Nilda Fernández

Known for

Acting

Born

October 25, 1957

Birthplace

Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain

Died

May 19, 2019 (aged 61)

Biography

Nilda Fernandez (25 October 1957 – 19 May 2019) was a French singer of Spanish descent.

Daniel Fernandez was born on 25 October 1957 in de Sants neighbourhood of Barcelona. His family was of Andalusian Protestant descendant, and when the boy turned 6 years old, Daniel's parents moved to France and settled in Lyon. Later, Daniel returned to his native Spain and studied philology in Barcelona.

His first record Le Bonheur Comptant was released in 1981, but remained unnoticed (now it does not even enter into the official discography). After this, Daniel took up a variety of humble jobs to support himself, all the while singing in front of small audiences and eventually adopting the pseudonym N...