Daniel Powter

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Born 25 February 1971.

Daniel Powter

Biography

Daniel Richard Powter (born February 25, 1971) is a Canadian recording artist. He is best known for his hit song "Bad Day" (2005), which spent five weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100. Powter was the only solo artist to register a #1 hit in that year without previously having had another song chart in the Hot 100.

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  1. Powter 'top one-hit wonder'

    Tue 8 Dec 2009 11:15

    Singer-songwriter Daniel Powter is named the decade's top one-hit wonder by Billboard...

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  1. Under The Radar 2008

    Review of Under The Radar

    Reviewed by Jerome Blakeney

    It's hard to see it causing much of a blip.

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