Daniel Powter creates music the way most people breathe—it’s simply what he does as a way of getting along. “I write songs to make sense of the world around me,” says Powter. “And that’s how I’ve been since I was 10 years old, long before anyone else was listening.” People started listening—in the tens of millions—in 2006, when Powter’s song “Bad Day” became a worldwide smash, one that Billboard named the top Hot 100 song of that year. Powter’s album, Turn on the Lights, is an effervescent set of summer-ready pop songs about life, love and what happens in between and catches Powter in a soulful, irresistibly uplifting mood. “Let’s get stupid dancing with Cupid tonight,” urges the Grammy-nominated singer over a strummy groove in lead single “Cupid.” Powter looks forward to sharing his music with his fans on the road, where Powter says he couldn’t be more excited to return. “I love making records, but what I really live to do is play concerts,” he notes. “And that’s kind of been a big life lesson for me—that the beauty of a ‘Bad Day’ or a ‘Cupid’ is that it gets people interested in what you’re doing, so that they come see you and find out what you’re all about.” Any day is good when it involves listening to Daniel Powter.
