Danny Saucedo facts for kids
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Danny Saucedo
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Saucedo in 2024
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| Birth name | Daniel Gabriel Alessandro Saucedo Grzechowski Mora |
| Born | 25 February 1986 Stockholm, Sweden |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2006–present |
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Danny Saucedo (born Daniel Gabriel Alessandro Saucedo Grzechowski on 25 February 1986) is a famous Swedish singer and songwriter. He became well-known after being a finalist on Idol 2006. This was the Swedish version of the popular TV show Idol, where he made it to the top six contestants.
Danny has released many albums and singles as a solo artist. His first album, Heart Beats, and some of its songs like "Tokyo" were huge hits in Sweden. He was also part of a pop group called E.M.D. with two other singers, Erik Segerstedt and Mattias Andréasson, from 2007 to 2010. They released several successful albums and songs too.
Danny has competed in Melodifestivalen five times. This is a big music contest in Sweden to pick who represents the country in Eurovision Song Contest. In 2009, his group E.M.D. came in third place. As a solo artist, he finished second in 2011 and 2012. He also reached the final in 2021 and 2024.
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About Danny
Danny Saucedo was born in Stockholm, Sweden. His father is from Poland, and his mother is from Bolivia. When he was a student, he went to the Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm.
Danny is very good at languages! Besides Swedish, he speaks fluent English, Polish, and French. He is also a practicing Catholic.
Music Career
2006: Starting with Idol
Danny began his music journey on Idol 2006. He impressed the judges during his audition with the song "I Swear". They praised his touching voice.
Later, Danny sang a duet with another contestant, Felicia Brandström. The judges thought it was the best performance in the competition so far! They believed both singers could easily reach the final if they kept performing so well.
In the semi-finals, Danny sang "What's Left Of Me". The judges felt his voice didn't quite suit that song. But in the top 11 finals, he performed "Blame It on the Boogie" and even did some Michael Jackson dance moves!
In the top 10 finals, Danny sang a Swedish ballad called "Öppna din dörr". His performance was so moving that one of the judges, Kishti Tomita, cried.
After Idol ended in 2006, Danny released his first solo song. It was a cover of "Öppna din dörr" by Tommy Nilsson. This song reached number 24 on the Swedish music charts.
2007–2010: Being part of E.M.D.
Danny decided to form a pop band called E.M.D. with two other former Idol contestants. These were Erik Segerstedt and Mattias Andréasson. Even though he was in the band, Danny also continued his solo music career.
Their first song as a group was "All For Love". It was a cover of a hit song by Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, and Sting. This song quickly became popular in Sweden.
In May 2008, E.M.D. released their first album, A State of Mind. It went straight to number one on the Swedish album charts! The album included other popular songs like "Jennie Let Me Love You" and "Alone".
E.M.D. also competed in Melodifestivalen 2009 with their song "Baby Goodbye". They made it to the final and finished in third place.
In 2009, the band released a Christmas album called Välkommen hem. Their second studio album, Rewind, came out in 2010. It featured covers of famous songs like "Save Tonight" and "What Is Love".
At the end of 2010, the band announced that they would be taking a break.
2007–2014: Solo career and Melodifestivalen again
In 2008, Danny was a contestant on Let's Dance, the Swedish version of Dancing With The Stars. He also took part in the Eurovision Dance Contest 2008 with a professional dancer, Jeanette Carlsson.
In October 2008, Danny announced he would release a new solo album in early 2009. The first song from this album was "Radio". His new album, Set Your Body Free, was released in Sweden on Christmas Eve 2008.
Danny returned to Melodifestivalen 2011 as a solo artist. He sang the song "In the Club". He made it to the final on March 12, 2011, and came in second place. The winning song was "Popular" by Eric Saade. Danny later announced the Swedish votes at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 finals.
He competed in Melodifestivalen 2012 again with the song "Amazing". He performed in the semi-final on February 25 and advanced to the final. However, he came in second place once more. The winning song was "Euphoria" by Loreen.
In 2013, Danny co-hosted Melodifestivalen 2013 with Gina Dirawi. He has also written songs for other artists like Alcazar.
2015–present: Så mycket bättre and tours
In 2016, Danny participated in the Swedish TV show Så mycket bättre. On this show, artists create their own versions of other artists' well-known songs. Danny was a great fit for the show because he had many hit songs in Sweden. He appeared on the show again in 2019.
In recent years, Danny has been touring in Sweden. His show, "The Run(A)way Show", received great reviews from critics. In March 2020, some of his shows had to be canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
He participated in Melodifestivalen 2021 with "Dandi dansa" and reached the final, finishing in seventh place. He also competed in Melodifestivalen 2024 with "Happy That You Found Me", where he qualified directly for the final.
Discography
Albums
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| Hör vad du säger men har glömt vad du sa |
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Singles
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| "Öppna din dörr" | 2006 | 24 | — | — | — | Det bästa från Idol 2006 | |||||||||||||||
| "Tokyo" | 2007 | 1 | 9 | — | — |
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| "Play It for the Girls" | 1 | — | — | 34 |
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| "If Only You" (with Therese Grankvist) |
3 | 9 | — | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
| "Hey (I've Been Feeling Kind of Lonely)" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| "Radio" | 2008 | 1 | — | 132 | — | Set Your Body Free | |||||||||||||||
| "Need to Know" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| "All on You" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| "Emely" (with Sasha Strunin) |
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| "Just Like That" (with Lazee) |
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| "In Your Eyes" | 2011 | — | — | — | — | In the Club | |||||||||||||||
| "In the Club" | 2 | — | 41 | — |
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| "Tonight" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| "Amazing" | 2012 | 2 | — | 70 | — |
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| "All in My Head" | — | — | 121 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| "I Can See Myself in You" (with Tommy Körberg) |
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| "Delirious" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| "Todo el Mundo (Dancing in the Streets)" | 2013 | — | — | 50 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| "Brinner i bröstet" (featuring Malcolm B) |
2015 | 14 | — | — | — |
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| "Dör för dig" | 2 | — | — | — |
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| "Så som i himlen" (featuring Tensta Gospel) |
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| "Hör vad du säger men jag har glömt vad du sa" | 2016 | 66 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| "Snacket på stan" | 5 | — | — | — |
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| "Se mig" | 52 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| "Skepp" | 46 | — | — | — |
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| "Super 8" | 2 | — | — | — |
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| "Öppna upp dit fönster" | 82 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| "För kärlekens skull" | 35 | — | — | — |
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| "Jag får inte nog" | 2017 | 71 | — | — | — | non-album single | |||||||||||||||
| "Dansa med mig" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| "Undantag" (featuring Linda Pira) |
2018 | 71 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| "Tänker på mig" (with Black Moose and Einár) |
2019 | 20 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| "Hon är min" (with Erik Segerstedt and Mattias Andréasson) |
21 | — | — | — | Så mycket bättre | ||||||||||||||||
| "Du vet att jag gråter" | 56 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| "De ba livet" | 82 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| "Ere bara jag" | 2020 | 42 | — | — | — | non-album single | |||||||||||||||
| "Kungar av december" (with Niello) |
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| "Dandi dansa" | 2021 | 7 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| "Fan va har vi gjort..." (with Sabina Ddumba) |
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| "Om igen" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| "Har du sett henne i blått" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| "Happy That You Found Me" | 2024 | 10 |
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| "Be Ok" (with Bellman) |
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As part of E.M.D.
E.M.D. stopped performing together in late 2010.
Albums
- 2008: A State of Mind
- 2009: A State of Mind (Deluxe Edition)
- 2009: Välkommen hem
- 2010: Rewind
Singles
- 2007: "All for Love"
- 2008: "Jennie Let Me Love You"
- 2008: "Alone"
- 2009: "Baby Goodbye"
- 2009: "Youngblood"
- 2009: "Välkommen hem"
- 2010: "Save Tonight"
- 2010: "What Is Love" (Cover of Haddaway's original)
See also
In Spanish: Danny Saucedo para niños
