{{short description|Canadian singer-songwriter (born 1983)|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{about|the Canadian singer|the American linguist|Dan E. Davidson|the American baseball player|Daniel Davidson}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Dan Davidson | image = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1983}} | birth_place = Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | caption = | image_size = | origin = | instrument = | genre = {{hlist|Country|rock}} | occupation = Singer-songwriter | years_active = 2003–present | label = {{hlist|Skysong|Nuu Noise|ABC}} | associated_acts = {{hlist|Tupelo Honey|Clayton Bellamy}} | website = {{URL|http://dandavidsonmusic.com}} }}
'''Daniel Davidson''' (born in 1983) is a Canadian country singer and songwriter. He is best known as the guitarist and later lead vocalist of rock group Tupelo Honey.<ref name="maple biography">{{cite news|title=Tupelo Honey Biography|url=http://www.maplemusic.com/artists/tup/bio.asp|accessdate=January 4, 2017|publisher=MapleMusic|archive-date=March 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308232203/http://www.maplemusic.com/artists/tup/bio.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref> Since 2014, Davidson has been pursuing a solo career in country music.<ref name="SOCAN">{{cite news|last1=Young|first1=Kevin|title=Dan Davidson: Former rocker now "Found" in country music|url=https://www.socanmagazine.ca/features/dan-davidson-former-rocker-now-found-in-country-music/|accessdate=January 4, 2017|work=Words & Music|publisher=SOCAN|date=July 12, 2016}}</ref> His second solo single, "Found", reached 16 on the Canada Country chart, making it the highest-charting independent single on Canadian country radio.<ref name="top country">{{cite news|title=Get to know 'Found' singer Dan Davidson|url=http://topcountry.ca/get-to-know-found-singer-dan-davidson/|accessdate=January 4, 2017|work=Top Country|publisher=TC Inc.|date=July 5, 2016}}</ref><ref name="CMT bio">{{cite web|title=Dan Davidson {{!}} CMT.ca {{!}} Country Music Television Canada|url=http://www.cmt.ca/artist/dan-davidson|website=CMT Canada|date=July 7, 2016|publisher=Corus Entertainment|accessdate=January 4, 2017|archive-date=January 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170105180525/http://www.cmt.ca/artist/dan-davidson|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Career== In 2003, Davidson joined five fellow musicians from Grant MacEwan College to form the rock band Tupelo Honey.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tupelo Honey Will Show Off Their Machines & Robots On April 8|url=http://www.chartattack.com/news/2008/03/26/tupelo-honey-will-show-off-their-machines-robots-on-april-8/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170105181303/http://www.chartattack.com/news/2008/03/26/tupelo-honey-will-show-off-their-machines-robots-on-april-8/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=January 5, 2017|publisher=Chart Attack|accessdate=January 4, 2017|date=March 26, 2008}}</ref> He released three extended plays with the band between 2006 and 2008 as the guitarist and backing vocalist. When their lead singer parted ways with the band in 2010, Davidson took over that role.<ref name="maple biography"/>
In addition to his work with Tupelo Honey, Davidson also served as a songwriter and producer for other Canadian artists during this period, as part of his partnership with Red Brick Songs.<ref name="SOCAN"/><ref>{{cite news|last1=Hather|first1=Amanda|title=Interview – Dan Davidson|url=http://canadianbeats.ca/2016/03/22/interview-dan-davidson/|accessdate=January 4, 2017|publisher=Canadian Beats|date=March 22, 2016}}</ref> Following the release of ''Brave New World'' in 2014, the band has been on hiatus and Davidson redirected his efforts towards a solo musical career in country music.<ref name="SOCAN"/> He is currently unsigned and independently released his first solo single, "Unkiss Her", in July 2015.<ref name="starlight chronicles">{{cite news|last1=Belt|first1=Randy Wayne|title=Dan Davidson Series No. 1|url=http://starlightmusicchroniclesspotlight.com/2015/06/dan-davidson-unkiss-her/|accessdate=January 4, 2017|publisher=Starlight Music Chronicles}}</ref> Davidson worked with Jeff Dalziel, Karen Kosowski, Troy Samson, Alee, Emma-Lee, and Pete Lesperance on his debut record.<ref name="starlight chronicles"/>
His second single, "Found", was released in March 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Found – Single by Dan Davidson|url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/found-single/1090088588|website=iTunes Store (Canada)|publisher=Apple Inc|access-date=January 4, 2017}}</ref> It became his first song to chart on the ''Billboard'' Canada Country chart, where it reached a peak of 16.<ref name="Canada Country"/> This made it the highest-charting independent single by a Canadian country artist.<ref name="top country"/><ref name="CMT bio"/>
==Discography== ===Extended plays=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! style="width:16em;"| Title ! style="width:18em;"| Details |- ! scope="row"| ''Songs for Georgia'' | * Release date: October 27, 2017 * Label: Independent |- ! scope="row"| ''Juliet'' | * Release date: February 27, 2019 * Label: Independent |- ! scope="row"| ''6 Songs to Midnight'' | * Release date: February 25, 2022 * Label: Nuu Noise / Independent |- ! scope="row"| ''Nineteen Eighty Something'' | * Release date: October 26, 2023 * Label: Nuu Noise / Independent |- |}
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Title ! colspan="2"| Peak<br />positions ! rowspan="2" style="width:8em;"| Certifications ! rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Album |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! style="width:4em;"| CAN Country<br /><ref name="Canada Country">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/dan-davidson/chart-history/ccw/|title=Dan Davidson – Chart History (Canada Country)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 4, 2021}} * "He Met a Girl": {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canada-country/2024-02-17/|title=Canada Country: Week of February 17, 2024|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 13, 2024}} * "Buckle Rubbin'": {{cite magazine|url=https://ca.billboard.com/charts/canada-country/2025-07-05|title=Canada Country: Week of July 5, 2025|magazine=Billboard Canada|access-date=July 3, 2025}} * "Ain't That the Truth": {{cite magazine|url=https://ca.billboard.com/charts/canada-country/2025-12-20|title=Canada Country: Week of December 20, 2025|magazine=Billboard Canada|access-date=December 20, 2025}}</ref> ! style="width:4em;"| AUS Country<br /><ref>References for Australian Country Hot 50: *"Roll with It": {{cite web|url=https://themusicnetwork.com/charts/issues/1351/chart/?list=Countrytown-HOT-50|title=Country Hot 50: Issue 1351|work=The Music Network|accessdate=July 29, 2021}} *"Really Shouldn't Drink Around You": {{cite web|url=https://themusicnetwork.com/charts/issues/1366/chart/?list=Countrytown-HOT-50 |title=Country Hot 50: Issue 1366|work=The Music Network|accessdate=November 7, 2021}} *"Won't Forget": {{cite web|url= https://countrytown.com/charts/countrytown-hot-50?year=2024&week=21|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240524124126/http://web.archive.org/screenshot/https://countrytown.com/charts/countrytown-hot-50?year=2024&week=21|archive-date=May 24, 2024|title=Countrytown Hot 50 – 2024, Week 21|work=Countrytown|access-date=May 24, 2024}} *"Buckle Rubbin'": {{cite web|url=https://countrytown.com/charts/countrytown-hot-50?year=2025&week=36|title=Countrytown Hot 50 – 2025, Week 36|work=Countrytown|access-date=September 9, 2025}}</ref> |- | 2015 ! scope="row"| "Unkiss Me"<ref>{{cite web|title=Dan Davidson: Unkiss Her – Music on Google Play|url=https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Dan_Davidson_Unkiss_Her?id=Bktkacnlp72lwws4gachijbfyda|website=Google Play Music|accessdate=January 4, 2017}}</ref> | — | — | | align="left" rowspan="4"| ''Songs for Georgia'' |- | rowspan="2"| 2016 ! scope="row"| "Found" | 16 | — | * MC: Platinum{{Certification Cite Ref|region=Canada|type=singles|title=Found|artist=Dan Davidson}} |- ! scope="row"| "Barn Burner" | 19 | — | |- | 2017 ! scope="row"| "Say We Did"<ref>{{cite news|last1=Borowiecki|first1=Anna|title=Dan Davidson's Found is pulling in awards|url=http://www.stalbertgazette.com/article/Dan-Davidsons-Found-is-pulling-in-awards-20170708|accessdate=July 9, 2017|work=St Albert Gazette|date=July 8, 2017}}</ref> | — | — | |- | 2018 ! scope="row"| "Let's Go There"<ref>{{cite web|title=New Country Releases You Need To Know|url=https://topcountry.ca/new-country-releases-feb-9-2018/|website=Top Country|publisher=TC Inc.|accessdate=February 14, 2018|date=February 9, 2018}}</ref> | 40 | — | | rowspan="2" {{n/a}} |- | 2020 ! scope="row"| "Church" | 49 | — |- | rowspan="2"| 2021 ! scope="row"| "Roll With It"<br/>{{small|(feat. The Road Hammers)}} | — | 11 | | align="left" rowspan="4"| ''6 Songs to Midnight'' |- ! scope="row"| "Really Shouldn't Drink Around You"<br/>{{small|(feat. Hayley Jensen)}} | — | 28 | |- | rowspan="2"| 2022 ! scope="row"| "Blindspot" | — | 50 | |- ! scope="row"| "Girl Drinks Beer"<br/>{{small|(feat. Travis Collins)}} | — | — | |- | rowspan="2"| 2023 ! scope="row"| "If These Streets Could Talk" | — | — | | align="left" rowspan="2"| ''Nineteen Eighty Something'' |- ! scope="row"| "He Met a Girl" | 60 | — | |- | 2024 ! scope="row"| "Won't Forget"<br/>{{small|(featuring Tim Hicks and Max Jackson)}} | — | 22 | | rowspan="3" {{TBA}} |- | rowspan="2"| 2025 ! scope="row"| "Buckle Rubbin'" | 58 | 30 | |- ! scope="row"| "Ain't That the Truth" | 55 | — |}
===Music videos=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! Year ! style="width:10em;"| Video ! Director |- | rowspan="2"| 2016 ! scope="row"| "Found" | rowspan="10"| Travis Nesbitt |- ! scope="row"| "Barn Burner" |- | 2017 ! scope="row"| "Say We Did" |- | rowspan="2"| 2018 ! scope="row"| "Lets Go There" |- ! scope="row"| "Cinderella" |- | rowspan="2"| 2019 ! scope="row"| "Can't Help Myself" |- ! scope="row"| "These Are My People" |- | rowspan="2"| 2019 ! scope="row"| "Church" |- ! scope="row"| "Unkiss Her" |- | rowspan="2"| 2020 ! scope="row"| "I Do" |}
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Award !! Category !! Nominee/Work !! Result !! Ref |- | rowspan=5|2016 || rowspan=5|Alberta Country Music Awards || Single of the Year || rowspan=3|"Found" || {{won}} || rowspan=5|<ref>{{cite web|last1=LP|first1=Great West Newspapers|title=Dan Davidson big winner at ACMA awards|url=http://www.stalbertgazette.com/article/Dan-Davidson-big-winner-at-ACMA-awards-20170128|website=St. Albert Gazette|accessdate=April 16, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=ANNOUNCED: Nominees for 2016 Alberta Country Music Awards!|url=http://topcountry.ca/announced-nominees-alberta-country-music-awards/|website=Top Country Music {{!}} Country Music News, Charts, Playlists, Videos|accessdate=April 16, 2017|date=January 11, 2017}}</ref> |- | Song of the Year <small>(with Clayton Bellamy)</small> || {{won}} |- | Video of the Year || {{won}} |- | Rising Star || rowspan=2|Dan Davidson || {{won}} |- | Male Artist of the Year || {{nom}} |- | rowspan=5|2017 || Canadian Radio Music Awards || Best New Group or Solo Artist: Country || "Found" || {{nom}} ||<ref>{{cite web|title=2017 CRMA Nominees {{!}}2017 Canadian Music Week April 18–22, 2017|url=http://cmw.net/2017-nominees/|website=cmw.net|accessdate=April 16, 2017|archive-date=May 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517072304/http://cmw.net/2017-nominees/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | rowspan=2|Western Canadian Music Awards || Country Artist of the Year || rowspan=3|Dan Davidson || {{nom}} || rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web|title=2017 Western Canadian Music Award Nominees|url=http://breakoutwest.ca/fest/blog/2017-western-canadian-music-award-nominees/|website=breakoutwest.ca|accessdate=May 13, 2017|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170508130832/http://breakoutwest.ca/fest/blog/2017-western-canadian-music-award-nominees/|archive-date=May 8, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | BreakOut Artist of the Year || {{nom}} |- | rowspan=2|Canadian Country Music Association || Rising Star Award || {{nom}} || rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web|title=CCMA Announces 2017 Award Nominees|date=July 12, 2017 |url=http://canadianbeats.ca/2017/07/12/ccma-announces-2017-award-nominees/|accessdate=July 12, 2017}}</ref> |- | Songwriter of the Year <small>(with Clayton Bellamy)</small> || "Found" || {{nom}} |- | rowspan=4|2017 || rowspan=4|Alberta Country Music Awards || Male Artist of the Year || rowspan=3|"Dan Davidson" || {{won}} || rowspan=4|<ref>{{cite web|title=ANNOUNCED: Past ACMA Winners!|url=https://acmamusic.com/past-winners/|website=Association Of Country Music in Alberta|accessdate=April 2, 2020|date=January 11, 2019|archive-date=November 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191111114251/https://acmamusic.com/past-winners/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | Fans Choice || {{won}} |- | Single of the Year <small>("Barn Burner")</small> || {{won}} |- | Song of the Year<small> (with Clayton Bellamy)</small> || "Barn Burner" || {{won}} |- | 2019 || Western Canadian Music Awards || Country Artist of the Year || Dan Davidson || {{nom}} || <ref>{{cite web |title=2019 Western Canadian Music Award Nominees Announced |url=https://breakoutwest.ca/blog/2019-western-canadian-music-award-nominees-announced |website=BreakOut West |access-date=27 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> |- | rowspan=2|2020 || Canadian Country Music Association || Interactive Artist of the Year || Dan Davidson || {{nom}} ||<ref>{{cite web |title=2020 CCMA Awards: The complete country music winners list |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/7363330/2020-ccma-awards-winners-list/ |website=Global News |accessdate=September 28, 2020}}</ref> |- | Western Canadian Music Awards || Country Artist of the Year || Dan Davidson || {{nom}} || <ref>{{cite web |title=Music Awards |url=https://breakoutwest.ca/awards/music-awards |website=BreakOut West |access-date=27 March 2021 |language=en |archive-date=January 15, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115114647/https://breakoutwest.ca/awards/music-awards |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- | 2022 | Canadian Country Music Association | Record Producer of the Year |"Wanted You To" | {{nom}} |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ccma.org/2022-nominees/|title=2022 CCMA AWARD NOMINEES|work=Canadian Country Music Association|date=July 20, 2022 |access-date=September 12, 2022|archive-date=September 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913031458/https://ccma.org/2022-nominees/}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|url= https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2022/09/11/2513579/0/en/CANADIAN-COUNTRY-MUSIC-ASSOCIATION-REVEALS-FIRST-ROUND-OF-2022-AWARD-WINNERS-AT-THE-CCMA-MUSIC-INDUSTRY-GALA-DINNER-AWARDS.html|title=CANADIAN COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION REVEALS FIRST ROUND OF 2022 AWARD WINNERS AT THE CCMA MUSIC INDUSTRY GALA DINNER & AWARDS|date=September 12, 2022|work=Canadian Country Music Association|publisher=Global News Wire|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220912231442/https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2022/09/11/2513579/0/en/CANADIAN-COUNTRY-MUSIC-ASSOCIATION-REVEALS-FIRST-ROUND-OF-2022-AWARD-WINNERS-AT-THE-CCMA-MUSIC-INDUSTRY-GALA-DINNER-AWARDS.html|archive-date=September 12, 2022|access-date=September 12, 2022}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2"| 2024 | rowspan="2"| Canadian Country Music Association | Design Team | ''Nineteen Eighty Something'' (with Travis Nesbitt) | {{nom}} | rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://ccma.org/2024-ccma-award-nominees/|title=2024 CCMA AWARDS NOMINEES|work=Canadian Country Music Association|date=July 18, 2024 |access-date=July 26, 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240719164229/http://web.archive.org/screenshot/https://ccma.org/2024-ccma-award-nominees/|archive-date=July 19, 2024}}</ref> |- | Radio Personality of the Year | Dan Davidson, Stella Stevens - CFCW-FM | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="2"| 2025 | rowspan="2"| Canadian Country Music Association | Musical Collaboration of the Year | "Won't Forget" <small>(with Tim Hicks, Max Jackson)</small> | {{nom}} | rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://ccma.org/2025-ccma-award-nominees/|title=2025 CCMA Award Nominees|access-date=July 22, 2025|work=Canadian Country Music Association}}</ref><br/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ccma.org/2025-ccma-award-winners/|title=2025 CCMA Award Winners|work=Canadian Country Music Association|access-date=September 14, 2025}}</ref> |- | Country Personality(ies) of the Year | Dan Davidson, Stella Stevens - CFCW-FM | {{nom}} |- |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{official website|http://dandavidsonmusic.com/wp2/}}
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