(1) French house artist from… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist named Darius:
(1) French house artist from France.
(2) Soft-pop singer from Scotland.
(3) Neo-progressive rock band from Germany.
(4) A psychedelic artist from the U.S.
(5) An alias of Emma Essex under the Halley Labs label.
(1)
Darius (a.k.a. Terence N'guyen) is a French producer from Paris. His preferred genres usually range between house and disco, though many have pinpointed his sound in the "French touch" category. His work has been likened to Cassius, Fred Falke, and Daft Punk. To date, he has released two EPs via his label, Roche Musique - the critically-praised 'Velour', released in 2012, and his 2014 follow-up, 'Romance'.
N'guyen is also a member of the nu-disco duo Cherokee, alongside Dorian Miche.
(2)
Darius Campbell-Danesh (born 19 August 1980 in Glasgow, Scotland of Persian descendants, died 11 August 2022) was a songwriter, platinum recording artist and acclaimed West End stage actor, well-known from the British TV hit show Pop Idol, from which American Idol was born. His first, self-penned single, "Colourblind", entered the UK singles chart at number one, and his debut album went platinum under the guidance of Grammy-winning U2 producer Steve Lillywhite. Darius has had five UK Top Ten singles and he is managed by Simon Fuller. In 2006 he ended a second successful West End run in the musical Chicago playing Billy Flynn, and 2007 will see him star as Sky Masterson in the musical Guys and Dolls.
Darius' professional career began playing a ten-year-old Trojan boy in the Scottish Opera's avante garde 1990s production of The Trojans. As a teenager he then toured with the Scottish Opera in a critically acclaimed production of Carmen. After performing at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, Darius faced the first of many career cross-roads. He chose to return to his studies in lieu of training his rich baritone voice for an Operatic career.
While studying English Literature at Edinburgh University, a chance audition and promise of a record deal led Darius to fame on the television show Popstars. After reaching the final stages, Darius went on to audition for the show that was in a sense its successor, Pop Idol. He got through to the final rounds of Pop Idol, ultimately placing third. However, he turned down Simon Cowell's million pound offer to sing cover songs,[3] and instead sent a self-composed track to his favourite producer in the hope of creating something original. Grammy-winning U2 producer Steve Lillywhite signed him to a five-album deal. In the summer of 2002, "Colourblind" became Darius' first number one single and that Christmas, his self-penned album "Dive In" went platinum.
Over the next two years, Darius would go on to support Shakira in Paris on her World Tour; complete his own sell-out UK tour; become an Ambassador for the Prince's Trust; contribute to the War Child charity album[5] with Coldplay and Oasis; write a no. 6 Sunday Times Best Seller book, "Sink or Swim"; and headline in India with Alanis Morissette after his album went platinum there.
After receiving news that his father was diagnosed with terminal cancer, Darius wrote and dedicated his second studio album to Dr Booth Danesh, the man he calls his "hero". In 2005, the album's title track "Live Twice" became Darius' fifth Top Ten single. Amazingly, father Booth not only lived to see his son perform it at the Royal Albert Hall, but fought and beat his cancer into remission, echoing the song's lyrics.
During 2006 and 2007 he composed for his third album in Los Angeles.
(3)
DARIUS is a German band formed in December 1989 in Germany, whose style is rooted in such bands as PINK FLOYD, SAGA and MARILLION among others.
The band was formed by: Marcus Arnrich / drums, Markus Getta / guitars, Tom Mueller / bass, Dirk Bovensiepen / vocals and Sven Martin / keyboards, and with this lineup they released their debut album "A Poet's Soliloquy" in 1994.
This first album is promising but it's evident that they required some practice because the sound is a bit amateur, with a clearly Fish-era MARILLION which is enhanced by the voice of Dirk Bobvenspen which is very similar to the tall Scottish vocalist.
In 1997, the band released their second album, "Voices from the Crowd", which represents a great evolution since their debut; pay special attention to the second half of the album that is dedicated to an Egyptian tale, since we are talking about a semi-conceptual album.
In 1999 the band released their last and only live album, "Somewhere Alive in the Crowd", which contains excellent material from their previous albums and a cover version of Kayleigh by MARILLION.
(4)
Not much is know about "Darius" (AKA Robert J. Ott), other than he was a psychedelic artist from the late '60s and early '70s in the U.S. He only recorded two albums ("Darius" and the unreleased "Darius II").
(5)
An alias of Emma Essex under Halley Labs / LapFox Trax label.
Darius can be recognized from his fusion of acid house and jazz inspired chord progressions.
Darius' first album 'Ergosphere' was released on August 26th 2011 on http://halleylabs.com/, and reached #2 on Bandcamp's recent top-seller list in two days. This alias is still active and new releases keep coming on Halley Labs.
It's Not Unusual
Darius Lyrics
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It's not unusual to have fun with anyone
But when I see you hanging about with anyone
It's not unusual to see me cry
I wanna die
It's not unusual to go out at any time
But when I see you out and about it's such a crime
It's not unusual
It happens every day, no matter what you say
Why can't this crazy love be mine
It's not unusual to be mad with anyone
It's not unusual to be sad with anyone
But if I should ever see that you've changed at any time
It's not unusual to find that I'm in love with you
I'm in love with you oh yeah, oh yeah
The song "It's Not Unusual" by Welsh singer Tom Jones was released in 1965 and was later covered by Scottish singer Darius in 2002. The lyrics talk about the struggles of unrequited love and jealousy. The song starts by saying that it's not unusual to be loved by anyone or to have fun with anyone, but the singer gets upset when he sees the person he loves hanging out with others. The singer then expresses his frustration that although it's not unusual for people to go out at any time, it's a crime when he sees the person he loves out and about with someone else.
The chorus of the song talks about how crazy love can be and how it's not unusual to feel strong emotions, whether it be madness, sadness or love. The last line of the song reveals that the singer is in love with this person and wishes that they could be together.
Line by Line Meaning
It's not unusual to be loved by anyone
It's normal for someone to be loved by anyone
It's not unusual to have fun with anyone
It's normal to have fun with anyone
But when I see you hanging about with anyone
When I see you hanging around with someone else
It's not unusual to see me cry
It's normal for me to cry when I see you with someone else
I wanna die
I feel so sad that I wish to die
It's not unusual to go out at any time
It's normal to go out at any time
But when I see you out and about it's such a crime
It hurts me to see you out with someone else
If you should ever wanna be loved by anyone
If you ever want to be loved by someone
It's not unusual
It's normal for someone to want to be loved
It happens every day, no matter what you say
People fall in love every day, even if you deny it
Why can't this crazy love be mine
I wish this intense love I have for you could be returned
It's not unusual to be mad with anyone
It's normal to be angry with anyone
It's not unusual to be sad with anyone
It's normal to be sad with anyone
But if I should ever see that you've changed at any time
If I ever see you change
It's not unusual to find that I'm in love with you
It's normal to realize that I'm in love with you
I'm in love with you oh yeah, oh yeah
I am truly in love with you and can't hide it anymore
Contributed by Nathan J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Anja Gibas
I love Darius's singing voice. It is so smooth as velvet and I will miss hearing him sing on stage in person.
He had such a lovely presence in him and he lights up the room when he walks into any type of room.
He was such a lovely person as well.
I will always cherish and keep the memory of me meeting him at Funny Girl in London and him calling me beautiful and kissing me on both hands.
I will always think of him and listening to his music and his singing voice.
Rest in Peace Darius.
I will miss seeing you on stage.
You will always be on my mind.
The Rhodian
Such a great and confident young man he was back then..and he vowed to have a number one hit.....and he did! RIP Darius....God Bless You
Essi
Unfortunately, he died.
Nemo Spence
@Essi So sad indeed
MrShandy123
Poor Darius. Decent singer and friendly and kind demeanour. Very sad to learn of his untimely death.
CandleLight1974
Far more than just a decent singer. Had he not had the Popstars baggage, he'd have walked through this, and had Simon not thought that he was the biggest threat to Gareth, he'd have at least made the final. It's interesting however that of the top three that year, he's the best-known name in so many countries.
Victoria Dunnett
Beautiful voice.hope he realised how many people enjoyed his voice
GinolasSon
Watching him ease into his brilliant performance of ‘It’s Not Unusual’ reminds us of how talented he was. He was unlucky to be in the Gareth and Will year as he was definitely good enough to win. An absolute tragedy to lose him so young.
Angela Noble
His easy charm, youthful confidence, amazing vocal and those moves…. still melting hearts…. I am crying inside, saddened beyond words.
Angel Cat
This so sad, his voice was like velvet.
He was so talented & from all the tributes, (especially from Gerard Butler) he sounded like a really kind & thoughtful person.
What a tragic loss. 😭
Jack Spry
RIP Darius Campbell (August 19, 1980 – August 11, 2022), aged 41
You will always be remembered as a legend.