Daniel, born José Daniel Camillo, is a Brazilian sertanejo singer and actor. He first gained prominence in the duo João Paulo & Daniel and continued as a solo artist after João Paulo's death in 1997. He has also acted in films and television, served as a coach on The Voice Brasil, and received Latin Grammy Awards.
Background
José Daniel Camillo was born on September 9, 1968, in Brotas, São Paulo, to José Sebastião Camillo and Maria Aparecida Cantado Camillo. He was the third of four children. His father, a truck driver and admirer of sertanejo music, encouraged his interest in singing and taught him the beginnings of guitar playing.
Daniel began singing in childhood and participated in regional music festivals in the interior of São Paulo. At one of these events he met José Henrique dos Reis, known professionally as João Paulo. Their musical partnership developed within the regional sertanejo tradition and eventually became the duo João Paulo & Daniel.
Career
Daniel began performing at family celebrations and regional festivals before forming João Paulo & Daniel with José Henrique dos Reis. The duo was established in 1980 and recorded its first album, Amor Sempre Amor, through Chantecler in 1985. João Paulo & Daniel released eight studio albums and an album recorded live, becoming one of the prominent sertanejo duos of the 1990s.
João Paulo died in a traffic accident on September 12, 1997. Daniel subsequently pursued a solo career, releasing a live recording in 1997 and his first solo studio album, Adoro Amar Você, in 1998. His later releases included Meu Reino Encantado, Amor Absoluto, As Músicas do Filme O Menino da Porteira, Raízes, Pra Ser Feliz, Daniel 30 Anos – O Musical, and Daniel. His recorded work has included studio albums, live albums, DVDs, and projects devoted to traditional Brazilian sertanejo repertoire.
Daniel expanded his work into acting. He appeared in the films Xuxa Requebra and Didi, O Cupido Trapalhão, and played the lead character Diogo in O Menino da Porteira in 2009. On television, he appeared in productions including Estrela de Fogo, Chiquinha Gonzaga, América, Araguaia, and Paraíso, in which he portrayed the singer and cowboy Zé Camilo.
From 2012 through 2014, Daniel served as a coach on the first three seasons of TV Globo's The Voice Brasil. The program adapted the international singing-competition format for Brazil and placed Daniel alongside Carlinhos Brown, Claudia Leitte, and Lulu Santos in its original coaching panel. He has continued touring and recording as a solo singer, including concerts marking his thirty-year and forty-year career milestones.
Daniel helped establish and popularize the sertanejo duo João Paulo & Daniel, which released eight studio albums and a live album between 1985 and 1997.
After João Paulo's death, Daniel established a durable solo career with studio albums, live recordings, concert tours, and projects dedicated to Brazilian sertanejo traditions.
Daniel developed a parallel acting career in Brazilian film and television, including a leading role in O Menino da Porteira and the recurring television character Zé Camilo in Paraíso.
He supported charitable initiatives through the Daniel Futebol Clube benefit-match project and his association with Teleton.
Works
album
Adoro Amar Você
(Daniel's first solo studio album after the end of João Pa...)
1998
Amor Sempre Amor
(The first album by João Paulo & Daniel, marking the begin...)
1985
João Paulo & Daniel Vol. 8
(The eighth studio album by João Paulo & Daniel and the du...)
1997
Meu Reino Encantado
(A Daniel album devoted to established songs from the trad...)
2000
Raízes
(A studio album released by Daniel in 2010, continuing his...)
2010
Pra Ser Feliz
(A solo album released by Daniel through Sony Music and us...)
2011
Daniel
(A solo album of new songs that won the 2017 Latin Grammy ...)
2016
Amor Absoluto
(A solo album by Daniel that received a Latin Grammy nomin...)
2006
biography
Daniel – Minha Estrada
(Daniel's published biography, issued by Benvirá; proceeds...)
2014
film
O Menino da Porteira
(A Brazilian film in which Daniel played Diogo, the centra...)
2009
live album
Daniel 30 Anos – O Musical
(A concert and musical project created to mark Daniel's th...)
2013
soundtrack album
As Músicas do Filme O Menino da Porteira
(Daniel's soundtrack album for O Menino da Porteira, the f...)
2009
Interests
Charitable activities connected with disability services and benefit events.
Sport & Clubs
Football.
Music & Bands
Sertanejo music, including the traditional rural repertoire represented in his Meu Reino Encantado projects.
Connections
Daniel is married to Aline de Pádua, a dancer and businesswoman. They have three daughters, Lara, Luiza, and Olívia.
His principal early musical partnership was with José Henrique dos Reis, known as João Paulo. Their duo lasted from 1980 until João Paulo's death in 1997. Daniel has also maintained public associations with charitable initiatives, including Teleton and benefit football matches organized through the Daniel Futebol Clube project.
Father:
José Sebastião Camillo
He was a truck driver and encouraged Daniel's early interest in sertanejo music.
Mother:
Maria Aparecida Cantado Camillo
Collegue :
José Henrique dos Reis
Known professionally as João Paulo, he formed the duo João Paulo & Daniel with Daniel in 1980.
Wife:
Aline de Pádua
A dancer and businesswoman who is the mother of Daniel's three daughters.
Breve currículo Daniel
Artist-issued curriculum describing Daniel's career, discography, Latin Grammy nominations and awards, acting roles, and work as a coach on The Voice Brasil.
2018
Memória Globo: The Voice Brasil 2012
Institutional history of the first season of The Voice Brasil, including Daniel's role as one of the four original coaches.
Gshow: Daniel relembra filmes que participou
Interview documenting Daniel's film and television acting, including Xuxa Requebra, Didi, O Cupido Trapalhão, O Menino da Porteira, and Paraíso.
2026
Câmara de Jaú concede a Daniel título de cidadania
Report documenting Daniel's birth in Brotas, his family background, the formation of João Paulo & Daniel, his solo career, charitable football project, Teleton connection, and honorary citizenship of Jaú.
Daniel won the 2009 Latin Grammy for the album As Músicas do Filme O Menino da Porteira, associated with the soundtrack of the film in which he starred.
Daniel won the 2009 Latin Grammy for the album As Músicas do Filme O Menino da Porteira, associated with the soundtrack of the film in which he starred.
Latin Grammy Award,
Brazil
Daniel won the 2017 Latin Grammy for Best Sertaneja Music Album for Daniel.
Daniel won the 2017 Latin Grammy for Best Sertaneja Music Album for Daniel.
Cidadão Jauense,
Brazil
The Câmara Municipal de Jaú granted Daniel the honorary title of citizen of Jaú in recognition of his connection with the region and charitable activities benefiting the Hospital Amaral Carvalho.
The Câmara Municipal de Jaú granted Daniel the honorary title of citizen of Jaú in recognition of his connection with the region and charitable activities benefiting the Hospital Amaral Carvalho.
