Darin Zanyar (born 2 June 1987), better known simply as Darin, is a Swedish singer and songwriter

from Stockholm. He is one of Sweden's best-selling artists, with six number one music albums.[1]

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1Biography
o 1.120042005: Breakthrough, The Anthem, Darin
o 1.22006: NRJ Awards, Break The News
o 1.320072009: Europe, Flashback
o 1.42010: Melodifestivalen, Lovekiller, The Royal Wedding
o 1.52012: S mycket bttre, Chart record
o 1.62013: Exit, Eurovision Song Contest, SOS Childrens Villages
o 1.720142015: 10 Year Anniversary, Fjrilar i Magen, Own record company, Release in Asia
2Other information
3Discography
o 3.1Albums
4Awards
5References
6External links

Biography[edit]
Darin was born in Stockholm, Sweden to Kurdish parents. He grew up in a musical family and began
singing at an early age, citing Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder and Whitney Houston as some of his
biggest inspirations. He started writing and recording songs at the age of 14 after being discovered by a
music producer in school after a performance.
20042005: Breakthrough, The Anthem, Darin[edit]
Darin became nationally famous in 2004 when he participated in the first season of the Swedish Idol
at the age of 16. He quickly became one of the favorite contestants in the show and was the only one to
receive 78% of the public votes at the semi-final. He ended up as the runner-up and was signed by
SonyBMG the day after the finale. In February 2005 his debut album The Anthem was released. The
album enjoyed much success entering the Swedish Album Charts at number 1 and eventually being
certified gold by the IFPI. His first single Money For Nothing was written by Robyn and went straight to
No. 1 on both the single chart and the radio chart. In 2005 Darin was the most exposed person in the
media in the country.[2] They often wrote about his hysterical fans and referred to him as The perfect
popstar.
Later the same year Darin released his second self-titled album Darin which became Darin's second
chart topping album[3] and also the first to be released outside of Sweden, being released in Finland.
This second album had greater success than The Anthem, being certified platinum by the IFPI. It was a
different sou