so it's different every single…

Australia

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For me there is a reluctance to be in front of cameras. I love making music but with that comes a lot…

Cameras

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I was so dyslexic as a kid, and still am, and music was such a great form of escape to me. At…

Beats

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I never really know what I'm playing. I just follow what sounds good in my head and keep going.

Inspirational

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I love making music but with that comes a lot of responsibility and you have to put yourself out there more. I'm…

Eye

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