Danny K

For American actor, singer and comedian, see Danny Kaye.
Danny K
Background information
Birth name Danny Koppel
Born September 8, 1977
Origin Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Genres Pop / R&B
Website DannyK.com

Danny K (full name Daniel Koppel, born 8 September 1977) is a South African singer, songwriter and actor. He holds a B.A. degree from the Wits University. He was nominated multiple times for the SAMA and has won 4 times. He has two consecutive Kids Choice Awards, two consecutive Crystal Awards (People's Choice Awards), YOU magazine Award for Best SA Musician; and The South African STYLE Award. Danny was also voted at number 34 in the Heat Magazine's Hot 100 for 2007. He was voted by First National Bank national survey as S.A.'s few role models, as well as SA's most trustworthy 100 public personalities by Readers Digest. Danny K won which saw the pot of R100 000 donated to Compassionate Friends, a grief-counseling service in memoriam of his late brother.[1]

He married Lisa Gundel Finger in 2012.

Awards

Won
Award Granting Body Place Year
Best Pop Album for Same Difference S.A.M.A. Johannesburg 2007
Best Pop Album for This Is My Time S.A.M.A. Johannesburg 2007
Best Collaboration (with Mandoza) Channel O[2] 2006
Best S.A. Musician YOU magazine Johannesburg
Best Dressed Male S.A. Style Johannesburg
Best South African Artist Kids' Choice Awards Johannesburg
Nominated
Award Granting Body Place Year
Best Pop MTV Africa Music Awards 2014[3] Durban 2014

Discography

Albums

Album Information
Danny K - 2000
  • Track List:-
  • 1. You Don't Know My Name
  • 2. Getting Down
  • 3. Hurts So Bad
  • 4. Bull$*@!
  • 5. Cheatin
  • 6. My Destiny
  • 7. Too Young (To Hurt So Bad)
  • 8. Senorita
  • 9. So Many Ways (feat. TK)
  • 10. Boom Boom
  • 11. On My Own
  • 12. Where The Wind Goes
  • 13. I'm Yours Tonight
  • 14. Getting (feat. Speedy & Loyiso)
J23 - 2003
  • Track List:-
  • 1. I Could Love U
  • 2. One Of A kind
  • 3. Beautiful
  • 4. Who's That Girl? (feat Johnny Clegg)
  • 5. Unstoppable
  • 6. I Just Don't Wanna (feat Sid Money) (Written by Danny K, Alexis Faku with Sid Money)
  • 7. Murder
  • 8. Boogie All Night Long (feat Kabelo & Sid Money)
  • 9. Love In The Club
  • 10. Soopadoopa
  • 11. How Can I Be?
  • 12. J23 Interlude
  • 13. I Can't Imagine
  • 14. Strength Of A Woman (Written by Danny with Stuart Roslyn and Drew Milligan)
  • 15. Serendipity
  • 16. Sunshine
  • 17. Back In Your Life
  • 18. Stay With Me (Live)
Same Difference (with Mandoza) - 2005
  • Track List:-
  • 1. Mission
  • 2. Friday
  • 3. Music
  • 4. Rollercoaster
  • 5. The Last One's
  • 6. Ooh Child (Ungabaleki) (feat Stagga)
  • 7. 4 Koll
  • 8. You Wish
  • 9. Mzanzi Party
  • 10. Free
  • 11. Summertime
  • 12. Faki Nchayelo
  • 13. How We Roll
  • 14. Ooh Child (Ungabaleki) Remix
  • 15. Music Remix
This Is My Time - 2006
  • Track List:-
  • 1. This Is My Time
  • 2. Shorty
  • 3. Separate Lies
  • 4. Clothes Off
  • 5. Real Man
  • 6. Outdacontrol
  • 7. Knock Me Off
  • 8. 1000 Sorrys
  • 9. I Like Yo Style
  • 10. Everything About It
  • 11. One Night
  • 12. Unfrozen
  • 13. I Love You
  • 14. All About You
  • 15. It Doesn't Matter
Across The Line - 2010
  • Track List:-
  • 1. Across The Line
  • 2. I Get Up Again
  • 3. Made 2 Love You
  • 4. Chains
  • 5. Wishing Well
  • 6. Barricade
  • 7. Shades
  • 8. Follow Me
  • 9. Projecta
  • 10. The Borrower
  • 11. Lennon
Brown Eyes - 2013 (Single)
Feels Good To Me - 2013 (Single)

Movies

References

  1. ↑ news24
  2. ↑ BBC: Channel O Spirit Of Africa Music Video Awards 2006
  3. ↑ "Mafikizolo, Uhuru, Davido lead nominations for MTV Africa Music Awards". Sowetan LIVE. Retrieved 2014-04-17.