Darius
相信许多人都了解英国选秀节目《Pop Idol》的冠亚军获得者,但问到那届节目的第三名是谁不知道有多少人知道?没错,第三名就是现在被誉为苏格兰创作才子的------ Darius。混合了英国独有绅士气质和阳光男孩魅力的Darius,不但拥有浑厚磁性的天赋歌喉,演唱技巧也惊人的纯熟,真假音转换自如,深情的歌声中散发着成熟性感的魅力,很容易让人想起前偶像男孩组合Boyzone的主唱Ronan Keating,而洒脱不羁的气质又让人联想到英国乐坛巨星——“坏男孩”Robbie Williams。而Mercury选择和Darius签约,除了他天赋优异的演唱才能外,还因为他是《Pop Idol》三人当中最有创作才华的一个,能够自己创作歌曲。唱片公司给予了Darius足够的空间让他放开手脚大干,于是他几乎参与了《Dive In》专辑中全部歌曲的创作和制作。 和Will Young以及Gareth Gates(葛瑞盖斯)一样,都是参加"Pop Idols"这个选拔赛而脱颖而出,获得第三名!不过他是三个人当中最有创作才华的一个,能够自己创作歌曲,而且歌唱实力也不容忽视!他的第一首单曲"Colourblind"也是一上榜就夺冠的冠军单曲,而第二首单曲"Rushes"在上周一上榜夺得第5名,成绩也不错! 当Darius(Darius Danesh)带着仅为第三名的成绩悻悻地离开《Pop Idol(流行偶像)》选拔赛的赛场,并向着全世界起誓要在35岁之前夺得英国专辑白金销量成绩时,全英国有过半数的人认为他只是一个自大狂妄的家伙。然而相隔不到一年,Darius(达利斯)就已经用他的首张个人专辑《Dive in》(潜力无穷)提前13年实现了他的这个目标! 只有4岁的时候Darius就首次在一部儿童音乐剧中挑大梁,此后便成为了多部音乐剧以及儿童合唱团中的风头人物。从小他就学习演奏钢琴、小提琴和萨克斯风,9岁的时候,他从收音机里听到了Extreme乐队的经典之作"More Than Words",于是便缠着妈妈说要学吉他并以做全年的家务活来交换,得偿所愿的他在那年的圣诞节就已经可以独力弹奏"More Than Words"了。当十多岁的Darius和苏格兰歌剧团一起在舞台上演出歌剧《卡门》的时候,他忽然意识到自己毕生的理想就是站在观众面前演唱,于是他开始不顾一切地追寻梦想。而对流行音乐有着无限热情的Darius,16岁的时候还组成了一支名为Jade的乐团。除了拥有天赋的演艺才能,Darius还有着旺盛的创作欲望,13岁便开始进行词曲创作。由于热爱歌词创作,他选择了进入爱丁堡大学主修英国文学。 在学期间,正好碰上号称英国电视史上最大企划的新星选秀大赛《Pop Idol》的举行,早已积蓄巨大潜力的Darius决定报名参加比赛一试身手。在比赛中他一路过关斩将,最终夺得了《Pop Idol》第三名!虽然这个赛果让自信满满的他觉得不太理想,却为他带来了好几家主流厂牌的唱片合约。但Darius却婉拒了两家主流大厂牌的数百万英镑唱片合约,因为有着强烈创作意念的他不愿只当一位泡泡糖偶像歌手。于是在《Pop Idol》冠军Will Young和亚军Gareth Gates赛后火速签约发片的同时,Darius却返回了校园,身影常常出现在爱丁堡大学的图书馆里。经过了几乎大半年的进修以后,他最终选择了签约Mercury唱片,与他心中的音乐制作人及偶像Steve Lillywhite(U2)合作。 混合了英国独有绅士气质和阳光男孩魅力的Darius,不但拥有浑厚磁性的天赋歌喉,演唱技巧也惊人的纯熟,真假音转换自如,深情的歌声中散发着成熟性感的魅力,很容易让人想起前偶像男孩组合Boyzone的主唱Ronan Keating,而洒脱不羁的气质又让人联想到英国乐坛巨星--"坏男孩"Robbie Williams。而Mercury选择和Darius签约,除了他天赋优异的演唱才能外,还因为他是《Pop Idol》三人当中最有创作才华的一个,能够自己创作歌曲。唱片公司给予了Darius足够的空间让他放开手脚大干,于是他几乎参与了《Dive In》专辑中全部歌曲的创作和制作。 《Dive In》专辑颇具水准的编曲显现出Darius对于音乐鲜明的个人喜好,流畅而变化多端的吉他几乎贯穿整张专辑,不论是清新爽朗的原声吉他,还是炫耳流转的电吉他,都表现得极富张力和律动感。自9岁起便开始研习,深深迷恋着吉他的Darius自然也参与了专辑中吉他的演奏,甚至在Music Video中也有一把吉他与他紧紧相随,使得这张专辑成为他真正意义上全力以赴的心血结晶。而Darius所创作的音乐也跟他的个性一般,优美动听的旋律和率真的歌词能够很直接的能感动每一个乐迷的心。正是由于他当初的坚持,这张白金专辑《Dive In》(潜力无穷)才能诞生。 他的首支单曲"Colourblind"在英国金榜勇夺两周冠军,达利斯现在可以很骄傲地说他已经在超过一百万人次的英国现场观众前演唱过这首畅销单曲。以极富韵律的清新吉他掀开序幕的"ColourBlind",有着轻快爽朗的优美旋律,Darius自如洒脱却深情款款的歌声,殷切流露着那种"一见钟情"的喜悦。Darius创作的歌词也具有相当独特的心思,用七彩颜色去比拟堕入爱河的复杂心情,一旦合上双眼看不见心爱的女孩,就如同变成了"色盲"。根据统计,达利斯的这首单曲摘取金榜冠军的同时也是英国最多人下载的手机铃声。 一推出就登上英国金榜第五位的"Rushes"也有着极为流畅动听、琅琅上口的旋律,歌曲开首流转而出的电吉他旋律线飘忽摇摆却又张力十足,很是炫耳。年仅16岁的时候,情窦初开的Darius便已将这首写给当时暗恋对象的歌曲创作完成,虽然现在的Darius已经22岁,但依然能够以他张力十足的歌喉将那种青春的冲动激情演绎得相当到位,同时还增添了迷人的成熟性感魅力。 轻快流畅,以英式吉他为主导的炫耳曲目还有"Incredible (What I Meant To Say)"、"Dive In"、"Sliding Doors"等。而"I Gotta Know Tonight"则是抒情慢歌中的佳作,唯美忧伤的原声吉他贯穿全曲,欲言又止的钢琴乐音在其中点缀,慢歌的演唱更突显了Darius富于表现力的歌喉,他深情忧伤的歌声细腻地触动着心灵的弱处。优美抒情的慢歌中,"Simple Like The True"也是相当不错的选择,"Mercury Rising"中收放自如的真假音转换更是可圈可点,营造出如梦似幻的画面。 《Dive In》作为新人之作,在英国专辑榜一上榜就取得了第六名的好成绩!足见Darius在英国的受欢迎程度!而这张专辑在英国至今已经突破了白金销量!不少英国乐评人在听过《Dive In》专辑后,都说它优秀得不像是一个年仅22岁的乐坛新人推出的作品, 看来Darius在这张专辑中,确实如专辑名称所言,迸发出无穷的音乐潜力! by Craig Harris The smooth-voiced son of two doctors, Darius (born Darius Danesh) has zoomed to the upper echelon of Scottish pop music. His debut single, "Colourblind," released on July 29, 2002, maintained the top slot on the British pop charts for two weeks and remained in the Top Ten for six weeks. Darius, who made his stage debut in a kindergarten musical presentation of Peter Pan -- The Musical, at the age of four, was influenced at a young age by the vocal and acoustic guitar sound of Extreme's 1990 hit "More Than Words" and persuaded his mother to buy him a guitar, which he taught himself to play. He wrote his first song as a Valentine's Day gift to a girlfriend. A role in the Scottish Opera Company's production of Carmen at Covent Garden solidified his dreams of a career as an entertainer. Forming a band, Jade, in school at the age of 16, he continued to perform with the band until moving to Edinburgh to study English literature a year later. Darius got his greatest exposure when he was a contestant on the British star-search show Popstars. Weekly appearances on the nationally aired show made him one of Britain's most popular young artists. Although he was offered a number of major-label deals, he agreed to finish his third semester at Edinburgh University before signing a contract. By the time that he finished the school year, however, the momentum had passed and the offers were rescinded. Returning to television, Darius appeared on a similar star-search show, Pop Idol. Following the first audition, he was inspired to write "Colourblind." When a friend passed a copy of the song to U2 producer and music director of Mercury Steve Lillywhite, Lillywhite was so impressed that he quickly signed Darius to a five-album deal with Mercury's parent company, Universal. He released his debut album, Dive In, in November 2002, after releasing two singles. Darius continued to attract attention with his appearances on Pop Idol. Initially failing to finish in the Top Ten, he continued on the show after a contestant became ill and he was chosen to replace him. He went on to finish in third place. His second album Live Twice was released in early 2005.