They certainly have for Dan Talevski. At the tender age of 27, he’s already accomplished more than some artists twice his age. Millions of people have seen him sing on YouTube. Toured with Backstreet Boys. Worked in the studio with will.i.am. Written songs for Shawn Desman, Danny Fernandes, Keshia Chante, Tyler Shaw and others. And now, with Guilty as Sin, he’s poised to take his rightful place as Canada’s next musical sensation.
“It was in 2007,” Talevski recalls. “I posted a 47-second clip of myself singing the chorus, and when I woke up the next day I had about 500 views. That number went from hundreds to thousands to hundreds of thousands very quickly. Then I started getting fans emailing asking me to sing this song or that song. It was awesome.”
The first fruit of his labours is the R&B-influenced Guilty as Sin, a top 10 single. As its title tells you, this isn’t your little sister’s pop music — though it might appeal to her big sister.