Danny Saucedo (born Daniel Gabriel Alessandro Saucedo Grzechowski[1] on 25 February 1986 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish singer and songwriter often presented just as Danny, who competed as one of the finalists in Idol 2006 — the Swedish version of Idol where he got to the top 6 before being eliminated.[2]

Danny has released three music albums and eleven music singles as a solo artist. His debut album Heart Beats and the three singles "Tokyo", "Play It for the Girls" and "Radio" topped the Swedish charts. He was also simultaneously a member of Swedish pop trio E.M.D. with Erik Segerstedt and Mattias Andréasson, which was active between 2007 and 2010.[3] The trio released three albums and eight singles (of which one album and four singles topped the Swedish charts). The band won a Grammis for Song of The Year 2008 with "Jennie Let Me Love You". He has competed in Melodifestivalen three times, every time as both artist and songwriter. In 2009 E.M.D. finished third with "Baby Goodbye", and as a solo artist he finished second in 2011 with "In the Club", and in 2012 second, this time with "Amazing".

Danny is an established artist in Sweden, has been praised by his Swedish colleagues and is described as humble[4] and dedicated to his fans.[5]

"If Only You" was his first UK single, featuring Therese. It was a number one hit in Russia and Poland.

Contents 1 Personal life 2 Idol 3 After Idol 4 In E.M.D. 5 Solo career 6 Discography 6.1 As solo artist 6.1.1 Albums 6.1.2 Singles 6.2 As part of E.M.D. 6.2.1 Albums 6.2.2 Singles 7 References 8 External links Personal life

Danny Saucedo is of mixed Polish/Bolivian origin as his father comes from Poland and his mother is from Bolivia. As a student he attended the Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm.[6][7]

Idol Auditions

Danny embarked on his journey in Idol 2006 by auditioning with the song "I Swear" by the vocal quartet All-4-One. He was praised by the jury for his touching and convincing voice.

Day joined fellow contestant Felicia Brandström in a duet, singing Bryan Adams' "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You", which according to the jury was the best performance so far in the Idol contest. The jury was unanimous in its opinion that if both were to continue at that level of that performance, they would easily end up in the Idol final.

The jury's comments were harsh after Danny's performance of Nick Lachey's single "What's Left Of Me" in the Idol 2006 semi-finals, however, as they claimed his voice did not suit this song. In the top 11 finals, Danny sang The Jacksons' "Blame It on the Boogie" while doing some Michael Jackson moves. In the top 10 finals, Danny stormed the stage and even made jury member Kishti Tomita weep in tears, while Danny sang the ballad "Öppna din dörr" by Swedish singer Tommy Nilsson.

Performances Round Song Original artist Theme Audition "I Swear" All-4-One - Final audition "No One Else Comes Close" Joe Final audition "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" Bryan Adams Duet (with Felicia Brandström) Final audition "Isn't She Lovely" Stevie Wonder - Qualifying round "What's Left of Me" Nick Lachey - Final 1 "Blame It on the Boogie" The Jacksons My Idol Final 2 "Öppna din dörr" Tommy Nilsson Swedish Hits Final 3 "So Sick" Ne-Yo Hits from the 2000s Final 4 "Sweet Child o' Mine" Guns N' Roses Rock Final 5 "Lately" Stevie Wonder Favourite from auditions Final 6 "End of the Road" Boyz II Men Acoustic