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Darius Campbell Danesh: an alluring mix of naivety, panache and genuine talent

by Michael Cragg

His journey from tryer to survivor to established success story is unlike anything else seen in TV talent show history In the embryonic days of UK TV talent shows, Darius Campbell Danesh " whose death at the age of 41 was announced on Tuesday " did two genuinely revolutionary things. Firstly, he succeeded in making a song his own " the holy grail of TV talent shows " via his gloriously OTT dramatic reading of Britney…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 4:48am on August 17, 2022