However, the judges liked his voice and decided to join him together with Luana Ribeiro, another contestant who was eliminated in the piano phase.

In the blind auditions, Daniel sang Adele's "When We Were Young" and all four coaches, Marisa Liz, Mickael Carreira, Aurea, and Anselmo Ralph, turned their chairs for him.

The Grand Finale was eventually won by Salvador Sobral, who sang "Amar Pelos Dois", that ended up winning the contest.

[8][9] In July 2017, Fernando Daniel released his first original single, "Espera", which was included in the soundtrack for the Portuguese telenovela "A Herdeira".

He became the first coach in any variation of the Portuguese version of the show to win more than two consecutive seasons.

In 2024, it was revealed that Daniel would not return as a coach for season 5, being replaced by Nininho Vaz Maia.

In 2023, he became a coach on season 11 of the main version of The Voice Portugal, seven years after he won the show.