Darius Campbell Danesh, 41
Darius Campbell Danesh, a singer and West End actor expired on August 11, 2018, at 41 years old. Danesh became known to British audiences as a contender on Popstars’s talent show in 2001 by singing Britney Spears’s “Baby One More Time” during his audition. A year later, the Scottish singer placed third on the U.K. talent show Pop Idol, and his first single, “Colour Blind,” topped the U.K. charts that July. He released two albums in 2002’s Dive In, and 2004’s Live Twice.
The actor appeared in multiple musical productions on London’s West End throughout his career, including Guys and Dolls, Funny Girl, and Chicago alongside America Ferrera. He was the first actor to play the part of William Flynn in an adaptation of Gone With the Wind. Over the years, he has also generated many films. He even acted in a 2019 horror film and a 2018 documentary.
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