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{{Short description|English musician (born 1990)}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = George Daniel

| image = The 1975 - 2019158235724 2019-06-07 Rock am Ring - 2289 - AK8I7639.jpg

| caption = Daniel performing in Germany in 2019

| other_names =

| birth_name = George Bedford Daniel

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|03|23|df=yes}}

| birth_place = [[Brussels]], Belgium

| alma_mater =

| occupation = {{flatlist|

* Musician

* record producer

}}

| years_active = 2012–present

| works =

| parents =

| awards = [[List of awards and nominations received by The 1975|Full list]]

| website = {{URL|https://the1975.com/}}

| module = {{Infobox musical artist

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| instruments = {{hlist|Drums|synthesizer|piano|vocals}}

| genre = {{flatlist|

* [[Pop rock]]

* [[synth-pop]]

* [[indie pop]]

* [[indie rock]]

* [[electropop]]

* [[alternative rock]]

}}

| origin = [[Cheshire]], England

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| current_member_of = [[The 1975]]

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'''George Bedford Daniel''' (born 23 March 1990) is an English musician and record producer. He came to prominence as a founding member, principal producer and drummer of the pop rock band [[the 1975]].<ref>{{Citation |title=Sound Legacy - George Daniel |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3IChUMxsuU |work=Avedis Zildjian Company |access-date=2023-06-22 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Graves |first=Shahlin |date=2016-10-10 |title=Interview: The 1975's George Daniel on music production, their fans, and The 1975 sound. |url=https://www.coupdemainmagazine.com/the-1975/11540 |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=Coup De Main Magazine |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Zildjian Performance Series - George Daniel of The 1975 plays Chocolate |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlAyFUdWrWA |access-date=2023-06-15 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gould |first=Courtney |date=2020-03-23 |title=5 George Daniel-Produced Tracks You Didn't Know About |url=https://soundigest.com/2020/03/23/5-george-daniel-produced-tracks/ |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=Soundigest |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Turner |first=Danny |date=2023-03-13 |title=A Few Minutes with George Daniel of The 1975 |url=https://articles.roland.com/a-few-minutes-with-george-daniel-of-the-1975/ |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=Roland Articles |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=The Break Down Series - George Daniel plays Heart Out |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyTZBcyXpDQ |access-date=2023-06-15 |language=en}}</ref>

His work with the band made him the recipient of four [[Brit Awards]],<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Brit Awards 2017: See the Full Winners List |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7697649/brit-awards-2017-winners-list |magazine=Billboard}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=20 February 2019 |title=Brit Awards 2019: Full list of winners |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-46837246 |accessdate=21 February 2019 |publisher=[[BBC]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Richards |first=Will |date=10 January 2023 |title=Mo Gilligan returning to host 2023 BRIT Awards |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/mo-gilligan-returning-to-host-2023-brit-awards-3377776 |access-date=12 January 2023 |website=[[NME]]}}</ref> and two [[Ivor Novello Awards]] including Songwriter of the Year.<ref>{{cite web |title=2019 nominees and winners |url=https://ivorsacademy.com/awards/the-ivors/#nominees |accessdate=29 May 2019 |website=ivorsacademy.com}}</ref> He has also been nominated twice for the [[Mercury Prize]],<ref>{{cite news |date=4 August 2016 |title=Mercury Prize 2016: The nominees |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-36952108}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=25 July 2019 |title=Mercury prize 2019: The 1975, Dave, Cate Le Bon and Idles shortlisted |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jul/25/mercury-prize-2019-1975-dave-foals-idles-shortlisted |accessdate=29 July 2019 |work=The Guardian}}</ref> and once for the [[Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=George Bedford Daniels - GRAMMYS |url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/george-daniel/251723 |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=Grammy Awards}}</ref>

== Early life ==

Daniel was born in Belgium and spent his early years in the city of [[Seattle]] in the United States.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Records |first=Vagrant |title=Vagrant Records |url=http://vagrant.com/ |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=Vagrant Records |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite news |last1=Nolan |first1=David |date=9 March 2017 |title=The 1975 - Love, Sex & Chocolate |language=en |publisher=Bonnier Zaffre |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YSa3DwAAQBAJ&dq=matty%20healy%20gcses%20two&pg=PP1 |access-date=13 May 2023 |isbn=9781786064875}}</ref> He then moved to England and spent his formative years in the [[Cheshire]] town of [[Wilmslow]], and attended [[Wilmslow High School]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=McKeegan |first=Alice |date=2013-05-07 |title=How my schoolboy dream of musical stardom came true |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/how-schoolboy-dream-musical-stardom-3415033 |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=Manchester Evening News |language=en}}</ref> He studied [[sound design]] in university.<ref name=":212">{{Cite magazine |last=Tolentino |first=Jia |date=29 May 2023 |title=Who Is Matty Healy? |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/06/05/who-is-matty-healy |magazine=The New Yorker |issn=0028-792X |access-date=29 May 2023}}</ref>

== Career ==

Together with schoolmates [[Matty Healy]], [[Adam Hann]] and [[Ross MacDonald]], Daniel formed [[the 1975]] in 2002. Healy, who was the original drummer before Daniel took over, described Daniel as a "weird kid" who was "really tall" but "looked about nine and was this odd character,"<ref name=":1" /> adding that meeting Daniel "changed his life".<ref>{{Citation |title=Matty Healy Replies to Fans on the Internet {{!}} Actually Me {{!}} GQ |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jp3dBIvURIE |access-date=2023-06-22 |language=en}}</ref>

[[File:The_1975_-_2019159000322_2019-06-07_Rock_am_Ring_-_1776_-_B70I9076.jpg|thumb|250x250px|Daniel performing in Germany in 2019]]

The band covered punk and emo songs before eventually making their own music.<ref>{{Citation |title=The 1975: Matty Healy and George Daniel Interview on Touring, Bastille and Australia! (Part One) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9pkKkRssFs |access-date=2023-06-15 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=The 1975's Matty and George open up about Fame, Fandom and Success. (Part Two) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tacrK5W-gg0 |access-date=2023-06-15 |language=en}}</ref> To keep the band together, Hann, MacDonald and Daniel all went to university in Manchester while Healy briefly attended music school.<ref>{{Citation |title=The 1975: 'Being Funny In a Foreign Language' Interview {{!}} Apple Music |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3ZHGfcENuk |access-date=2023-06-23 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |date=30 August 2013 |title=The 1975: Interview |url=https://www.thestudentpocketguide.com/2013/08/entertainment/music/the-1975-interview/ |magazine=Student Pocket Guide |access-date=20 May 2023}}</ref> They played gigs and recorded their own music while working as delivery boys at a local Chinese restaurant.<ref name=":2122">{{Cite magazine |last=Tolentino |first=Jia |date=29 May 2023 |title=Who Is Matty Healy? |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/06/05/who-is-matty-healy |magazine=The New Yorker |issn=0028-792X |access-date=29 May 2023}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

The band, then being managed by Jamie Oborne, has remained unsigned despite meeting every major recording label due to their genre-hopping approach. This prompted Oborne to set up his own independent record label, [[Dirty Hit]], and signed the band for 20 pounds.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Artistic Integrity, Creative Freedom, and the Rise of Dirty Hit |url=https://www.complex.com/pigeons-and-planes/2019/12/dirty-hit-the-1975-matty-healy-interview |access-date=2023-06-25 |website=Complex |language=en}}</ref>

The band has released four extended plays before releasing their [[The 1975 (album)|self-titled studio album]] in 2013.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Spanos |first=Brittany |date=2020-04-30 |title=The 1975 Hosting 'Enriched' Listening Party of Debut Album With Spotify |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-1975-spotify-listening-party-991982/ |access-date=2023-06-15 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> They followed it with ''[[I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It]]'' (2016), ''[[A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships]]'' (2018), ''[[Notes on a Conditional Form]]'' (2020),<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Spanos |first=Brittany |date=2020-05-22 |title=The 1975 Would Like to Invent the Future |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/the-1975-matty-healy-george-daniel-interview-noacf-1002602/ |access-date=2023-06-15 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> and ''[[Being Funny in a Foreign Language]]'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Paul |first=Larisha |date=2022-12-09 |title=The 1975 Finds Everlasting Love in Each Other in Endearing 'Oh Caroline' Video |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-1975-grow-old-together-in-1234644787/ |access-date=2023-06-15 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=The 1975 - Roland Hybrid Drums with George Daniel |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmCHpfErlFQ |access-date=2023-06-22 |language=en}}</ref> Each of their studio albums reached number one on the [[UK Albums Chart]] and garnered critical acclaim.<ref>{{Cite web |title=5 Questions with George Daniel of The 1975 |url=https://www.izotope.com/en/learn/5-questions-with-george-daniel-of-the-1975.html |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=iZotope |language=en}}</ref>

Daniel, together with bandmate [[Matty Healy|Healy]], produces the 1975's music.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-18 |title=GEORGE DANIEL AND MATTY HEALY |url=https://ivorsacademy.com/nominee/george-daniel-and-matty-healy/ |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=The Ivors Academy |language=en-GB}}</ref> Daniel has described himself as the "primary [[Record producer|producer]]" and Healy as the "primary songwriter".<ref name="fader">{{cite news |title=Cover Story: The 1975 Have Nowhere to Grow But Up |language=en |work=The FADER |url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/09/12/the-1975-notes-on-a-conditional-form-interview |url-status=live |access-date=13 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503032807/https://www.thefader.com/2019/09/12/the-1975-notes-on-a-conditional-form-interview |archive-date=2023-05-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=12 August 2020 |title=Episode 190: The 1975 |work=Song Exploder |url=https://songexploder.net/the-1975 |access-date=1 June 2023}}</ref> Healy has described their relationship as "symbiotic": "We’ve got a shared musical vocabulary. Even if we’re both working remotely, we’re both working together."<ref>{{cite news |title=The 1975's Matty Healy: "This is gonna be one of my last interviews" |language=en |work=i-d.vice.com |url=https://i-d.vice.com/en/article/k7qqde/the-1975-matty-healy-exclusive-interview-notes-on-a-conditional-form |access-date=13 June 2023}}</ref>

Outside of the 1975, Daniel has co-produced music for his [[Dirty Hit]] labelmates [[Beabadoobee]],<ref name="beabadoobee2">{{cite web |last=Minsker |first=Evan |date=24 March 2021 |title=beabadoobee Announces 1975-Produced EP, Shares New Song "Last Day on Earth": Listen |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/beabadoobee-announces-1975-produced-ep-shares-new-song-last-day-on-earth-listen/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327154854/https://pitchfork.com/news/beabadoobee-announces-1975-produced-ep-shares-new-song-last-day-on-earth-listen/ |archive-date=27 March 2022 |access-date=14 April 2023 |website=Pitchfork}}</ref> [[Pale Waves]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Thomas |date=2017-03-10 |title=Pale Waves talk their 1975-produced single 'There's A Honey' and why they're aiming for Number One album already |url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/pale-waves-interview-1975-2006865 |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Graves |first=Shahlin |date=2017-08-31 |title=Interview: Pale Waves on future happenings + working with The 1975's George Daniel and Matty Healy. |url=https://www.coupdemainmagazine.com/pale-waves/13188 |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=Coup De Main Magazine |language=en}}</ref> [[No Rome]],<ref name="rip2">{{cite web |last=Daly |first=Rhian |date=24 May 2018 |title=Listen to new song from Matty Healy's 'muse' No Rome, co-produced by two of The 1975 |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/listen-new-song-matty-healys-muse-no-rome-2324318 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507193852/https://www.nme.com/news/music/listen-new-song-matty-healys-muse-no-rome-2324318 |archive-date=7 May 2021 |access-date=15 April 2023 |publisher=[[NME]]}}</ref> and [[The Japanese House]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Main |first=Coup De |date=2015-03-12 |title=Must-listen: The Japanese House - 'Still' [produced by The 1975's Matty Healy and George Daniel]. |url=https://www.coupdemainmagazine.com/must-listen-japanese-house-still-produced-1975s-matty-healy-and-george-daniel |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=Coup De Main Magazine |language=en}}</ref> as well as artists like [[Charli XCX]],<ref name="DIY2">{{cite web |date=4 March 2021 |title=Listen No Rome, Charli XCX and The 1975 drop new pop bop 'Spinning' |url=https://diymag.com/2021/03/04/no-rome-charli-xcx-the-1975-spinning |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430194506/https://diymag.com/2021/03/04/no-rome-charli-xcx-the-1975-spinning |archive-date=30 April 2021 |access-date=3 May 2021 |work=[[DIY (magazine)|DIY]]}}</ref> and [[Caroline Polachek|Caroline Polacheck]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Paul |first=Larisha |date=2023-01-20 |title=Charli XCX and the 1975's George Daniel Give Caroline Polachek's 'Welcome To My Island' the Hyper-Pop Treatment |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/caroline-polacheks-welcome-to-my-island-charli-xcx-1975-george-daniel-remix-1234664881/ |access-date=2023-06-15 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-20 |title=Charli XCX and the 1975's George Daniel Remix Caroline Polachek's "Welcome to My Island" |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/charli-xcx-and-the-1975-george-daniel-remix-caroline-polachek-welcome-to-my-island-listen/ |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Personal life ==

As of 2022, Daniel is in a relationship with English singer [[Charli XCX]]. They first met while working on the [[No Rome]] track "[[Spinning (song)|Spinning]]", released on 4 March 2021, and they collaborated again on her album ''[[Crash (Charli XCX album)|Crash]]'', released in 2022, on the album's title track and several songs on its deluxe edition.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 May 2022 |title=Charli XCX confirms relationship with The 1975 drummer George Daniel |url=https://nz.news.yahoo.com/charli-xcx-confirms-relationship-1975-141858957.html |access-date=2022-09-08 |website=nz.news.yahoo.com |language=en-NZ}}</ref>

== Selected discography ==

=== The 1975 ===

{{Main|The 1975 discography}}

==== Extended plays ====

* ''[[Facedown (EP)|Facedown]]'' (2012)

* ''[[Sex (The 1975 EP)|Sex]]'' (2012)

* ''[[Music for Cars]]'' (2013)

* ''[[IV (EP)|IV]]'' (2013)

==== Studio albums ====

* ''[[The 1975 (album)|The 1975]]'' (2013)

* ''[[I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It]]'' (2016)

* ''[[A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships]]'' (2018)

* ''[[Notes on a Conditional Form]]'' (2020)

* ''[[Being Funny in a Foreign Language]]'' (2022)

=== Solo work ===

* 2015 – [[The Japanese House]] – ''[[Pools to Bathe In]]'' EP (co-producer)

* 2015 – The Japanese House – ''[[Clean (The Japanese House EP)|Clean]]'' EP (co-producer)

* 2017 – The Japanese House – ''[[Saw You in a Dream]]'' EP (co-producer)

* 2018 – [[Pale Waves]] – [[My Mind Makes Noises]] (co-composer and co-producer of "[[Television Romance]]" and <nowiki>''</nowiki>[[There's a Honey]]")

* 2019 – No Rome – ''Crying In The Prettiest Places'' EP (co-producer)

* 2021 – [[Beabadoobee]] – ''Our Extended Play'' EP (co-producer)

* 2021 – [[Holly Humberstone]] – "Please Don't Leave Just Yet" (co-composer, co-producer)<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Lipshutz |first=Jason |date=2021-11-18 |title=20 Questions With Holly Humberstone: New EP, Working With Matty Healy & Being a Secret Nerd |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/20-questions-with-holly-humberstone-1234999756/ |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |access-date=2023-05-15}}</ref>

* 2021 – No Rome – "[[Spinning (song)|Spinning]]" (co-composer, co-producer)<ref name="DIY22">{{cite web |date=4 March 2021 |title=Listen No Rome, Charli XCX and The 1975 drop new pop bop 'Spinning' |url=https://diymag.com/2021/03/04/no-rome-charli-xcx-the-1975-spinning |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430194506/https://diymag.com/2021/03/04/no-rome-charli-xcx-the-1975-spinning |archive-date=30 April 2021 |access-date=3 May 2021 |work=[[DIY (magazine)|DIY]]}}</ref>

* 2022 – Holly Humberstone – "Sleep Tight" (co-composer)

* 2023 – The Japanese House – "Sunshine Baby" (co-producer)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blistein |first=Jon |date=17 May 2023 |title=The Japanese House Taps the 1975's Matty Healy for Swooning 'Sunshine Baby' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-1975-matty-healy-japanese-house-sunshine-baby-1234737114/ |access-date=17 May 2023 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref>

* 2023 – The Japanese House – [[In the End It Always Does]] (co-producer)<ref>{{Cite web |title=In The End It Always Does by The Japanese House |url=https://genius.com/albums/The-japanese-house/In-the-end-it-always-does |access-date=2023-06-30 |website=Genius |language=en}}</ref>

== Concert tours ==

* The 1975 Tour (2013)

* I Like It When You Sleep Tour (2016–2017)

* [[Music for Cars (concert tour)|Music for Cars Tour]] (2018–2020)

* [[At Their Very Best]] (2022–2023)

* [[Still... At Their Very Best]] (2023)

== References ==

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== External links ==

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