Ahn Daniel (born August 16, 1994), better known by his stage name Niel (

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: 니엘), is a South Korean singer, songwriter and actor. He is best known as a member of the South Korean

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Teen Top Teen Top () is a South Korean boy band formed by TOP Media in 2010. The group is composed of five members: C.A.P, Chunji, Niel, Ricky and Changjo. Originally a six-piece group with L.Joe, the former member had filed for contract termination in ...

. Niel released his first EP titled '' oNiely'' on February 16, 2015.

Solo career

On December 26, 2012, it was announced that Niel, alongside Beast's

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, 2AM's

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's G.O, and

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would participate as a 5-member one-time unit named

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for their song, "Tearfully Beautiful", for

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. On January 5, 2015, it was announced that Niel would be making his official solo debut in February. on January 27,at the program of

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's "4 Things Show" Niel releases self-produced track "Affogato", which will be included on his first solo album. The official music video for his title song "Lovekiller" came out on February 16, which features rapper

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. His solo mini album '' oNiely'' which contains seven songs, was released on the same day and topped the Gaon chart. On April 14, Niel released his repackaged album ''oNiely 'Spring Love'', as well as the music video for its title track "Spring Love" , featuring singer-songwriter

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. On May 15, 2015, Niel and other artists such

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and

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sang a

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's Special Program 'I Am Korea' theme song "The Day We Meet" for Gwangbok 70th Anniversary." Niel released his second mini album ''Love Affair...'' January 16, 2017, containing a total of seven songs, including the title track of the same name. On June 3, 2020, Niel joined

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team O2 Blast as an "Honorary Player". On December 28, 2021, Niel announced that he will not renew his contract with TOP Media starting from January 10, 2022. However, he will still remain as a member of Teen Top. In August 2022, Niel signed a contract with New Entry.

Filmography

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Discography

EPs

Singles

As lead artist

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Niel (Singer) 1994 births Living people People from South Chungcheong Province South Korean dance musicians South Korean male idols South Korean male film actors South Korean male singers South Korean male television actors South Korean pop singers South Korean Roman Catholics Teen Top members