DANIEL BEDINGFIELD - BEDINGFIELD HUNTS SONG THIEF

Pop hunk DANIEL BEDINGFIELD has launched a hunt for the culprit who leaked tracks from his second album onto the internet.

The GOTTA GET THRU THIS singer has spent months working on his new CD, NOTHING HURTS, with producer KACK JOSEPH and he's certain he'll find the thief, because very few people had access to the new tracks.

A close source says, "He's very cross they're online, but he's determined to find out who stole the songs before the album's release on 25 October (04)."

His sister NATASHA BEDINGFIELD has suffered a similar fate after her laptop computer, containing new songs and lyrics, was stolen as she travelled through Heathrow Airport, near London.