1) Finnish singer Ilkk… Read Full Bio ↴Danny is a mononym of at least seven artists:
1) Finnish singer Ilkka Lipsanen
2) American rapper
3) Swedish singer Danny Saucedo
4) USA exotica band
5) Daniel Siulapwa from Zambia
6) Danny is a Japanese emo punk rock 3 piece band from Japan.
7) Danny portuguese afrobeat artist.
1) A mononym of Ilkka Lipsanen (b. 24 Sept 1942, Pori, Finland) is a Finnish singer and guitarist. He started his career with the band Islanders who released a couple of singles, among them Danny's first recording which was in English: East Virginia by Joan Baez in 1964. During his national service Danny switched to his native Finnish and recorded two hits, "Kauan" ("Downtown" by Petula Clark) and "Piilopaikka" ("You've Got Your Troubles"). After the army in 1966 Danny launched his own management company D-Tuotanto and started his hugely popular and spectacular "Danny-Shows" which toured around Finland every summer all the way to the late 1970s, with a different theme every year and an entourage of other well-known singers and entertainers. During the 1960s Danny recorded a number of hits, among them "Kesäkatu" (Loving Spoonful's "Summer In The City"), "Vähän ennen kyyneleitä" ("El angel de la guarda"), "Tuuliviiri", "Rebecca" and "Se eikö todista että muutuin" ("If I Promise").
Some of the best known hits for Danny in the 1970s were "Vai niin, vai niin" ("How Do You Do"), "Maantieltä taloon" ("Son of My Father" by Chicory Tip) and "Kuusamo" ("L'ete Indien - Africa" by Joe Dassin). In 1977 Danny joined together with former Miss Finland, Armi Aavikko, with whom he had the extremely popular hits "Tahdon olla sulle hellä" and "Kaiken sulle antaisin".
A song by Jukka Kuoppamäki, "Tämä taivas, tämä maa", was a big hit for Danny in 1992. In 1997 performed in China and in 1988 in Turkey. These days Danny is considered an elder statesman in Finnish popular music, still active in music business and touring.
Danny achieved some notoriety outside Finland in 2006 when the 1978 music video duet with the late Armi Aavikko, "Tahdon olla sulle hellä", sung in English as "I Wanna Love You Tender" became an internet meme. The choreography of this video was particularly noteworthy. While it was apparently intended to be "erotic and tantalizing", in the eyes of many it principally succeeded in being hilarious.
Albums: Se olla voi toisinkin päin (1966, Scandia), Danny (1968, Scandia), D (1971, Scandia), Käärme (1972, Scandia), Mentävä on (1973, Scandia), Danny in Beat (1974, Scandia), Elämän maku (1976, Scandia), Tahdon olla sulle hellä (1977, Scandia), Danny & Armi (1978, Scandia), Danny & Armi – Toinen LP (1979, Scandia), Ninja (1986, M&T Production), Elämän sävel (1988, GoldDisc), Tämä taivas, tämä maa (1992, Finnlevy), Vielä sä syleilet mua (1995, Finnlevy), Valoa & energiaa (1996, Finnlevy), Taikaa (1997, Finnlevy), Nainen (2002, Edel) and Tunteiden Danny (2010).
2) A mononym of Swedish pop singer Danny Saucedo (b. Daniel Gabriel Alessandro Saucedo Grzechowski, 25 February 1986, in Stockholm, Stockholms Län, Sweden).
Saucedo embarked on his journey in Idol 2006 by auditioning with the song "I Swear" by the vocal quartet All-4-One. He was praised by the jury for his touching and convincing voice. Saucedo joined his fellow contestant Felicia Brandström in a duet, singing Bryan Adams' "Everything I Do", which, according to the jury, was the best performance until then in the Idol contest. The jury was unanimous in its opinion that if both were to continue at the level of that performance, they would easily end up in the Idol final. The jury's comments were harsh after Danny's performance of Nick Lachey's single "What's Left of Me" in the semi-final, however, as they claimed his voice did not suit this song. In the top 11 final, Danny sang The Jacksons' "Blame It on the Boogie" while doing some Jackson moves. In the top 10 final, Danny stormed the stage and even made a jury member Kishti Tomita weep in tears, while he sang the ballad "Öppna din dörr" by Swedish singer Tommy Nilsson.
In 2006, after the end of the Idol season, he released his first single, a cover of "Öppna din dörr". The debut single charted at #24 on the Swedish Singles Chart. Danny formed the trio E.M.D. with the previous Idol contestants Erik Segerstedt and Mattias Andréasson, at the same time putting his solo output as well.
Danny was one of the participants in the television show Let's Dance 2008 (Swedish version of Dancing with the Stars). In September 2008, Danny along with professional dancer Jeanette Carlsson took part in the Eurovision Dance Contest 2008. The couple placed 12th in the final on 6th September in Glasgow.
Danny participated in Melodifestivalen 2011 as a solo artist, singing the song "In the Club". He won the first semi-final and qualified for the final, which was held on 12th March in Stockholm. He placed second (placing also second in the rankings of both the international juries and televoters), behind Eric Saade's song "Popular". Danny received a total of 149 points, whereas Saade received 193 points.
Danny has released 3 albums: "Heart.Beats", "Set Your Body Free" (which includes the single "Radio", which stayed at the top of the Swedish chart for 2 weeks) and "In the Club" (which includes his Melodifestivalen 2011 entry, "In the Club").
3) A New Orleans / Los Angeles, USA exotica band with members including: Courtney Asztalos, Heather Lee Smith, Danny Clifton and Ryan O'Malley. They débuted with EP Pontchartrain Beach (Jul 2014).
Sites: SoundCloud, BandCamp and Twitter
5) Danny is a Japanese emo punk rock 3 piece band from Japan.
6) Danny is a portuguese artist whose based on AfroBeat, R&B and Reggae genres. His path through music started in 2020 with his first single “Why you nervous”which was produced in his hometown. Danny challenged himself by digging onto AfroBeat roots and creating his second single “Wine pon me”.
running away
Danny Lyrics
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Blond hair with blue eyes, You're really nice,
Would love to kiss you, but feel afraid,
So I keep running away, I keep on running away
I've been here before, seen you on this floor,
Checkin' out your beautiful body, baby, from 12 to 4,
I think you're the type of girl, just wanna play,
I keep on running away, I keep on running away,
I keep on running away
I keep on running away, before you drive me insane,
I keep on running away
I know you know that I try to hide,
That I saw that something deep in your eyes,
And maybe, just maybe, that we could fly,
( I think I'm running away, I think I'm running)
Slowly we're movin' at the speedest sound,
Feels like the rooms starts to spin around,
I can't breathe, I can't see, it fades to gray
( I think I'm running away, I think I'm running away )
I keep on running away, I keep on running away,
I keep on running away
I keep on running away, before you drive me insane,
I keep on running away
I keep on running away, I keep on running away,
I keep on running away
I keep on running away, before you drive me insane,
I keep on running away
The song "Running Away" by Danny talks about a guy who keeps running away from a girl he likes. He acknowledges that they both see each other and are alive, but he is afraid to approach her. He finds her really nice and would love to kiss her, but his fear of rejection makes him keep running away. He has seen her before and checked out her beautiful body, but he thinks she only wants to play, so he continues to run away.
The chorus "I keep on running away, before you drive me insane" shows that he thinks he might lose control if he doesn't keep running away. He knows that she knows he is trying to hide his feelings, but he can see something deep in her eyes that makes him feel like they could fly. As they move slowly, it feels like the room is spinning, and he can't breathe or see, which makes him think that he needs to keep running away before he goes insane. The song ends with him repeating the chorus, emphasizing his need to keep running away.
Line by Line Meaning
You see me, I see you, We both alive.
Danny and the girl are aware of each other's presence and are both alive.
Blond hair with blue eyes, You're really nice,
The girl has blonde hair and blue eyes and Danny finds her attractive.
Would love to kiss you, but feel afraid,
Despite his attraction to the girl, Danny is afraid to kiss her.
So I keep running away, I keep on running away
Danny avoids the girl by literally running away.
I've been here before, seen you on this floor,
Danny has been in this situation before and has seen the girl at this place.
Checkin' out your beautiful body, baby, from 12 to 4,
Danny has been observing the girl's beauty from noon to late afternoon.
I think you're the type of girl, just wanna play,
Danny perceives the girl as someone who just wants a casual relationship.
So I keep running away, I keep on running away
Danny continues to run away from the girl because he thinks she is not looking for a serious relationship.
I keep on running away, before you drive me insane,
Danny is worried that the girl's possible intentions might drive him crazy.
I know you know that I try to hide,
Danny believes that the girl is aware that he is trying to hide his feelings for her.
That I saw that something deep in your eyes,
Danny noticed something profound in the girl's eyes that he couldn't interpret.
And maybe, just maybe, that we could fly,
Danny fantasizes about the possibility of him and the girl having a great relationship.
( I think I'm running away, I think I'm running)
Danny is not quite sure about his feelings and thoughts regarding the girl.
Slowly we're movin' at the speedest sound,
The situation with the girl is accelerating faster than Danny can keep up.
Feels like the rooms starts to spin around,
Danny feels dizzy because of the overwhelming situation with the girl.
I can't breathe, I can't see, it fades to gray
Danny can't find his breath and is losing sight of things because of the intensity of the moment.
Contributed by James W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.