DANIEL BEDINGFIELD



daniel john bedingfield (born 3 december 1979) is a new zealand-british singer, songwriter and record producer. he is the eldest brother of fellow singers Natasha bedingfield and nikola rachelle. he was a judge on "the x factor new zealand" in 2013.

he released his first single "gotta get thru this" in november 2001. it gathered momentum on white label through the uk garage music scene and peaked at number one in the uk singles chart. he has since had two more number-one singles on the chart, "if you're not the one" and "never gonna leave your side", as well as three further top ten hits. his debut album "gotta get thru this" which was recorded at home using making waves audio software and reason peaked at number two on the uk albums chart and went on to sell more than 4 million copies worldwide.