Daniel Richard Powter (; born February 25, 1971) is a Canadian musician. He is best known for his self-penned hit song " Bad Day" (2005), which was top of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for five weeks.

Biography

Early life

Powter grew up in Vernon, in the Okanagan-Shuswap region of

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, alongside 2 brothers and a sister. As a child, Powter played the

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at the age of 4. He changed to

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at 16 years old after a group of children bullied him in the schoolyard, trashed and destroyed his violin. Due to

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, Powter had trouble in university reading music, and dropped out at the age of 20 in order to pursue his own musical career, learning all songs by ear and recording new melodies that he created. He started writing songs when he was 13 years old. Powter moved to

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at the age of 22 and met producer Jeff Dawson in 1997 and released his debut studio album, ''I'm Your Betty'', on June 21, 2000. The album, limited to a very small print, contains ten songs, two of which—"More Than I" and "Negative Fashion"—were both featured on the television show '' Higher Ground'' in the episode "Wherefore Art Thou".

Self-titled album (2005–2006)

Powter's first single, " Bad Day", was first released in

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in mid-2005, in advance of his second album, '' Daniel Powter''. Warner Bros. Records submitted the single for commercials, and it was subsequently chosen by

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as the theme song for an ad campaign in Europe. The song achieved heavy airplay in most European countries, peaking at number three on the overall European airplay chart. It reached number one on national airplay in

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, number one on the singles charts in the

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and

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, number two in the

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—where it stayed in the top ten for thirteen weeks—and number three in

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. In the

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, "Bad Day" was used extensively on the television series ''

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'' in its fifth season. Powter sang the song live at the end of the final show of that season on May 23, 2006. The song reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100,

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and

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charts, making Powter the first solo Canadian male artist to top the Hot 100 since

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in 1995 (with "

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"). The song also reached number one in Powter's homeland, Canada. On May 31, 2005, Powter released his first extended play known as "Free Loop." On July 2, 2005, Powter performed at the Berlin installment of

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, a simultaneous group of concerts in nine countries intended to raise awareness of

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and put pressure on world leaders for aid. "Bad Day" came in fifth in the British

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2005. In 2006, Powter won in the New Artist of the Year category at the Canadian

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, and was nominated for Best International Breakthrough Act at the

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. "Bad Day" was nominated at the 2006 ''Billboard'' Music Awards for Hot 100 Single of the Year, and was named ''

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'' magazine's song of the year in 2006. At the 2007

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, Powter received a

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nomination for the song. The subsequent singles from ''Daniel Powter'' – " Jimmy Gets High", " Free Loop", and "Lie to Me" – were released in different parts of the world, each failing to match the success of "Bad Day". "Free Loop" was deemed chart ineligible in the UK (as the release included a version of "Bad Day" as a B-side whilst "Bad Day" was still in the chart, hence breaking chart rules) and failed to chart in the U.S., though it reached the top forty on the Adult Contemporary chart. Following the release of "Lie to Me", "Jimmy Gets High" was to be the fourth single from the album in the UK, but its release was cancelled. A new track called "

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" was released as the next U.S. single, preceding a re-release of the album ''Daniel Powter'' that was also cancelled. Powter was never able to have another major hit after "Bad Day" and never cracked the U.S. Hot 100 again.

Later career (2008–present)

In March 2008, a song by Japanese singer Haru featuring Powter, "Find My Way", was released. In September, Powter released his third album, '' Under the Radar''. This was the same year in which he embarked on the Wolfbaggin' Tour, joining the likes of

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and Lil Chris. Powter also performed piano on tracks for what was scheduled to be

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frontman

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's solo album, '' Leaving Wonderland... in a Fit of Rage'', but the album was released under the band's name. Powter was still given credit for his contributions to the song "Gin and Money". On March 16, 2009, Powter performed at the

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then in December 2009, Powter was named as the decade's top One-Hit Wonder by ''Billboard''. The magazine describes

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s as acts whose second hit did not reach the top 25; they only included acts from 2000 to 2007. In Powter's case, "Bad Day" is his only Hot 100 hit. On January 1, 2010, he performed ''O Canada'' at the

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. In that same year, he released his greatest hits album, ''Best of Me'', and with it, recorded three new songs and a new version of the title track to go along with 'Bad Day', 'Jimmy Gets High', 'Next Plane Home' and his other singles. Only one was released as a single: 'Lose To Win', on November 10, 2010. On December 1, 2010, Powter made a tribute to English singer and songwriter

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with his cover version of

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. This single was released in Europe, the UK and Japan. Powter again failed to re-capture the success of "Bad Day." In 2011, he took a hiatus. On April 10, 2012, Powter's new single "

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" was released to US and Canadian iTunes stores. Powter's latest album, '' Turn on the Lights'', was released in July 2012. On June 13, 2012, Powter also made a tribute to

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with his variation of the song " Stay Away". On September 10, 2012, he released "Crazy All My Life". On December 5, 2012, Powter was featured in a song with Japanese singer

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titled "Back To Your Heart". On the 18 he released the single "Christmas Cupid", which is a Christmas version of his song "Cupid". On June 5, 2013, Powter announced on Twitter that he was working on a new album with Jeff Dawson, who co-produced most of his songs in the past, and John Fields, who was a co-writer on "Crazy All My Life". He also said:

I'm writing like I did during the first record. I'm not focusing on singles. Otherwise I would try too hard and end up with garbage sort of like Bad Day. I never thought in my wildest dreams that it was a single. I think that's what writing from your heart is. Just like anything else. When you try too hard, it really isn't worthy of anything... So I stay open and just let the songs write themselves.

On July 15, 2013, Powter performed at the

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performing "Bad Day" and "Whole World Around."

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also attended the event. On August 9, 2013, he performed at the

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. On September 5, 2013, Powter later released 4 new songs as bonus tracks for his album '' Turn on the Lights'' called Ur My Radio, Doesn't Matter, Cheers To Us and Goodbye. On November 27, 2016, Powter performed at The 39th Jazz Goes To Campus Festival performing Bad Day. On January 6, 2017, Powter released a new single called "Delicious" featuring Australian singer

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. The music video was uploaded to his official YouTube channel on March 14, 2017. On December 10, 2017, Powter performed at the President's Star Charity event in Singapore singing Bad Day and joined Sandra Riley Tang in a duet performing her band's song "Save Myself." On April 6, 2018, Powter released a new single called "Perfect For Me." On April 13, he released his fourth extended play known as ''Daniel Powter''. There are 4 songs in this album: a remastered remix of Bad Day, Tell Them Who You Are in an acoustic version, his 2017 single "Delicious" and his 2018 single "Perfect For Me." On September 21, 2018, Powter released a single known as "Do You Wanna Get Lucky" It was followed by another called "Survivor" released on October 26 and Perfect for Me was later re-recorded and released on November 23 for the Asia market. He released an album called ''Giants'' on December 14 where songs in the album include the re-recording of "Perfect For Me", "Survivor", "Delicious", re-recordings of "Bad Day", "Free Loop" and "Tell Them Who You Are" (from the EP). A remixed version of "Do You Wanna Get Lucky" is also included known as the Holiday version. Powter went on to feature with The Untamed Boys, a Chinese pop group, in January 2020, where they released the song "The Beauty of Following Our Hearts." and performed it alongside "Bad Day" while touring in

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. Powter also collaborated with other artists in the MOSHIMO Project in May 2020. On February 3, 2021, Powter was featured in a song called "Save Your Life" with Japanese pop singer

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. Powter performed at TriNet Peopleforce on September 16, 2021, with the new song "Brave" which became downloadable on October 7. Bad Day was later released as a new single on October 30, 2021. On November 19, 2021, he released his third compilation album known as "The Essential Collection" consisting of 32 songs all from his previous albums: Daniel Powter, B-Sides, Under the Radar and Best of Me. Powter then collaborated with

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with "Brave" in a duet. This version was released as part of her album ''Unbreakable'' on December 30, 2021. The music video of the song was later released and added to her YouTube channel on February 19, 2022. On August 1, 2022, he released a lyrics video version of " Bad Day" on his official YouTube channel.

Personal life

Powter lived in Los Angeles, California for 20 years until 2021, while he currently lives in Oregon. He has three children: two daughters and one son. He is divorced. Powter disclosed in July 2013 that he was sexually abused by a female babysitter for three years starting from age 7 and turned to drugs and alcohol to get over his guilt and shame. He said in an interview

I thought that (addiction) was my problem. But it wasn’t. That was my solution. It wasn't until I started digging in, taking a look at myself, saying I gotta work on some stuff (that) I don’t want to look at (that I figured it out). My parents didn't know and I was too scared to tell them.

When Powter is not making music he enjoys spending time with his children and his hobbies include fly fishing, yoga, surfing and reading

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short stories. Powter is a fan of the NHL. As a kid he was a fan of the

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and is now a

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fan, with season tickets.

Musical influences

Powter spoken of his musical influences growing up:

My favourite is
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. I absolutely adore his music. You know it's still old band music inspired by
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's old stuff, you know
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and
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and
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and the things that my parents gave me when I was a kid. I still listen to those records, because I think for me, what it is that I relate to, is how the structure of the songs are for them, you know, like verses, and choruses, and bridges. And so sometimes the modern music that I hear these days doesn't really have that and I don't relate to it. So I still listen to the old stuff.

Awards and nominations

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Discography

Studio albums

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Compilation albums

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, - ! scope="row", ''B-Sides'' , * Released: January 29, 2007 * Label: Warner Bros. * Formats: Digital download , — , - ! scope="row", ''Best of Me'' , * Released: December 8, 2010 * Label: Warner Bros. * Formats: CD, digital download , 65 , - ! scope="row", ''The Essential Collection'' , * Released: November 19, 2021 * Label: Warner Bros. * Formats: Digital download , — , - , colspan="4" style="font-size:90%", "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

{, class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" , + List of extended plays ! scope="col" style="width:14em;", Title ! scope="col" style="width:18.5em;", EP details , - ! scope="row", ''Free Loop'' , * Released: May 31, 2005 * Label: Warner Bros. * Formats: Digital download , - ! scope="row", ''iTunes Live from Tokyo'' , * Released: August 6, 2008 * Label: Warner Bros. * Formats: Digital download , - ! scope="row", ''Songs from Under the Radar'' , * Released: September 16, 2008 * Label: Warner Bros. * Formats: Digital download , - ! scope="row", ''Daniel Powter'' , * Released: April 13, 2018 * Label: Unleashed * Formats: Digital download

Singles

As lead artist

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! scope="col" rowspan="2", Album , - ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;", CAN
Peak chart positions for singles in Canada: * "Bad Day": * "Love You Lately" and "Crazy All My Life": ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;", AUS
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;",

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! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;", GER
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;", IRL
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;", JPN
Peak positions for Daniel Powter's singles on the ''Billboard'' Japan Hot 100 singles chart: * For "Find My Way": * For "Bad Day": * For "Next Plane Home": * For "Best of Me": * For "Lose to Win": * For "Cupid": * For "Cheers to Us": ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;", SWI
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;", UK
Peak chart positions for albums in the United Kingdom: * "Bad Day" and "Next Plane Home": * "Cupid": ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;", US
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;", US
Adult
, - ! scope="row", " Bad Day" , rowspan="3", 2005 , 7 , , 3 , , 5 , , 17 , , 1 , , 95 , , 5 , , 2 , , 1 , , 1 , * MC: 2× Platinum * ARIA: Platinum * BPI: Platinum *

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: Gold *

: 2× Platinum * RIAA: 3× Platinum , rowspan="5", ''Daniel Powter'' , - ! scope="row", " Free Loop (One Night Stand)" , 11 , , 43 , , 60 , , 55 , , 20 , , × , , 38 , , — , , — , , — , , - ! scope="row", " Jimmy Gets High" , — , , — , , 46 , , — , , — , , × , , 41 , , — , , — , , — , , - ! scope="row", "Lie to Me" , rowspan="2", 2006 , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , × , , — , , 92 , , — , , — , , - ! scope="row", "

" , 5 , , — , , — , , — , , — , , × , , — , , — , , — , , 39 , , - ! scope="row", " Next Plane Home" , rowspan="3", 2008 , — , , — , , 25 , , 71 , , — , , 8 , , 37 , , 70 , , — , , — , , rowspan="3", ''Under the Radar'' , - ! scope="row", " Best of Me" , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , 23 , , 40 , , — , , — , , — , , - ! scope="row", "Whole World Around" , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , - ! scope="row", "Lose to Win" , rowspan="2", 2010 , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , 17 , , — , , — , , — , , — , , rowspan="2", ''Best of Me'' , - ! scope="row", "

" , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , - ! scope="row", "

" , rowspan="2", 2012 , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , 12 , , — , , 195 , , — , , 36 , , rowspan="2", ''Turn on the Lights'' , - ! scope="row", "Crazy All My Life" , 23 , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , - ! scope="row", "Delicious" , 2017 , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , rowspan="4", ''Giants'' , - ! scope="row", "Perfect for Me" , rowspan="3" , 2018 , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , - ! scope="row", "Do You Wanna Get Lucky" , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , - ! scope="row", "Survivor" , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , - ! scope="row", "Brave" , 2021 , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , TBA , - , colspan="15" style="font-size:90%" , "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
"×" denotes periods where charts did not exist or were not archived.

As featured artist

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Oricon
!style="width:3em;font-size:85%", JPN
Hot
, - ! scope="row" , "Find My Way"
, 2008 , 59 , , 14 , , - ! scope="row" , "Save Your Life"
, rowspan="2", 2021 , — , , — , ''Save Your Life: Ayaka Hirahara All Time Live Best'' , - ! scope="row" , "Brave"
, — , , — , ''Unbreakable'' , - , colspan="12" align="center" style="font-size:90%;", "—" denotes items that did not chart.

Promotional singles

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Hot
, - ! scope="row" , "Back to Your Heart"
, 2012 , — , ''Brave'' , - ! scope="row" , "Cheers to Us"
, 2013 , 78 , ''Singles 04-12'' , - ! scope="row" , "The Beauty of Following Our Hearts" (心之所向的美丽 ''Xīn zhī suǒ xiàng dì měilì'')
, 2021 , — , ''Love: One-Act'' , - , colspan="12" align="center" style="font-size:90%;", "—" denotes items that did not chart.

Music videos

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Marc Webb Marc Preston Webb (born August 31, 1974) is an American music video director and filmmaker. Webb made his feature film directorial debut in 2009 with the romantic comedy '' 500 Days of Summer'', and went on to direct ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' ...

Samaire Armstrong Samaire Rhys Armstrong ( ) is an American actress and fashion designer. She is known for her roles in '' Stay Alive'', '' The O.C.'', ''It's a Boy Girl Thing'', and as Juliet Darling in the ABC television series, ''Dirty Sexy Money''. She has ap ...

and Jason Adelman are featured in the video , - , " Free Loop (One Night Stand)" , Filmed at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles , - , " Jimmy Gets High" , Vem , , - , rowspan="2", 2006 , "Lie to Me" ,

, , - , "

" , Philip Andelman ,

Rachael Leigh Cook Rachael Leigh Cook (born October 4, 1979) is an American actress and model. She has starred in the films '' The Baby-Sitters Club'' (1995), '' She's All That'' (1999), and '' Josie and the Pussycats'' (2001), and in the television series '' Into ...

and

Brian Hallisay Brian Hallisay (born October 31, 1978) is an American actor, known for his roles as Will Davis in the CW drama series '' Privileged'' and Kyle Parks in the Lifetime drama series ''The Client List''. He starred on the television series ''Revenge' ...

are featured in the video. , - , rowspan="2", 2008 , " Next Plane Home" , Markku Lahdesmaki , Powter's daughter Sophie is featured in the video. Filmed in Lancaster, California , - , " Best of Me" ,

Diane Martel Diane Martel (also known as Bucky Chrome) is an American music video director and choreographer. Awards Diane Martel was nominated for the Video of the Year for her work in "Blurred Lines" – Robin Thicke feat. Pharrell & T.I. in 2013. Fil ...

, , - , 2010 , "Lose to Win" , Rohit Karn Batra , , - , 2012 , "

" , Neil Tardio , Filmed in Malibu, California. , - , 2013 , "Crazy All My Life" , , , - , 2017 , "Delicious" , , , - , rowspan="3", 2018 , "Perfect for Me" , , , - , "Do You Wanna Get Lucky" , rowspan="2", Joe Murray , Filmed at The Village in Santa Monica , - , "Survivor" , Chinese singer

Kelly Yu Kelly Yu Wenwen (; born 7 November 1989) is a Chinese Canadian singer, songwriter, and actress. Personal life Yu was born in Dalian, China and moved with her parents to Vancouver, British Columbia in 2004. She attended Killarney Secondary S ...

sings with him in a duet

Music covers

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Notes

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Powter, Daniel 1971 births Canadian pop pianists Canadian pop singers Juno Award for Breakthrough Artist of the Year winners Living people Musicians from British Columbia People from Vernon, British Columbia Warner Records artists People with dyslexia Canadian male pianists 21st-century Canadian pianists 21st-century Canadian male singers Writers with dyslexia