Daniel Merriweather

Daniel Merriweather
Daniel Merriweather
	Daniel Merriweather performs live at Orange–Rockcorps, August 2008.
Background information
Birth name	Daniel Paul Merriweather
Born	17 February 1982 (age 42); Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres	R&B, neo-soul, acid jazz, blue-eyed soul
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, composer, record producer
Instrument(s)	Vocals, piano, guitar, sampler, keyboards
Years active	2002–present
Labels	Marlin, J, Allido, RCA, Universal
Website	instagram.com/danmerriweather

Daniel Paul Merriweather (born 17 February 1982) is an Australian R&B recording artist. Merriweather's debut solo album, Love & War, was released in June 2009. It entered the UK Albums Chart at number two. It was preceded by two singles, "Change" and "Red", which both made the top 10 on the related singles chart. Merriweather has won two ARIA Music Awards, Best Urban Release in 2005 for "She's Got Me" and Best Male Artist in 2009 for Love & War.

In addition to his solo career, he has worked as a featured vocalist for other well-known artists. His guest vocals are included on album tracks by Disco Montego, Mark Ronson and Phrase. His collaborations with Ronson led to working in the United Kingdom including lead vocals on 2007 Ronson's hit "Stop Me", a cover version of "Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before", a song by The Smiths. In November 2019, Daniel announced his first single for ten years titled 'Everything I Need', followed up by an album announcement. Merriweather played 4 sold out London gigs too.

Merriweather is in a relationship with lawyer Coleen Mensa from 2017. In 2020, the couple gave birth to Zion Daniel Kojo Merriweather.