Danny (singer)
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| Danny | |
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| Birth name | Danny J. Rivas García |
| Born | January 8, 1991 |
| Origin | Alicante, Spain  |
| Genre(s) | Rock, pop rock, alternative rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, writer, student |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 2007 – Present |
| Label(s) | nT Studios |
| Website | Danny('s)Site |
Danny J. Rivas is a Spanish rock singer-songwriter. His first single, Take Me Home was released on November, 2007 through his independent music company and official website. He ownes an open-ended music contract and several singles planned to be released during 2008.
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[edit] Biography
Danny (pronounced [ˈd̪ä.ni]) (born Danny J. Rivas García), was born on January 8th, 1991 in Alicante's hospital, Spain. He started working on recording the day of his birthday a demo in nT Studios. The owner, Abel nT (Dannys's producer), decided to go farer away and start his own record label. He offered Danny a contract.
Besides music, he keeps on studying Bachillerato on High School and he's able to speak several languages (among them: English, Catalan, German, Polish, Russian, or Swedish). He could practice Swedish during an exchange with Sweden where he performed for first time in Talangjakten '07 (given in Danderyd's Fribergaskolan on April 27th, 2007) "You'll Get Yours", a cover song from Melanie C. Between the fifteen contestants Danny got the fifth place.
In September of the same year he would get the offer from his producer to record a new single. This was "Take Me Home", a sweet ballad with electric guitars in the instrumental. Very few copies were sold because of the very bad, short and low promotion given.
At the beginning of February, 2008 he got in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 casting for Spain with the poppy R&B song "Everybody Feels (Tell Me What I Want)" in Spanish and English. This could have been the first time that Spanish entry would have more than one sentence in English, but the famous comedian Chikiliquatre was very promoted on TV and became winner to perform in Belgrade.
Danny has also been writing since 2007 a diary-book, planned to be published called "El Diario de Danny" (Danny's Diary).
[edit] Discography
- See U On The Other Side [Promo CDS]
Contains the first studio version of the song "See U On The Other Side". Aimed to promotion, never was on sale. The song is written and composed by Danny J. Rivas.
- Take Me Home (3:32)
- Llévame A Casa (3:32)
- See U On The Other Side [Remastered Edit] (3:07)
- See U On The Other Side [Danny's Mix] (3:05)
- Take Me Home [Instrumental] (3:33)
The CD included bonus videos and pictures during the recording of the single.
The single will be recorded starting June 17, 2008. The possible tracks are "People Always Leave" with the Spanish and Polish versions; "La Gente Siempre Se Marcha" and "Ludzie Zawsze Odchodzą" respectively; and "Invisible", a b-side.
All songs are written and composed by Danny J. Rivas.
[edit] Trivia
- Danny himself was in charge of the design and production of the "Take Me Home" artwork.
- A forthcoming single is planned to be recorded befor summer 2008. The song is called "People Always Leave". The song is also planned to be recorded in three different languages: English, Spanish ("La Gente Siempre Se Marcha") and Polish ("Ludzie Zawsze Opuscią").
