Australian singer Daniel Merriweather, whose soulful voice is taking England by storm, has signed an exclusive recording agreement with J Records, to be released on DJ/producer Mark Ronson's imprint Allido Records. Born in Melbourne, Australia and currently a resident of New York City, Daniel made his recording debut this month as the lead vocalist on "Stop Me," which was the #1 single on the UK airplay charts two weeks ago. "Stop Me" is the first single from DJ/producer Mark Ronson's forthcoming album Version which has been hailed by the UK Press: Q Magazine said: "Mark Ronson is the man of the moment. Version is a blast, the sound of someone enjoying their success and throwing a party for all corners." The Daily Mail calls "Stop Me" - "Brilliant."


An ingenious cover of the Smiths' 1987 classic (original title: "Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before"), "Stop Me" featuring Daniel Merriweather was first released as a digital download on April 2 and as a mini-EP via iTunes worldwide exclusive on April 9. Version, Ronson's debut will be released in stores in the US on June 12th (RCA/Allido Records). Daniel Merriweather is in elite company on Version - other artists featured on the album include Amy Winehouse, Robbie Williams, Lily Allen, and Kasabian.


States Mark Ronson: "I've worked with Daniel off and on for almost 5 years now and I've seen his voice leave everyone from Sean Paul to D'Angelo speechless. He has one of my favorite voices of anyone I've ever worked with and he's also a talented writer and musician. His talent scares me."


Currently, singer and producer are hard at work on Merriweather's forthcoming debut album to be released early 2008.