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Daniel James Osborne (born December 24th 1991) is a British singer, songwriter, producer, television personality and entrepreneur. Born in Liverpool, England, Osborne was first known as a model from the age of six before joining the UK pop group S Club Juniors in 2000.

The group released seven albums and twenty singles under the names S Club Juniors, S Club 8, I Dream, S Club 7 and their final name S Club. The group split in 2008 following the release of a greatest hits album. They scored 5 UK top ten albums, including one that hit #1, and 18 UK top ten singles, including five #1 singles.

Osborne signed a solo deal with RCA Records and released his debut album "Justified" in January 2009. The release would debut at #1 in the UK, going on to sell over 1.8 million copies in the country. The album also saw international success, reaching the top ten in both Australia and New Zealand. It 2011, Osborne released his second album "FutureSex/LoveSounds", exclusively written and produced by himself and US producer Timbaland. The album debuted at #1 in the UK, Ireland and Australia whilst hitting #4 in New Zealand. Four of the six singles released from the album, "SexyBack", "LoveStoned", "Until The End Of Time" and "Summer Love" all hit #1 in the UK. It has sold over 2.3 million copies worldwide. In 2013, "The 20/20 Experience" was released as Osborne's third studio album. The album was Osborne's first to be released in connection with Jay Z's Roc Nation record label. The album became his third consecutive #1 album in the UK. In September of that year, "The 20/20 Experience: 2 of 2" was released as the second part of the album, and as his fourth album, which peaked at #2 in the UK, becoming his first album to not hit #1 there.

In October 2013, the album was released as a compilation in the US and Canada, consisting of tracks from the two albums released worldwide and five tracks from "FutureSex/LoveSounds". The album debuted at #1 in the US and Canada and has sold over 2.4 million copies in the US alone. Osborne has sold over 8.28 million albums worldwide. Osborne is also a successful entrepreneur with two brands of alcohol, a clothing line, three restaurants, two clubs and a number of fragrances. In 2013, he was thought to be worth over £37.3m.

Danny O Unleashed (2009-Present)
On January 14th 2009, ITV2 aired a special programme entitled "Danny O Unleashed", a fly-on-the-wall documentary which followed Osborne for a week. It had an average on 1.14 million viewers. The show was filmed differently to other shows of the same type with the episode airing the Wednesday after the filming ended.

In April 2009, ITV2 confirmed they would be airing a full eight episode series. Filming for the series began on July 4th 2009, the first episode airing on the 15th July. The series averaged 902,555 viewers over the series. The second and fourth series of the show aired in January 2010 and 2011 respectively whilst three and five aired in July 2010 and 2011. The fourth series is the most popular with viewers, averaging over 1.7 million viewers throughout the series.

In 2012, four series aired consisting of four episodes each. Series 6 aired in January, 7 in April, 8 in July and 9 in October. All of these series aired to an average of over 1.3 million. The tenth series would not air until June 2010 with eight episodes. The eleventh series of the show aired between October and December 2013 with 10 episodes in the series. It has since become the lowest rated series since the first, with an average of 1.14 million viewers across the series.

On January 10th 2014, ITV2 confirmed a special series, entitled "Danny O: Splash! Unleashed" would air from January 22nd for four weeks.

Splash! (2014)
On December 23rd 2013, Osborne was confirmed as a contestant on ITV diving show "Splash!". He appeared on the third heat of the show, competing against Danielle Lloyd, Penny Mordaunt, Paul Young and Patrick Monahan. He received the most amount of votes in the show, continuing to the semi-final later in the series after scoring 23.5 from the judges.

Oscorp
In March 2010, Osborne announced he would be releasing his own brand of tequila. "Sauza 901", named after Nashville, Tennessee where he had recorded his debut solo album, was released in the UK in July 2010. Two years later in April 2012, Osborne created "Sauza L35", a vodka brand. L35, named after his hometown of Whiston, Liverpool has lime, cola and orange flavourings.

In September 2012, Osborne released his first clothing collection under the brand name "William Rast Clothing". The name, taken from his maternal grandfather. It was showcased at London, Paris and New York Fashion Week in 2013. The first stores, opened in London, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Manchester and Birmingham were opened through 2013. The company will expand to open stores in Australia, New Zealand, America and Canada throughout 2014.

Oscorp, a merger of his surname Osborne and the word Corporation, was formed in January 2013. Osborne has released ten fragrances based on his song titles. A list is printed below:

Mens Fragrance:
 * Cry Me A River (January 2009)
 * SexyBack (February 2011)
 * LoveStoned (January 2012)
 * Suit & Tie (January 2013)
 * TKO (January 2014)

Female Fragrance:
 * Senorita by Dan Osborne (July 2009)
 * My Love (May 2011)
 * Summer Love (January 2012)
 * Mirrors by Dan Osborne (January 2013)
 * Tunnel Vision (January 2014)

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