Simplify the following text for a Grade 10 native English-speaking person.
Original: Daniel Merriweather ( born Daniel Paul Merriweather , 17 February 1982 , Melbourne , Australia ( suburb of Sassafras in the Dandenong Ranges , near Belgrave ) ) is an Australian R&B singer\/songwriter .
Simplified: Daniel Paul Merriweather ( born February 17 , 1982 in Melbourne , Australia ) is an Australian R&B singer\/songwriter .