Former Pop Idol contestant Darius Campbell Danesh found dead in US apartment aged 41
metro.co.ukhave poured in for the late star, including from Lorraine Kelly, Sanjeev Bhaskar, and Rylan Clark.The Scottish singer-songwriter and actor, who was born in Glasgow, rose to fame when he appeared on Popstars in 2001 (under the name Darius Danesh) with a performance of Britney Spears’ Baby One More Time that would go down in TV history.Campbell Danesh then appeared on the first series of Pop Idol in 2002, which was won by Will Young, performing songs including Atomic Kitten’s Whole Again.He reached the finals of the competition, turning down an offer from Simon Cowell and signing a deal with producer Steve Lillywhite.Campbell Danesh’s debut single, Colourblind, was released in 2002 and shot straight to number one in the UK.
He went on to release his debut album, Dive In.Overall, he achieved five top 10 singles in the UK chart.In addition to his pop career, Campbell Danesh was an accomplished theatre actor, starring as Billy Flynn in Chicago, Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls, Rhett Butler in Gone with the Wind and Nick Arnstein in Funny Girl.Campbell Danesh also wrote a book about his time in the music industry titled Sink Or Swim.
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