ABOUT THE ARTIST

Coming from Vancouver, Canada, Daniel Powter has created the kind of album that is immediately appealing and at the same time, draws listeners in on many different levels. His self-titled album's first single, "Bad Day," has had unprecedented success in France, breaking the record for a pop artist that has existed for over 20 years when it topped the radio airplay singles chart for several weeks. France, where the album recently received a gold record award, was the first country to release the album. It's clear that Powter makes music people want to hear.

His songs are catchy, the rhythms infectious and the chords rock solid; built on the kind of time-honored heels that helps rock reinvent itself every few years. Daniel Powter found his way to this achievement in a fairly circuitous manner. He was raised in the pastoral splendor of the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia, at first taking years of violin lessons, accompanied by his mother on piano. That devotion to music immediately made him an outsider to his schoolmates, but also helped Powter develop the kind of determination it takes to make a strong mark in the world of music.

Once the teenager found the piano, he knew that he'd discovered his calling. "There was a time my violin teacher looked over at me during one lesson and said, 'Your music is upside down,'" Powter recalls. "That's when I realized I had to break off from that structure of music and find my own way."

It wasn't long before Powter also started singing in high school bands. By his second show he knew he'd found his future. After recording a single and studying music at Edmonton's Grand MacEwan College, the 20-year-old performer decided it was time to strike out on his own. He moved to Vancouver and met producer Jeff Dawson. Together they began work in a tiny studio, writing songs and dreaming up big production ideas. "I says. "It was like a door opening. It became easy."

Over the next year, Powter wrote the songs that make up his self-titled debut album. Produced by Dawson and Mitchell Froom (whose credits include Elvis Costello, Crowded House, Los Lobos and Randy Newman) Daniel Powter is the kind of album that seems to come out of nowhere, but once the songs are heard, seems like it's always been there. It marks the arrival of an intriguing new voice, and judging by the success the music has already achieved in France and in other European countries, it's exactly the kind of music listeners here have been waiting for.

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  DANIEL POWTER- Bad Day Lyrics
  
  Where is the moment we needed the most
  You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost
  They tell me your blue skies fade to grey
  They tell me your passion's gone away
  And I don't need no carryin' on
  
  You stand in the line just to hit a new low
  You're faking a smile with the coffee to go
  You tell me your life's been way off line
  You're falling to pieces everytime
  And I don't need no carryin' on
  
  Cause you had a bad day
  You're taking one down
  You sing a sad song just to turn it around
  You say you don't know
  You tell me don't lie
  You work at a smile and you go for a ride
  You had a bad day
  The camera don't lie
  You're coming back down and you really don't mind
  You had a bad day
  You had a bad day
  
  Well you need a blue sky holiday
  The point is they laugh at what you say
  And I don't need no carryin' on
  
  You had a bad day
  You're taking one down
  You sing a sad song just to turn it around
  You say you don't know
  You tell me don't lie
  You work at a smile and you go for a ride
  You had a bad day
  The camera don't lie
  You're coming back down and you really don't mind
  You had a bad day (Oh.. Holiday..)
  
  Sometimes the system goes on the blink
  And the whole thing turns out wrong
  You might not make it back and you know
  That you could be well oh that strong
  And I'm not wrong
  
  So where is the passion when you need it the most
  Oh you and I
  You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost
  
  Cause you had a bad day
  You're taking one down
  You sing a sad song just to turn it around
  You say you don't know
  You tell me don't lie
  You work at a smile and you go for a ride
  
  You had a bad day
  You've seen what you like
  And how does it feel for one more time
  You had a bad day
  You had a bad day
  Had a bad day
  Had a bad day
  Had a bad day
  Had a bad day
  Had a bad day