Darius Danesh
Darius Danesh, singer & songwriter
Background information
Born	August 19, 1980 Glasgow, Scotland
Genre(s)	Acoustic, Rock, Jazz
Occupation(s)	Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Music Producer, Actor
Years active	2000 - Present
Label(s)	19
Notable instrument(s)
Singing, Guitar, Piano, Saxophone, Violin

Darius Danesh (born August 19, 1980) in Scotland. He is a singer-songwriter and acclaimed West End stage actor, well-known from the British TV hit show Pop Idol, from which American Idol was born. His first, self-penned single, "Colourblind", entered the UK singles chart at number one, and his debut album went platinum under the guidance of Grammy-winning U2 producer Steve Lillywhite. Darius has had five UK Top Ten singles and he is managed by Simon Fuller. He recently ended a second successful West End run in CHICAGO playing Billy Flynn. Image File history File links Lg_img8. ... August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... 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Career

Darius Danesh's professional career began playing a ten-year-old Trojan boy in the Scottish Opera's avante garde 1990s production of "The Trojans". As a teenager he then toured with the Scottish Opera in a critically acclaimed production of "Carmen". After performing at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, Darius faced the first of many career cross-roads. He chose to return to his studies in lieu of training his rich baritone voice for an Operatic career^[1]. Scottish Opera was founded in 1962 and is based in Glasgow. ... Fountain by Marcel Duchamp. ... Germans dancing on the Berlin Wall in late 1989, the symbol of the cold war divide falls down as the world unites in the 1990s. ... Cover of the score of La prise de Troi, the first two acts of Les Troyens. ... Scottish Opera was founded in 1962 and is based in Glasgow. ... Poster from the 1875 premiere of Carmen Carmen is a French opera by Georges Bizet. ... The Floral Hall of the Royal Opera House The Royal Opera House is a performing arts venue in London. ... Covent Garden is a district in central London and within the easterly bounds of the City of Westminster. ... Baritone (French: baryton; German: Bariton; Italian: baritono) is most commonly the type of male voice that lies between bass and tenor. ...

While studying English Literature at Edinburgh University, a chance audition and promise of a record deal led Darius to fame on the television show Popstars. After reaching the final stages, Darius went on to audition for the show that was in a sense its successor, Pop Idol. He got through to the final rounds of Pop Idol, ultimately placing third^[2]. However, he turned down Simon Cowell's million pound offer to sing cover songs^[3], and instead sent a self-composed track to his favourite producer in the hope of creating something original. Grammy-winning U2 producer Steve Lillywhite signed him to a five-album deal. In the summer of 2002, "Colourblind" became Darius' first number one single and that Christmas, his self-penned album "Dive In" went platinum^[3]. The term English literature refers to literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by writers not necessarily from England; Joseph Conrad was Polish, Robert Burns was Scottish, James Joyce was Irish, Dylan Thomas was Welsh, Edgar Allan Poe was American as was T.S Eliot, Salman... The University of Edinburgh was founded in 1583 as a renowned centre for teaching in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... A legal agreement (commonly called a record deal) between a record label and a recording artist (or group), where the artist makes a record (or series of records) for the label to sell and promote. ... Countries which had a version of Popstars Popstars is an international reality television program and a precursor to the Idol series. ... This article is about the British television series. ... Simon Philip Cowell (born October 7, 1959) is an English artist and repertoire (A&R) executive for BMG in the UK, but is best known as a judge on the television programmes Pop Idol, The X Factor, American Idol and Britains Got Talent. ... In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition (performance or recording) of a previously recorded song. ...

Over the next two years, Darius would go on to support Shakira in Paris on her World Tour^[3]; complete his own sell-out UK tour; become an Ambassador for the Prince's Trust^[4]; contribute to the War Child charity album^[5] with Coldplay and Oasis; write a no. 6 Sunday Times Best Seller book, "Sink or Swim"^[6]; and headline in India with Alanis Morissette^[7] after his album went platinum there. Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll (born February 2, 1977), known simply as Shakira, is a Colombian Latin pop singer-songwriter. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... The Princes Trust is a UK based charity headed by HRH The Prince of Wales. ... War Child is a charity organisation founded by British filmmakers Bill Leeson and David Wilson in 1993, which particularly focusses on mental help for children in war situations. ... Coldplay are an English alternative rock band from London. ... Oasis are an English rock band, formed in Manchester in 1991. ... The Sunday Times is a Sunday broadsheet newspaper distributed in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, published by Times Newspapers Ltd, a subsidiary of News International which is in turn owned by News Corporation. ... Alanis Nadine Morissette (born June 1, 1974) is a Canadian-American [12] singer-songwriter, record producer and occasional actress. ...

After receiving news that his father was diagnosed with terminal cancer^[8], Darius wrote and dedicated his second studio album to Dr Booth Danesh, the man he calls his "hero"^[3]. In 2005, the album's title-track "Live Twice" became Darius' fifth Top Ten single^[2]. Amazingly, father Booth not only lived to see his son perform it at the Royal Albert Hall, but fought and beat his cancer into remission, echoing the song's lyrics. It has been suggested that Cancerous tumor be merged into this article or section. ... Royal Albert Hall The Royal Albert Hall of Arts and Sciences is an arts venue dedicated to Queen Victorias husband and consort, Prince Albert. ... Lyric can have a number of meanings. ...

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Chicago

Darius celebrated a five month sell-out West End run in Chicago^[2] during 2005-2006, and at 25, officially became the youngest actor ever to fill the role of Billy Flynn since the show first opened on Broadway in 1975, appearing in 121 shows without missing a performance. // West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre in London, or sometimes more specifically for shows staged in the large theatres of Londons Theatreland . Along with New Yorks Broadway Theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of theatre in the... Chicago is a musical, first performed in 1975, based on the play Chicago by Maurine Dallas Watkins. ... Broadway theatre[1] is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ...

Philanthropy

Off stage, Darius works with the Lymphoma Association^[8] to raise awareness of one of the least understood and fastest growing cancers, and he continues to work with underprivileged youth as a Prince's Trust Ambassador^[4]. Lymphoma is a variety of cancer that originates in lymphocytes or, more rarely, of histiocytes. ... The Princes Trust is a UK based charity headed by HRH The Prince of Wales. ...

Darius has also teamed up with Guitar Aid to design a guitar that can be sold to raise funds, enabling them to help more people in poorer countries^[9].

Personal life

Darius was born in Glasgow and educated at Glasgow Academy. He then went on to study English and Philosophy at Edinburgh University. His father, Dr. Booth Danesh, is Persian and his mother, Dr. Avril Danesh, is Scottish. He has two younger brothers, all three were named after Persian Kings. For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... The Glasgow Academy is the oldest fully-independent school in Glasgow, Scotland. ... English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language (including literatures from the U.K., U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, India, South Africa, and the Middle East, among other areas), English linguistics (including English phonetics, phonology, syntax, morphology, semantics... Socrates (central bare-chested figure) about to drink hemlock as mandated by the court. ... The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a renowned centre for teaching and research in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots 2 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by Kenneth I... Elamite Empire, 2700BC-660BC The Elamites were an Iranian people located in Susa, in what is now Khuzestan province. ...

He is dating Canadian actress Natasha Henstridge of Species fame. Henstridge said that she and Danesh met at a pedestrian crossing in Los Angeles^[10]. Henstridge in Bela Donna where she plays a lonely wife stalked by a mysterious fisherman. ...

Discography

Main article: Darius Danesh discography

This is the discography documenting albums, singles and DVDs released by and featuring Scottish singer-songwriter Darius Danesh. ...

See also

• List of Scots
• List of famous Glaswegians
• List of Scottish musicians
• List of male theater actors

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External links

• Official MySpace
• Darius Music website & forum
• Nina's Darius World
• Darius Danesh Lyrics on LyricWiki
• Darius Danesh at the Internet Movie Database
• Guitar Aid - The Darius Guitar

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Notes

1. ^ Daily Record, 7th December 2005
2. ^ ^{a b c} The Big Smoke, 7th November 2005
3. ^ ^{a b c d} The Record Music Magazine, January 2005
4. ^ ^{a b} The Prince's Trust: Darius launches peace garden, July 2005
5. ^ BBC News: Music stars unite for war charity, 14th October 2002
6. ^ Times Online: This week's bestsellers, 7th September 2003
7. ^ IndianTelevision.com: Alanis Morissette and Darius to stage at MTV Immies, 1st December 2004
8. ^ ^{a b} Lymphoma Coalition: 2005 Beacons of Hope
9. ^ Guitar Aid: The Darius Guitar
10. ^ Hello Magazine: Cavalli Vodka, 12th May 2006

References

• Danesh, Darius. Darius, Sink or Swim, My Story. ISBN 0-7553-1281-3