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{{Notability|date=October 2009}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Daniel DeBourg
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| background = solo_singer
| birth_name =
| hometown = [[London]]
| country = [[United Kingdom]]
| alias =
| Born = {{birth date and age|df=y|1981|4|13|df=yes}}<br/>[[Chelmsford]], [[Essex]], [[England]]
| death_date =
| origin =
| genre = [[Pop music]]
| occupation = [[Singer]], [[songwriter]]
| years_active = 2000–2009
| associated_acts =
| website =
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'''Daniel DeBourg''' (born 13 April 1981,<ref name=Sun2009 /> [[Chelmsford]], [[Essex]]) is an [[English people|English]] [[pop music|pop]] [[singer]], [[songwriter]], former [[dance]]r and [[model (person)|model]]. In 2007, he was a finalist on the [[The X Factor (UK series 4)|fourth UK series]] of the TV [[talent show]], ''[[The X Factor (UK)|The X Factor]]''.

==Music career==
Although dedicated to dance, DeBourg also had an early interest in singing and was vocalist for several bands during his adolescence. After a knee injury ended his dance career,<ref name="Ray">Ray, Ian. (15 November 2007) [http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/livemusic/Interview-Daniel-DeBourg.3491985.jp Interview: Daniel DeBourg]{{Dead link|date=August 2009}} ''Peterborough Evening Telegraph''. Accessed 25 November 2007.</ref> DeBourg turned his hand to songwriting; recorded by [[R&B]] songstress [[Jamelia]] in 2000, his song "Money" reached #5 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref name="Ray"/><ref name="g">{{cite book |last=Roberts |first=David |title=Guinness World Records British Hit Singles |edition= 15th ed. |year=2002 |publisher=Guinness World Records Ltd. |location=London |isbn=0-85112-187-X}}, p.265</ref> DeBourg was encouraged by a friend to create several demos of his own singing. These attracted the interest of [[Dreamworks]] scout [[Robbie Robertson]]. DeBourg was introduced to then in house producers [[Tim & Bob]] and subsequently signed to the label and the duo produced his debut album, ''[[Tell the World (Daniel DeBourg album)|Tell the World]]''. The high-production album, released in 2002, launched the single "[[I Need an Angel]]", which hit #30 on the [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] [[Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks|Adult Contemporary]] chart.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp?exp=y&Ntt=Daniel+Debourg&Ntk=Keyword&nor=10&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&N=37 Billboard: Daniel Debourg]{{Dead link|date=August 2009}} [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]. Retrieved 25 November 2007.</ref>

In 2007, DeBourg auditioned for the [[The X Factor (UK series 4)|fourth series]] of ''[[The X Factor (UK)|The X Factor]]'' and reached the final twelve acts to sing in the live rounds of the competition.<ref name="Ray"/> He was mentored by [[Louis Walsh]], but was eliminated by the public and judges on 27 October 2007.<ref>Blackburn, Jen. (October 27, 2007) [http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/x_factor/article397451.ece Daniel is X contestant] ''[[The Sun (newspaper)|The Sun]]''. Retrieved November 25, 2007.</ref>

In 2008, UK artist [[DJ Ironik]] presented DeBourg on his new album, ''No Point In Wasting Tears''.<ref name=Sun2009>{{cite news | url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv-entertainment/x-factor/2009/08/20/where-are-they-now-what-happened-to-the-57-x-factor-finalists-115875-21609052/ | title=Where are they now? What happened to the 57 X Factor finalists? | date=20 August 2009 | accessdate=2009-10-05 | work=[[Daily Mirror]] |publisher=[[Trinity Mirror]] }}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p524772|label=Daniel DeBourg}}
*{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r580363|label=''Tell the World''}}
*[http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/x_factor/article265495.ece Been there Dan that already] ''[[The Sun (newspaper)|The Sun]]''
*{{imdb name|2799768}}

{{The X Factor}}
{{XFactorContestants}}

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[[Category:English male singers]]
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Chelmsford]]
[[Category:The X Factor (UK) contestants]]

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