Darin Zanyar (born 2 June 1987), known simply as Darin, is a Kurdish-Swedish pop singer and songwriter born in
Stockholm
Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...
. He is one of Sweden's best-selling artists with seven number one albums.
Life and career
Early life
Darin was born in
Stockholm
Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...
to
Kurdish
Kurdish may refer to:
*Kurds or Kurdish people
*Kurdish languages
*Kurdish alphabets
*Kurdistan, the land of the Kurdish people which includes:
**Southern Kurdistan
**Eastern Kurdistan
**Northern Kurdistan
**Western Kurdistan
See also
* Kurd (dis ...
parents Shwan and Ashti, who are from
Iraqi Kurdistan
Iraqi Kurdistan or Southern Kurdistan ( ku, باشووری کوردستان, Başûrê Kurdistanê) refers to the Kurdish-populated part of northern Iraq. It is considered one of the four parts of "Kurdistan" in Western Asia, which also incl ...
. He grew up in a musical family and began singing at an early age, citing
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. Over a ...
,
Stevie Wonder
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and
Whitney Houston
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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
first season of the
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 ended up as the runner-up and was signed by SonyBMG the day after the finale.
In February 2005 his debut album ''
The Anthem'' was released. The album entering the
Swedish Album Charts at number 1 and was certified gold by the
IFPI
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. His first single "
Money for Nothing" was written by
Robyn
Robin Miriam Carlsson (born 12 June 1979), known as Robyn (), is a Swedish pop singer, songwriter, record producer, and DJ. She arrived on the music scene with her 1995 debut album, ''Robyn Is Here'', which produced two Billboard Hot 100, ''Bil ...
and went straight to No. 1. In 2005 Darin was the most exposed person in the media in the country.
They often wrote about his hysterical fans and referred to him as "The perfect popstar".
Later the same year Darin released his second, self-titled, album, ''
Darin'' which also peaked at number one.
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"swedishcharts". Retrieved 2 January 2010. It was his first to be released outside of Sweden, being released in
Finland
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. ''Darin'' was certified platinum. Darin worked with record producer
RedOne while creating the album, subsequently releasing the platinum selling "
Step Up", which spent a total of 26 weeks on
Sverigetopplistan
Sverigetopplistan (, lit. "the Sweden top list") is the Swedish national record chart, formerly known as Topplistan (1975–1997) and Hitlistan (1998–2007) and known by its current name since October 2007, based on sales data from the Swedish R ...
and was also the first single to be released in Finland. Furthermore, the album included the singles "Who's That Girl" and "
Want Ya!
"Want Ya!" is a song by Swedish singer Darin. The single was released both physically and digitally on 21 January 2006 as the third and final single from Darin's second studio album, '' Darin''.
Music video
The video for "Want Ya" stars the sam ...
".
2006: ''Break the News''
![Tour2005darin](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/Tour2005darin.JPG)
In 2006, Darin won Song of the Year at the Swedish Grammis for "
Money for Nothing". Later in 2006, he released his first DVD, ''Tour Videos Interview'', which was mainly a concert DVD from a 2006 tour.
In November 2006, Darin released his third album studio album,''
Break the News
''Break the News'' is the third studio album by Swedish singer Darin. It was released on 22 November 2006 in Sweden. The album reached the top of the Swedish Album Charts. Four singles were released from the album in Sweden with an additional ...
'', which debuted at number 1 on the Swedish Charts. The album included the singles "Perfect", "Everything But the Girl", "Desire" and "Insanity".
2007–2009: Europe and ''Flashback''
![Darin Zanyar (2)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/Darin_Zanyar_%282%29.jpg)
In 2007, Darin signed a contract with
EMI
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Germany to release music in Germany, Austria and
Switzerland
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and in August 2007, "
Insanity
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" was released.
In 2008, Darin started to work on his fourth studio album, ''
Flashback,'' together with
RedOne. The album was released in December 2008 and charted at number 10 in Sweden, making it Darin's first album not to reach number one in the country. The album included the singles "
Breathing Your Love
"Breathing Your Love" is a song by the Swedish singer Darin featuring vocals by American singer Kat DeLuna and the first single from Darin's fourth studio album, '' Flashback''. The song is co-written by Darin with RedOne, Bilal Hajji and Novel ...
", a duet with American singer
Kat DeLuna
Kathleen Emperatriz DeLuna (born November 26, 1987) is an American singer.
DeLuna began pursuing a career as a singer when she was a teenager and later signed with Epic Records. Her debut single, " Whine Up", released in 2007, went on to become ...
, "Runaway" and "What If", a song which was released in collaboration with ''Friends'', a Swedish anti-bullying charity.
In 2009, Darin performed the song
Se på mej
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* Sea Ltd (NYSE: SE), tech conglomerate headquartered in Singapore
...
at
Melodifestivalen 2009
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as an interval act. In October 2009, Darin performed a cover of
Coldplay
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's "
Viva la Vida
"Viva la Vida" (, ; ) is a song by British rock band Coldplay. It was written by all members of the band for their fourth album, ''Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends'' (2008). The lyrics to the song contain historical and Christian refe ...
" on Idol. The song was released as a single, and reached the number one on the Swedish singles chart, making it more successful than Coldplay's original in Sweden.
2010: Melodifestivalen and ''Lovekiller''
In November 2009, it was announced that Darin would be participating in
Melodifestivalen 2010
Melodifestivalen 2010 was a Swedish song contest held between February and March 2010. It was the selection for the 50th song to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest, and was the 49th edition of Melodifestivalen. Five heats were held in ...
,
Darin entered with the mid-tempo ballad "
You're Out of My Life", which was written by
Tony Nilsson
Tony Nilsson is a Swedish singer-songwriter (born in Boden, Norrbotten County, Sweden in 1977). He is signed to Peermusic. A prolific composer of songs, he has contributed to a string of hits by well-known Swedish artists. Many of his songs have ...
and
Henrik Janson
Henrik Janson (born 11 March 1961) is a Swedish music arranger, guitarist, record producer and songwriter. Founding a band at thirteen, in 1974, Janson today works with both domestic and international artists.
Career
Early years
Janson was born ...
.
Darin performed 7th in Heat 3 of the contest and progressed to the final
ultimately placing 4th.
In June 2010, Darin began a 17 date Summer Tour in Sweden.
In August 2010, Darin would soon be released the single "
Lovekiller".
The album ''
Lovekiller'' was released in August 2010 and included the singles
Viva la Vida
"Viva la Vida" (, ; ) is a song by British rock band Coldplay. It was written by all members of the band for their fourth album, ''Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends'' (2008). The lyrics to the song contain historical and Christian refe ...
,
You're Out of My Life, "Can't Stop Love", "
Microphone
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" and "
Lovekiller". The album was certified gold in the first week of its release and peaked at number one on the
Swedish album chart.
2012: ''Så mycket bättre'' and Chart record
In February 2012 Darin released the single "
Nobody Knows", which was the first single from his (then) upcoming album ''
Exit
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...
''. In October 2012 Swedish television network
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**TV4 Group, owners of the Swedish television station
*South African Broadcasting Corporation TV4, a channel operated by the st ...
aired the first episode of the third season of ''
Så mycket bättre
Så mycket bättre (, "So Much Better") is a Swedish reality television show that airs on TV4 (Sweden), TV4. The basic premise is that each artist attempts to do their own version of another artist's well-known songs, with each person getting an ...
'' featuring Darin, a reality TV show in which each artist attempts to do their own version of another artists well-known songs, with each person getting an episode featuring a selection of their songs being performed by the other musicians. Darin performed six songs in the show: "Stockholm", "En Apa Som Liknar Dig", "I Can't Get You Off My Mind", "Astrologen", "Magdalena" and "Seven Days a Week". He broke the Swedish singles chart record and had 6 top 10 songs on
iTunes
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at the same time.
On 21 November 2012
Sony Music
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Sweden released a collection of Darin's songs from his four albums released by Sony. ''
Det bästa av''.
2013: ''Exit''
![Cirkus2013](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/Cirkus2013.jpg)
In January 2013, Darin released his sixth studio album, ''
Exit
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* Emergency exit
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...
'' which went straight to number one on the Swedish album chart; becaming his fifth number one album. Darin had spent time in the US working with worldwide known producers and songwriters such as
Jim Beanz
James David Washington (born August 26, 1980), known professionally as Jim BEANZ, is an American vocal producer, songwriter, actor, singer and record producer from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He is signed to Timbaland Productions and Sunset Enterta ...
,
The Jackie Boyz
The Jackie Boyz was an American multi-platinum singer-songwriter duo that consisted of two brothers, Carlos Battey and Steven Battey. The Jackie Boyz were acquired by Universal Music Publishing as songwriters in 2009.
History
The Jackie Boyz w ...
,
Victoria "Lady V" Horn to make the album. ''Exit''.
In May 2013 a new single entitled "
So Yours
"So Yours" is a song by Swedish singer and songwriter Darin. It was released as a single on 22 February 2013 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and all over Europe on 14 May. This is Darin's third single to get released outside the Scandinavian ...
" was released in Europe due to a performance as the interval act during the second semi-final of the
Eurovision Song Contest 2013
The Eurovision Song Contest 2013 was the 58th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Malmö, Sweden, following the country's victory at the with the song "Euphoria" by Loreen. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EB ...
in
Malmö
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.
In mid 2013, Darin travelled to the Philippines to film the documentary ''En resa för livet'' together with SOS Children's Villages and three other artists,
Eagle-Eye Cherry
Eagle-Eye Lanoo Cherry (born 7 May 1968) is a Swedish singer and stage performer. His 1997 single "Save Tonight" achieved commercial success in Ireland, the United States and the United Kingdom, and was voted song of the year in New Zealand. Cher ...
,
Sophie Zelmani
Sophie Zelmani (born 12 February 1972), later raised with the surname Edkvist, is a Swedish singer-songwriter who released her first single in 1995, called "Always You".
Early life
Zelmani was born in the suburbs of Stockholm in 1972. Her fath ...
and
Uno Svenningsson
Uno Svenningsson (born 1 July 1959 in Hagelstorp, Sweden) is a Swedish pop singer-songwriter and guitarist, who has been active in music since the late 1970s.
He was the singer in the pop group " Freda'" in the early 1980s and early 1990s, and ...
to bring attention to the poverty in the country and also try to gain and collect as many sponsors as possible for the children in the children's villages. Darin and Eagle-Eye Cherry also wrote and sang the lead song "Dream Away" for the documentary that was aired on
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. All the revenues went to SOS Children's Villages.
2014–2016: ''Fjärilar i Magen'' and Dex Music
![Darin Sommarkrysset 2012 By Daniel Åhs Karlsson](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/db/Darin_Sommarkrysset_2012_By_Daniel_%C3%85hs_Karlsson.jpg)
In 2014, Darin started writing new songs in Swedish for the first time. He got inspired by recording a tribute song to the late
Ted Gärdestad
Ted Arnbjörn Gärdestad (; 18 February 195622 June 1997) was a Swedish singer, songwriter, musician and actor known internationally as Ted. Gärdestad began his acting career in 1966 and began playing music in 1971, signing with Polar Music. Ass ...
in the Atlantis-studio in Stockholm, where
ABBA
ABBA ( , , formerly named Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid or Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Frida) are a Swedish supergroup formed in Stockholm in 1972 by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. The group's ...
also recorded most of their albums and he wanted to record the same way they did.
In March 2015 Darin released his first single "
Ta mig tillbaka" from his (then) upcoming Swedish album ''
Fjärilar i magen''. It was the first time he recorded a song with only acoustic instruments, which gave the production a different sound to what he had before. The lyrics was an autobiographical story about his childhood and growing up in the 1990s. The single went 4× platinum and was the most streamed song in Swedish that year.
The album ''
Fjärilar i magen'' was released in September 2015 by Darin's own record company Dex Music and became his sixth number one album in Sweden. In 2015, Darin was signed by
Sony Music
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for all the Asian countries, including the Middle East for his previous English album ''Exit''.
2017–2020: ''Tvillingen'' and new singles
Darin continued to make music in Swedish and released his eighth studio album ''
Tvillingen'', on 24 November 2017. The album peaked at number one on the Swedish Chart. Singles "Tvillingen" and" "Ja må du leva" were both certified 2× platinum.
Darin has since then released a handful of singles: "Astronaut", "Identitetslös", "Hög", "Finns inga ord" and "
En säng av rosor".
Darin has described his song "Identitetslös" as his most personal song yet and has mentioned that the song is about being lost and not knowing where you belong. He further stated that there had always been that "inner conflict" in him, referring to his history being an immigrant in Sweden.
2021–present: ''My Purple Clouds''
In May 2021, Darin released the single "
Can't Stay Away", his first single in English, since 2013. He released the song "Holding Me More" in October 2021 and his first Christmas song "What's Christmas Anyway" in November 2021. In May 2022, he released the single "Superstar". An EP titled ''My Purple Clouds'' was released in December 2022.
Other collaborations
As well as being a successful performer, Darin is also an established songwriter
* In 2007,
Leona Lewis
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covered Darin's ballad "Homeless" for her debut album ''
Spirit
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''.
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"Leona Lewis Site". Retrieved 2 January 2010.
* In 2009, "
Love Struck
"Love Struck" is a song by American boy band V Factory. It is their first official single from their debut album.
Song information
The song was written by David Jassy and Darin Zanyar. The single was released on iTunes on February 3, 2009.
Mus ...
", a song co-written by Darin and
David Jassy
David Moses Jassy, also known as Dawda, is a Gambian Swedish musician, songwriter and music producer of mixed Gambian and Estonian origin. With Andrés Avellán, he was part of a Swedish R&B hip hop duo, Navigators in the late 1990s. After spl ...
, became the first official single for the American
boyband
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V Factory
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.
* In June 2010, Darin was asked by Swedish broadcaster SVT to record a specially written song "Can't Stop Love" for the
Royal Wedding
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of
Princess Victoria and
Daniel Westling
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.
* In 2010, the song "Foolish" originally recorded for the album
Lovekiller was recorded by
Shayne Ward
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for his album ''
Obsession''.
* Darin wrote the
Idol 2011
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winner song
All This Way
"All This Way" is a song performed by Swedish Idol 2011 winner Amanda Fondell and written and produced by Arnthor Birgisson and Idol 2004 runner-up Darin Zanyar. "All This Way" was the winners song of Idol 2011 which meant both Amanda Fondell, R ...
for eventual winner
Amanda Fondell
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Fondell's first single " All This Way" was released o ...
.
* Darin wrote a song called "Turn It Up", originally on the track list for ''Lovekiller'', but gave it to the British girl group, A Girl Called Alice.
* Darin co-wrote the song "Under The Radar" with Tony Nilsson and Teddy Sky. It was the first single for the artist Qpid.
* In October 2011, it was announced that Darin was involved in writing a new song for Swedish singer
Eddie Razaz
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, titled "Let Me In".
Personal life
In early August 2020, Darin came out as gay on Instagram.
Discography
Albums
*''
The Anthem'' (2005)
*''
Darin'' (2005)
*''
Break the News
''Break the News'' is the third studio album by Swedish singer Darin. It was released on 22 November 2006 in Sweden. The album reached the top of the Swedish Album Charts. Four singles were released from the album in Sweden with an additional ...
'' (2006)
*''
Flashback'' (2008)
*''
Lovekiller'' (2010)
*''
Exit
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...
'' (2013)
*''
Fjärilar i magen'' (2015)
*''
Tvillingen'' (2017)
Awards
Darin has received several awards throughout his career, including:
*A
Grammis
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in 2006,
Rockbjörn (Rock bear award)
*
Nickelodeon
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Kids Choice Award
*The Voice 06 Award in Sweden
*
NRJ Award for Best Nordic song in
Finland
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* Kurd of the Year award in 2005
*Artist of the Year at the
QX Gaygalan Awards in 2013
*LGBTQ of the Year and Song of the Year for "
En säng av rosor" at the
QX Gaygalan Awards in 2021
References
External links
Darin official website
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1987 births
Living people
Singers from Stockholm
Swedish people of Kurdish descent
Swedish pop singers
Idol (Swedish TV series) participants
English-language singers from Sweden
Swedish-language singers
Melodifestivalen contestants
Swedish people of Iraqi descent
21st-century Swedish male singers
Gay singers
Swedish LGBT singers
20th-century LGBT people
21st-century LGBT people