La 16ª edizione del Voghera Country Festival ci propone per la serata di sabato 22 Giugno un grande artista:

Dan Davidson

Alberta’s country sensation Dan Davidson has created undeniable momentum in the last few years.
With 7 CCMA nominations, 10 ACMA awards, a platinum record, a number 1 selling Canadian
song and record, top 20 charting numbers and hundreds of performances – it’s easy to forget that he
is still independent.
Dan exploded onto the Canadian country scene in 2016 with the release of his second single
“Found”, which rocketed up the charts and he became the #1 charting indie artist in Canada (2017).
It was also the #1 selling Canadian country song for several weeks. On just his second release ever
in country music – he has a PLATINUM single.
Dan is only 5 years into his country career, but is far from “green” in the music industry. He spent
over 10 years playing in the well-known Canadian indie rock band Tupelo Honey (who had several
top 40 hits, top selling iTunes records and toured with bands like Bon Jovi).
One view of his music videos and you will understand that the fun, sincere energy Dan brings to
country music is truly unique. The video for “Found” cost only $500 and yet somehow it was top
20 on CMT; the video for “Barn Burner” involved Dan dressing up as a mixture between John
Wayne and Elton John, wandering the streets of Tokyo; and of course we cant forget “Say We
Did”, which shows Dan converting his garage into a cardboard version Star Ship Enterprise.
Expanding his fan base internationally, Dan has played shows in China, France, Italy, Hungary and
recently toured in Spain and Australia. He has now played over 200 shows across 8 countries
(including a record-breaking 120 show tour with Brett Kissel on the most extensive tour in
Canadian history).
While on tour with Brett Kissel in 2019, Dan’s EP “Juliet” was released, and debuted at #1 on the
Canadian iTunes Country charts. The album was later nominated for Roots Album Of The Year at
the 2019 CCMA, and was the album that won for “Producer of the Year”. This year Dan is
nominated for “Producer of the Year” for his work on the top 20 hit “Wanted You To” by Hailey
Benedict.T
Truly embodying the indie spirit, you’ll never find Dan just waiting on his laurels. When the
COVID-19 pandemic hit, he created and hosted Canada’s FIRST live digital music festival “Diesel
Bird Fest”, which featured some of Canada’s top artists including Dallas Smith, Corb Lund, and
many more. Diesel Bird successfully raised $54,000 for charity. He then went on to create and host
Canada’s first hotel music festival (Diesel Bird Hotel Fest) which sold out in 1 day.
Dan’s single “Roll With It” featuring The Road Hammers (Platinum selling, Juno/CCMA award
winners), was released in Australia in 2021. On his first international release, he surprised the
Canadian and Australian music industry by nearly going top 10 (peaking at #11 on the country
charts).
The recent release “Really Shouldn’t Drink Around You” (featuring one of Australias top artists,
Hayley Jensen), is out now, and debuted at #7 on the Australian charts.
Through the pandemic Dan has kept VERY busy. Besides producing THREE top 30 singles in rock
and country, he has also gotten 2 records worth of material ready for 2022! His recent release “6
Songs To Midnight” debuted at #1 on the iTunes Country charts, and in the first week was noted to
have 750,000 streams to date.