Due to his father working in the military in the Air Force, him and his family-friendly moved around a lot. There were a few moves from Florida, South Dakota, and activities that Alabama before growing up in Fairfax, Virginia. He attended high school in Centreville, VA.
As a toddler he sang Backstreet Boys and Michael Jackson. He was also given a lot of freedom growing up, and was allowed to climb roofs, and ride his bike alone around the neighborhood. When he was twelve he received his first electric guitar as a gift and taught himself to play. He also did sports and was interested in video games, art, and graphic design.
Music wasn't yet part of his plan, but eventually begun singing through Xbox in voice chat, the anonymity making him feel safer. As he got positive feedback that ultimately led to a boost in his confidence, he started posting short covers over his Instagram. After a classmate suggested he should use the broadcasting site YouNow, he started to gain a following, and earn money.
Some time after when his parents discovered his interests, his dad was home and invited him to go to Williamsburg, Virginia, and bring along his guitar. He was taken to an open mic karaoke at a coffee shop and performed in front of "less than twenty people". After the experience, he became focused as a solo musician and had an official website, creating his own brand and releasing merchandise.
His next single " Marathons " was released in In his sophomore year he got signed to go on the Impact tour with other social media stars, which included his future band mates, Jack Avery and Zach Herron. Later he did another tour which was where he met Jonah Marais. He also started messaging Daniel Seavey upon watching him on American Idol.
Corbyn named his mother to be his biggest influence, nudging him in the direction in music. In , the band had to postpone a concert tour because Corbyn had to undergo emergency surgery for an infection in his throat.
Later in January , after months of constant rumors, they both confirmed through an IG story via BeautyChickee [3] that they had broken up, back in near the beginning of the COVID quarantine and lockdown started. However, they said they are on good terms, good friends, and that they have love and respect for each other. Why Don't We. Explore Wikis Community Central.
Register Don't have an account? In he appeared on the h14th season of American Idol with his rendition of "Hallelujah". Since he was little, his mother described Seavey to have perfect pitch and find music in everything. By the time he was ten years old he could play the piano, guitar, alongside the violin and the cello.
He participated in a few talent shows. He and his father used to travel down to Portland to play music on the street for art walks. The first time he performed, covering Adele's "Someone Like You", there were about three hundred people present, stopping traffic. In January , Seavey appeared on the fourteenth season of American Idol with the song "Hallelujah". He met future band mate Jack Avery at the auditions, though Avery didn't make it through.
Seavey made it to the Top 9 before being eliminated on his birthday. He considered the whole experience to be his "first chance" and thought that he didn't work hard enough as he should have.
The night he was voted off, Harry Connick Jr. Sometime later Connick contacted him, holding out an offer to be an opening act at a show near his hometown. After touring for two weeks on the road along with his sister, it reminded him of his love for music. He began to play at local shows and auditioned for anyone who let him. He met Jonah Marais through a mutual friend in Portland, and noticed Corbyn Besson online and started to message.
He didn't know Zach Herron that well, but watched the "Stitches" video. He initially was not in the first meetup of the band in Los Angeles, but then Avery brought his name up and all five instantly clicked. On September 27, , they formed the band Why Don't We , which Seavey considered as his "second chance". One of the musical inspirations are The Beatles. After Seavey's experience on Idol , he struggled with depression, being taunted by his classmates, reminding him of being back to where he started.
Just when he was about to give up, his parents encouraged him to keep going and work hard. Due to putting off his studies in pursuit of his musical career, Seavey graduated from high school in In , he had surgery on his nose to help with a breathing issue.
He has five known tattoos. The first he posted over his Twitter account. It is the Dwennimmen Ram's horns which is an Adinkra symbol of humility and strength on the inside of his wrist. The second was posted over his Instagram story on December 8th, which has altogether three linked together: a tree, a tally mark, and a palm tree located over his first one. It may represent his transition from Oregon to Los Angeles with his band.
The fifth one is a banana tattoo matching with the rest of his band mates. The sixth one on his leg for his friend Corey who passed away in the summer of Why Don't We. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Daniel Seavey.
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