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{{short description|Filipino musician}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Danny Tan
| birth_name      = Daniel Surian Tan
| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|1959|07|29|mf=y}}
| birth_place     = [[Jolo]], [[Sulu]], [[Philippines]]
| genre           = {{hlist|[[Pop music|Pop]]|[[Traditional music|traditional]]|[[musical theatre]]|[[film score]]}}
| occupation      = {{hlist|Arranger|conductor|songwriter|music director|record producer}}
| years_active    = 1980–present
| label           = {{hlist|[[GMA Records]]|[[Sony Music]]}}
| associated_acts = [[Regine Velasquez]], [[Zsazsa Padilla]], [[Julie Anne San Jose]], [[Rita Daniela|Rita Iringan]], [[Jaya (singer)|Jaya]]
}}
'''Daniel Surian Tan'''  (born July 29, 1959), simply known as '''Danny Tan''', is a [[Filipino people|Filipino]] [[musician]] known for his songwriting and musical directing for the Philippine movie, television, theatre, and recording industries.  He is associated with [[Ryan Cayabyab]], [[Raul Mitra]], and [[Regine Velasquez]]. He was a student of [[National Artists of the Philippines|National Artist]] [[Lucio San Pedro]] at the [[University of the Philippines|University of the Philippines College of Music]]. He was among those Filipino artists commissioned for the [[2019 Southeast Asian Games]] opening performance, under the direction of Floy Quintos.<ref>{{cite web |last1=ABS-CBN |title='United' Philippines: A sneak peek at the SEA Games opening ceremony finale |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/30/19/united-philippines-a-sneak-peek-at-the-sea-games-opening-ceremony-finale |website=ABS-CBN |publisher=ABS-CBN}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Aguilar |first1=Krissy |title=‘A song everybody could sing:’ Director justifies use of ‘Manila’ in SEA Games opening |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/353724/a-song-everybody-could-sing-director-justifies-use-of-manila-in-sea-games-opening |website=Inquirer |publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer |accessdate=May 11, 2020}}</ref>
==Career==
In 1989, Tan did the musical arrangements for [[Regine Velasquez]] at the [[ABU Song Festivals|2nd Asia Pacific Song Festival]] held in [[Hong Kong]] where Velasquez emerged as champion. In 1991, Tan arranged the [[Jose Javier Reyes]]-composed song "Hindi Sapat ang Lahat" for the movie ''The Real Life of Pacita M'' starring [[Nora Aunor]]. The musical score won him a 1991 [[Metro Manila Film Festival]] award and a 1992 [[PMPC Star Awards for Movies|Star Award]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=IMDB |title=The Real Life of Pacita M |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106277/soundtrack |website=IMDB |publisher=IMDB |accessdate=May 11, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Asia Song Festival |title=Daniel S. Tan Profile |url=http://www.zaidan.info/seikabutsu/1997/00075/contents/004.htm |website=Zaidan |publisher=Asia Song Festival |accessdate=May 11, 2020}}</ref>
For the Philippine [[millennium celebrations|millennium celebration]] covered by [[BBC]] in 2000, Tan composed the song "Written in the Sand" which was sung by [[Regine Velasquez]] at the fountain area of [[The Peninsula Manila|The Peninsula Manila Hotel]], along with 2,000 children. The event was televised in 67 broadcast networks globally, and was aired live through [[GMA Network]] in the Philippines.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Luciano |first1=Elvin |title=30 moments that defined Regine Velasquez's career |url=https://cnnphilippines.com/life/entertainment/music/2017/10/20/regine-velasquez-30-milestones.html |website=CNN Philippines |publisher=CNN |accessdate=May 11, 2020 |archive-date=June 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610102616/https://cnnphilippines.com/life/entertainment/music/2017/10/20/regine-velasquez-30-milestones.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Nepomuceno |first1=Annie |title=III Of A Kind |url=https://www.singers.com/group/III-Of-A-Kind/ |website=Singers |publisher=Annie Nepomuceno |accessdate=May 11, 2020}}</ref>
In 2007, [[GMA Network]] produced a singing competition for the younger age bracket ''[[Popstar Kids]]'', hosted by [[Kyla (Filipino singer)|Kyla]], and aired it on [[Q (TV network)|QTV 11]] (now [[GTV (Philippine TV network)|GTV]]). Tan was its musical director and consequently become manager of the music group [[Sugarpop|SugarPop]]. The group was consisted of the top 5 finalists of the reality singing contest: [[Rita Daniela|Rita Iringan]], [[Julie Anne San Jose]], Vanessa Rangadhol, Pocholo Bismonte, and Renzo Almario.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Almo |first1=Nerisa |title=Pre-teen singing group Sugarpop releases debut album |url=https://www.pep.ph/guide/music/1082/pre-teen-singing-group-sugarpop-releases-debut-album |website=PEP.ph |publisher=Philippine Entertainment Portal |accessdate=May 11, 2020}}</ref>
In 2008, [[GMA Network]] produced the second incarnation of the ''[[Idols (franchise)|Idol]]'' franchise in the Philippines with ''[[Pinoy Idol]]'', where Tan served as musical director.<ref>{{cite web |last1=GMA News |title=Meet Your Pinoy Idol! |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/4723/meet-your-pinoy-idol/story |website=GMA Entertainment |publisher=GMA News |accessdate=May 11, 2020}}</ref>
In 2009, Tan served as one of the judges of [[GMA Network|GMA 7's]] reality singing competition ''[[Are You The Next Big Star?]]'' along with [[Pops Fernandez]], Randy Santiago, Mon Faustino, and Annie Faustino. The show was hosted by [[Regine Velasquez]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=The Philippine Star |title=What Regine will do for love |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2009/05/11/466056/what-regine-will-do-love |website=PhilStar |publisher=The Philippine Star |accessdate=May 11, 2020}}</ref>
He was nominated with Sherwin Castillo for ''Asintado'' in the category Best Musical Score at the [[2015 FAMAS Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/news/104686-list-famas-awards-2015-nominees|title=FULL LIST: Nominees, FAMAS Awards 2015|date=September 4, 2015|work=Rappler|accessdate=May 10, 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150916222533/http://www.rappler.com/entertainment/news/104686-list-famas-awards-2015-nominees|archivedate=September 16, 2015}}</ref>
He is a pet industry entrepreneur in the Philippines, starting in 2000.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Moran |first1=Kathy |title=SM City North EDSA: The newest pet-friendly place in the metro |url=https://www.sminvestments.com/media/news/sm-city-north-edsa-newest-pet-friendly-place-metro |accessdate=May 11, 2020 |website=SM Investments |publisher=SM Investments}}{{Dead link|date=February 2024|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Team Orange |title=The Multi-Awarded Danny Tan Makes ‘Furry Tails’ Come True |url=https://orangemagazine.ph/2016/opens-furry-tails-5th-branch-at-sm-megamall/ |accessdate=May 11, 2020 |website=Orange Magazine |publisher=Jessie Bunyi Villanueva}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Abelido |first1=Albert |title=The multi-awarded Danny Tan makes ‘Furry Tails’ come true |url=http://www.chikka-nessavenue.com/2016/06/the-multi-awarded-danny-tan-makes-furry.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330184858/http://www.chikka-nessavenue.com/2016/06/the-multi-awarded-danny-tan-makes-furry.html |archive-date=March 30, 2018 |accessdate=May 11, 2020 |website=chikka-nessavenue.com |publisher=Albert Bryan Abelido}}</ref>
==Awards==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Award Body !! Category !! Results
|-
| rowspan=3|1997 || rowspan=4|[[Awit Award]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Awit Awards |title=Previous Awit Awardees |url=http://www.awitawards.com.ph/ |website=Awit Awards |publisher=The Philippine Association of the Record Industry, Inc. |accessdate=May 11, 2020}}</ref> || Best Christmas Recording || rowspan=4| Won
|-
| Best Traditional Recording
|-
| Best Musical Arrangement
|-
| 2010 || Best Vocal Arrangement
|}
==References==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|1776015}}
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[[Category:1959 births]]
[[Category:Filipino songwriters]]
[[Category:Filipino musicians]]
[[Category:People from Sulu]]
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[[Category:GMA Network (company) people]]