Daniel Bedingfield: I'm very aware of my cheesy image and I think it's weird that men think I'm uncool and are ashamed by the fact that they buy my records. "I don't do drugs. I have to admit I love booze. It's been central to many amazing moments in my life...I don't drink to get drunk, just to relax and help me dance a bit better.
He got his first synthesizer at sixteen, and wrote "Gotta Get Thru This," about the first pangs of young love, two years later.
His sisters Natasha and Nicola teamed up with him to assemble their first band, called the DNA Algorhythm.
Says he was mostly influenced by mostly influenced by contemporary R&B artists.
At the age of 21, the promising pop singer became a local celebrity.
In 2005, he released a second album, Second First Impression, which reached #8 in the UK.
he won a Brit award in 2004 for Best British Male Artist
He was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) at the age of 4 and has said the experience has been reflected in his song-writing.
He has since had 2 more #1 singles ("If You're Not The One" and "Never Gonna Leave Your Side") as well as two other top 10 singles and a top 30 single.
Daniel was in a wreck in January of 2004. He broke his neck and nearly died. (Most people with the kind of break he had die instantly.)
Daniel is the oldest of 4 kids to Molly and John Bedingfield. His two sisters are Natasha and Nikola, and his brother is Josh.
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