Sebastian Da Costa (born 1990 in
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), better known by his stage name Daco Junior, is a singer/songwriter, rapper and a record producer from
Vaasa
Vaasa (; sv, Vasa, , Sweden ), in the years 1855–1917 as Nikolainkaupunki ( sv, Nikolajstad; literally meaning "city of Nicholas), , Finland. Daco Junior debuted in December 2010 with the single "Sane", which is an official remake of
The Ark's hit single "
It Takes a Fool to Remain Sane
"It Takes a Fool to Remain Sane" is a song performed by the Ark on their 2000 studio album '' We Are the Ark''. It was a hit in Sweden and Italy. The song was also awarded a Grammis for "song of the year".
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The single was released through Daco Juniors own label Unidream Music and received widespread attention especially amongst Swedish-speaking media outlets in Finland.
''Gravity''
In July 2011, a little over half a year later Daco Junior released a follow up single "Gravity" through his own label Unidream Music as well.
The single was chosen to a weekly "Hot or Not" radio program on YleX, where the listeners decide the hottest track of the week.
Winning the weekly competition
Daco Junior's "Gravity" earned its way to the playlist on Finlands national radio. Spent 15 weeks on top positions of the playlist in total and charted as number No. 1, two times consecutively. The single was eventually awarded as the most requested song of the year 2011, by Finlands national radio YleX.
''Heartbeat Solo''
In the very beginning of 2012 Daco Junior signed a record deal with Universal Music Finland.
Released three more singles "Like An Astronaut",
"Perfect Runaway" featuring Kristiina Wheeler
and "How Far" featuring
Madcon.
Daco Junior released his first major label album "Heartbeat Solo" in February 2013.
Discography
Singles
*Sane (2010)
*Gravity (2011)
*Like An Astronaut (2012)
*Perfect Runaway (2012) feat.
Kristiina Wheeler
Kristiina Wheeler (born 8 July 1983) is an English-Finnish singer.
Wheeler was born to an English father and a Finnish mother in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England. The family moved to Tampere, Finland when Kristiina was six years old.
In 2005, Whee ...
*How Far (2012) feat.
Madcon
Albums
*Heartbeat Solo (2013)
References
External links
Official website Daco JuniorDaco Junior on facebook
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1990 births
Living people
Finnish male singer-songwriters
Finnish singer-songwriters
Finnish rappers
Finnish record producers
Finnish people of Angolan descent
21st-century Finnish male singers