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Robert Andrykowski (born March 1, 1961) is an American country music artist who records under the name Davis Daniel. Between 1991 and 1996, he recorded three studio albums on various divisions of

Robert Andrykowski (born March 1, 1961) is an American country music artist who records under the name Davis Daniel. Between 1991 and 1996, he recorded three studio albums on various divisions of Polygram Records: 1991’s Fighting Fire with Fire, 1994’s Davis Daniel, and 1995’s I Know a Place. In that same time span, seven of his singles entered the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts, including the Top 40 hits “Picture Me”, “For Crying Out Loud” and “Fighting Fire with Fire.” Biography Robert Andrykowski was born in Arlington Heights, Illinois, on March 1, 1961. Over time, his family moved to Nebraska, and subsequently to Denver, Colorado. As a teenager, he found work singing at various nightclubs throughout Denver, Colorado. By the late 1980s, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee, eventually adopting the stage name Davis Daniel and landing a record deal with Mercury/Polygram Records in 1991 with the help of his music producer Ron Haffkine. Fighting Fire with Fire was issued that year. It produced four singles on the country charts: “Picture Me” at number 28, followed by “For Crying Out Loud” at number 13, the title track at number 27 and “Still Got a

Era
21st Century
Lived
1961–present
From
United States
Known as
singer-songwriter
Genres
country music