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The Anthem (album)
''The Anthem'' is the debut studio album from Swedish singer and former '' Idol'' contestant Darin. The album was released by RCA Records and BMG on 16 February 2005 in Sweden. It was his first commercial release following the independent release of his previous album ''Darin Zanyar'' in 2002. ''The Anthem'' features two top 10 singles, including the number one single " Money For Nothing". Also included on the album is the song "Coming True", which was recorded by Darin to be released as a single should he have won the ''Idol'' contest, but as he finished in second place, the song was included as a bonus track. Background After having finished in second place on '' Idol'' in 2004, Darin started recording his first studio album, working with producers such as RedOne Nadir Khayat ( ar, نادر الخياط; born 9 April 1972), better known by his stage name RedOne, is a Moroccan singer, songwriter, record producer and record executive. As a record producer and songwriter, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darin (singer)
Darin Zanyar (born 2 June 1987), known simply as Darin, is a Kurdish-Swedish pop singer and songwriter born in Stockholm. He is one of Sweden's best-selling artists with seven number one albums. Life and career Early life Darin was born in Stockholm to Kurds, Kurdish parents Shwan and Ashti, who are from Iraqi Kurdistan. He grew up in a musical family and began singing at an early age, citing Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder and Whitney Houston as some of his biggest inspirations. He started writing and recording songs at the age of 14 after being discovered by a music producer in school after a performance. 2004–2005: Breakthrough in ''Idol'', "The Anthem" and "Darin" Darin became nationally famous in 2004 when he participated in the Idol 2004 (Sweden), first season of the Idol (Swedish TV series), Swedish Idol at the age of 16. He quickly became one of the favorite contestants in the show and was the only one to receive 78% of the public votes at the semi-final. He ende ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
