Daniel Pearce (born 29 May 1978) is an English singer, songwriter and actor who was a finalist on the ITV reality TV show Popstars: The Rivals.
He won a place in the British boy band One True Voice, who subsequently released two top ten singles, "Sacred Trust"/"After You're Gone" and "Shakespeare's (Way With) Words".
Pearce and the four other contestant winners (Anton Gordon, Matthew Johnson, Keith Semple and Jamie Shaw) went on to form the group One True Voice.
Pearce became a member of One True Voice, a British boy band created on the ITV television series Popstars: The Rivals.
The group, whose name was later shortened to OTV, was made up of Pearce, Anton Gordon, Matt Johnson, Keith Semple and Jamie Shaw.
He appeared briefly in several roles mainly playing himself as member of One True Voice in TV Burp, Kelly, V Graham Norton (all in 2002) and Smile, Loose Women, Lose Lips (in 2003) and in Hell's Kitchen and The Weakest Link.
After the split-up of the band, Pearce appeared as the lead in Jailhouse Rock, the West End musical in London, and provided back-up vocals for Craig David.
[citation needed] Another former One True Voice band member, Keith Semple, attempted a similar comeback in 2010 on the ninth season of the American Idol.
He appeared with Dizzee on 30 April 2010 on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross singing backing vocals and playing the drums on the song.
In January 2014, British drum and bass duo Sigma released a bootleg remix of "Bound 2" by Kanye West and Charlie Wilson as a free download.
Lead singer Phil Collins had suffered with declining health for years and was supported by backing vocalists for the first time in the band's career.
Pearce is the lead vocalist of the band, who play both original material and covers and completed a debut self-titled album Shuffler in 2013.