Daniel Panetta

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Daniel Panetta
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Background information
Birth nameDaniele-Mauro Salvatore Tosoni Panetta
Also known asDanny Payne
Born (1992-03-24) March 24, 1992 (age 31)
Origin Angus, Ontario, Canada
Genres Alternative rock, pop rock, jazz, opera
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, musician, pianist
Instrument(s)Vocals, piano, keyboard, guitar, saxophone, bass guitar, drums, percussion
Years active1997–present
Labels3PK Productions, [1] [2] Indie Connect
Website styesterday.com

Daniel Panetta (born March 24, 1992), also known as Danny Payne [3] is a Canadian singer, songwriter, musician and producer. In addition to his solo career, he is also the vocalist for the alternative rock band St.Yesterday. [4] He was born in Angus, Ontario. [5]

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Early career

Panetta began singing at age five inspired by Elvis Presley. [5] In October 2006 he received a bursary award from the York Region Media Group Celebration of the Arts, [6] and as of 2010 has performed at over 830 events including; the Semaine Italienne Festival in Montreal, Quebec the SOS Abruzzo-Earthquake Relief gala, the Montreal Jazz Festival and the Calgary UNICEF charity gala. [7]

While attending St. Elizabeth Catholic High School [8] Panetta collaborated with classical vocalist Natalie Choquette [1] for her record "Terra Mia" [4] [9] and that same year performed at the Beaches Jazz Festival in Toronto making him one of the youngest performers to ever take the stage at the event. [6]

In 2008 Panetta was signed [10] by former Canadian Idol judge Farley Flex [11] [12] and after recording a short demo CD [5] [13] released his first independent pop-rock record titled "Unleashed" in 2011. [7] A year later in 2012 he was selected to perform at the "Una Voce per Padre Pio" (A Voice for Padre Pio in the World) tribute concert in Pietrelcina, Italy honoring the late Luciano Pavarotti. [7] [14] Following the Italian tribute concert and a performance at the Brampton Powerade Centre, [14] he released his second independent record titled "The Closer I Get" [15] [16]

Musical style

Although classically trained in both opera and jazz, Panetta lends himself to a variety of different genres including; pop-rock, Motown, R&B alternative rock and folk. [6] In addition to English, he sings in Italian, French, Spanish and German. [17]

Personal life

Currently residing in Toronto, Ontario, Panetta graduated from Humber College in 2013.

Discography

Solo

With St.Yesterday [18]
SongYearArtistAlbum
"Non Ti Scordar Di Me"2008 Natalie Choquette Terra Mia! [19]

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  2. ↑ Daniel Panetta Hits a High Note Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine , Jennifer Cox, Urban Male Magazine, Winter 2009. UMM p. 117
  3. ↑ St.Yesterday Brings Back Epic Melodic Rock , Rick Jamm, Jamsphere Magazine, 2015-12-02
  4. 1 2 Credits - Panetta, Daniel , AllMusic, 2015-03-23 Retrieved from AllMusic.com
  5. 1 2 3 "To 5000 Mothers With Love". Newmarket Era . Archived from the original on February 2, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2008.
  6. 1 2 3 Newmarket Singer Back to Roots , In Newmarket Era, Retrieved from York Region.com, 2010-08-04
  7. 1 2 3 Young Talents Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine , Romina Monaco, Whatever Magazine, Summer 2014. p. 24 Retrieved from WhateverMagazine.ca
  8. ↑ 6th Annual Crime Victim Foundation Gala , Kathryn McNea, Marketwired, 2008-06-06
  9. ↑ Natalie Choquette – Terra Mia , ISBA Music, 2008-11-25 Retrieved from iTunes.com
  10. ↑ Farley Flex's Real School Archived April 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine , Randi Myers, SamaritanMag.com, 2009-09-26
  11. ↑ My artist daniel... , Farley Flex, Twitter, 2009-05-08
  12. ↑ Leaving with Daniel... , Farley Flex, Twitter, 2009-08-13
  13. ↑ Competition Turning Point For Panetta , David Fleischer, Markham Econominist & Sun, Retrieved from York Region.com, 2008-06-13
  14. 1 2 A Voice for Padre Pio Archived April 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine , RAI Broadcasting, Rai.tv, 2012-07-09
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  16. ↑ CTV News Toronto (YouTube) , Karlene Nation, CFTO, Original Broadcast date: 2012-11-10
  17. ↑ Top Choice Awards Gala 2011 Archived April 3, 2015, at the Wayback Machine , Francesca Filippelli, Top Choice Magazine, Winter 2012 Archived April 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine p.12 2012-02-21
  18. ↑ St.Yesterday Discography - AllMusic , Retrieved from AllMusic on 2016-02-13
  19. ↑ Terra Mia! Credits - AllMusic , Retrieved from AllMusic on 2016-04-16
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