Danny Levan(Bulgarian: Дани Левън), is a pop, dance and house music singer and songwriter born in Bulgaria in the city of Burgas as Daniel Dimitrov Rusev (Bulgarian: Даниел Димитров Русев)[1] with Greek roots from his mother's side.[2] Realized many projects in Bulgaria and around the world.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Daniel Rusev |
| Born | 24 April 1990 Burgas, Bulgaria |
| Genres | Pop, Dance-pop, Urban pop Dance, House music |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Universal Music Group, Minos EMI, King Street Records, Crossworld Records |
| Website | www |
Musical career
editLevan began his career using his birth name. Afterwards, he changed his name to the stage name "Danny Levan." In 2008, he released his first song, "Something New" (Bulgarian: Нещо ново).[3]
In the same year, he released the songs "Can We," "Pink Days," and "I Want from You" (a duet with another singer, Leo, from the reality show Big Brother).[4]
In 2009, with the composer Martin Biolchev, Levan made the song "Infuse Me" (Bulgarian: Влей се в мен, literally Pour yourself into me).[5] "Infuse Me" was aired live on the nationwide TV channel bTV on the comedy show "The Comedians."[6] At the end of 2009, he shot two videos, for the songs "Something New" and "Infuse Me," with him as director, which officially went online in 2010.[7] Many concerts and television and radio appearances followed. However, from 2011 to 2013, he paused his musical career. In October 2011, because of an invitation from the leader of the Bulgarian party "SEK," Danny Levan became a candidate for Burgas municipal elections counselor[clarification needed] for 2011.[8]
At the same time, from 2011 to 2013, he was sent several contracts for Bulgarian and foreign musical companies and labels, but did not accept any of them.
In 2013, he created a self-written song, "Body Shaker" with Bate Pesho, which was nominated for the first musical awards from BOX TV, the national musical television.[9] The video to the song was filmed by Bashmotion and went live during August of the same year.
In 2014, DJ Diass wrote a song for Danny entitled "Losing track of time", which is released by "Crossworld Records" London around the world.[10]
A month later, again with his lyrics, together with DJ Gabriel Slick, he created the album "Patterns", which includes 5 songs and 2 remixes. The album is released worldwide again under the auspices of the English label from London "Crossworld Records". The song "Patterns" is a single from the album. In Bulgaria, 7 weeks are held in first place in the ranking of the top 40 of "Alpha Radio".[11][12]
Alpha Radio's single "Patterns" became the most broadcast song of 2014, according to the radio station.
At the same time, Levan created a new EP with music producers The Moochers from Italy. The album is titled "Scars of Love" (in Bulgarian: Белези от любов), containing 3 songs and 1 remix, again after the lyrics of the artist.
Scars of Love is released by King Street Records – a label from New York City.[13]
The single "Chance for Love" to the music of Svetlin Kaslev – Starlight was released on 14 February 2014 in a duet with Nells. The video for the song is the work of the director Alexander Molov.[14]
During this period he received an inquiry from the Greek singer Marina Sazi for a cover of his song "Body Shaker".
Subsequently, the singer's team invited him to make the song in a duet. In May of that year, they shot a video for "Body Shaker" together. The song and video are distributed by Universal Music Group directly in Vevo and in over 25 countries around the world.[15]
He received a contract offer from Universal Music Group – Minos EMI, which he accepted and in June 2014 signed a contract with the music company.[16]
On 1 December 2014 was released Danny Levan's first solo single "Don't Say Goodbye" with the music giant Universal Music Group – Minos EMI. The video was uploaded by the music giant with its premiere at VEVO after three months of work on the project.[17] The song climbed to No. 1 in the top 40, Spain, for several weeks in a row.[18]
On 10 December 2014, Danny Levan received the "Pop Artist of the Year" award at the fifth annual media awards for fashion, style and show business – Varna.[19]
On 7 June 2016 he presents his duet song with the pop-folk singer Anelia – "In my mind". The video was shot in the Turkish resort of Alanya. The director of the video is Pavlin Ivanov. The duo is released by the music company Payner.
On 15 May 2018, the video for the single "Let's do it" is released. The song is based on music by Daniel Ganev and lyrics by Danny Levan. The video was recorded in the singer's hometown – Burgas. The video is released by the music label Facing The Sun.
Hook Music – Greece releases the single Love me on replay on 1 December 2018.[20]
On 25 April 2020 the video for the single "There's More"is released. The song is based on music by Kaloyan 'Stanx' Stanev from OnTheBeat Production and Danny Levan. The text is by Danny Levan. The video was shot in Utopia Forest, Burgas.
On 30 July 2020, the video for the single "Are Begay" is released. The song is based on music by Kaloyan 'Stanx' Stanev from OnTheBeat Production and Danny Levan. The text is by Danny Levan. The video was shot at Camping Lausanne, Aheloy with the participation of gymnast Jenina Stefanova.
A month and a half after the realization of the single "Are Begai" on 14 October 2020 Danny Levan surprised his fans with a new single and video entitled "Is that you". The song has a modern dance house sound. The music is by Hrisi Pachalova and Kiril Dimitrov, the lyrics are by Angel Prodanov and Hrisi Pachalova, and the arrangement is by Pancho Karamanski. The director of the video is Pavlin Ivanov – Bashmotion, for which the sports complex of the Technical University in Sofia was used as a filming site. The video also features dancers from "NEXT Generation" with choreographer Rositsa Terziyska.[21]
On 27 October 2021, Danny Levan's single "DANCE" was officially released on the music streaming platforms. Although the song is titled "Dance" the lyrics are in Bulgarian. The team in the making of the song is about the same as the single "Is that you". The new team member is Anastasia Mavrodieva - songwriter.[citation needed]
On 22 February 2023, Danny Levan's latest single "Как си" (in English: How are you?) and his official video was officially released on the music streaming platforms. The music and the arrangement are by Ivan Tishev, the lyrics are by Anastasia Mavrodieva. The director of the video is Pavlin Ivanov – Bashmotion.[citation needed]
On 20 October 2023, Danny Levan and Christiana Loizu released their first duet song in Greek, "Vradia Hamena" (in English: Lost Nights). The song has a dance sound, and the video was shot in the emblematic House of culture"Grozarde". The music and arrangement are by Desislav Danchev - Deso, the lyrics are by the Greek poet Iliana Exaras, and the video and audio producers are the performers themselves.[citation needed]
On 07 June 2024, Danny Levan and Christiana Loizu released a new version of their first duet song in Greek, "Vradia Hamena" (in English: Lost Nights). The name of the song is "Крий ми очите" (in English: Hide my eyes). The song has a dance sound, and the video was shot in the emblematic House of culture"Grozarde". The music and arrangement are by Desislav Danchev - Deso, the lyrics are by Anastasia Mavrodieva, and the video and audio producers are the performers themselves.[citation needed]
Videos
edit- Danny Levan – Something New (in Bulgarian – Нещо ново / Neshto novo) – 2010
- Danny Levan – Infuse Me (in Bulgarian – Влей се в мен / Vley se v men) -2010
- Danny Levan – Body Shaker – 1 July 2013
- Danny Levan ft. Starlight – Overheating (in Bulgarian – Прегрявам / Pregryavam) – December 2013
- Danny Levan ft. Nells – A chance for love (in Bulgarian – Шанс на любовта / Shans na lyubovta)- 14 February 2014
- Sazi & Danny Levan – Body Shaker – in May 2014:
- Gabriel Slick ft. Danny Levan – Patterns – 22 February 2014
- Danny Levan – Don`t say goodbye – in 1 December 2014:[17]
- Danny Levan – Rapture – 12 July 2015
- Danny Levan & Анелия – В моя ум – 7 June 2016
- Danny Levan – Нека го направим (in English – Let's Do it) – 15 August 2018
- Danny Levan – Love me on replay – 1 November 2018
- Danny Levan & Bobby – Гранатомета – 29 May 2019
- Danny Levan – Има още (in English – There's more) – 25 April 2020
- Danny Levan – Аре бегай – 30 July 2020
- Danny Levan – Ти ли си (in English – Is that you) – 14 October 2020
- Danny Levan – Dance – 28 April 2022
- Danny Levan – Как си (in English – How are you?) – 22 February 2023
- Danny Levan & Christiana Loizu - Vradia Hamena (in English - Lost Nights) - 20.10.2023
- Danny Levan & Christiana Loizu - Крий ми очите (in English - Hide my eyes) - 07.06.2024
Single
edit| Title | Music | Arranged | Lyrics | Label | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Нещо ново | Andre/Danny Levan | Andre | Danny Levan | Danny Levan | 2010 |
| Влей се в мен | Martin Biolchev | Martin Biolchev | Danny Levan | Danny Levan | 2010 |
| After Midnight | Plamen Stoychev | Plamen Stoychev | Faviol Seferi | Danny Levan | 2012 |
| Body Shaker | Danny Levan/Bate pesho | Danny Levan/Bate pesho | Danny Levan | Danny Levan | декември 2013 |
| Прегрявам | Svetlin Kuslev aka Starlight | Svetlin Kuslev aka Starlight | Danny Levan | Danny Levan | 1 August 2013 |
| Шанс за любовта / What if | Svetlin Kuslev aka Starlight | Svetlin Kuslev aka Starlight | Nells and Danny Levan | Nells | 10 February 2014 |
| Patterns | Gabriel Slick and Danny Levan | Gabriel Slick | Danny Levan | Crossworld Records | 2014 |
| Dirty nights | Danny Levan/Ivan Seagal | Ivan Seagal | Danny Levan | ℗ Big Mamas House Records | 1 August 2014 |
| On Fire | Svetlin Kuslev aka Starlight | Svetlin Kuslev aka Starlight | Rachel Row | Universal music – EMI | 6 August 2014 |
| Don't Say Goodbye | Martin Biolchev | Martin Biolchev | Rachel Row | Universal music – EMI | 30 November 2014 |
| Rapture | Martin Biolchev | Martin Biolchev | Rachel Row | Universal Music Group | 7 July 2015 |
| В моя ум | Martin Biolchev | Martin Biolchev | Yordan Botev | Payner Music Ltd. | 7 June 2016 |
| Нека го направим | Daniel Ganev | Daniel Ganev | Danny Levan | Facing The Sun | 15 May 2018 |
| Има още | Kaloian 'Stanx' Станев OnTheBeat Production, Danny Levan | Kaloian 'Stanx' Станев OnTheBeat Production | Danny Levan | Danny Levan | 25 April 2020 |
| Аре бегай | Kaloian 'Stanx' Станев OnTheBeat Production, Danny Levan | Kaloian 'Stanx' Станев OnTheBeat Production | Danny Levan | Danny Levan | 30 July 2020 |
| Ти ли си | Hrisi Pachalova – Hrissie and Kiril Dimitrov – Kiko | Pancho Karamanski | Angel Prodanov – Acho and Hrisi Pachalova – Hrissie | Danny Levan | 14 October 2020 |
| DANCE | Angel Prodanov, Danny Levan | Angel Prodanov, Danny Levan | Danny Levan and Anastasia Mavrodieva | Danny Levan | 27 October 2021 |
| Как си | Ivan Tishev | Ivan Tishev | Anastasia Mavrodieva | Danny Levan | 22 February 2023 |
| Vradia Hamena | Desislav Danchev - Deso | Desislav Danchev - Deso | Ileana Exaras | KVZ Music Ltd. | 20 October 2023 |
| Крий ми очите | Desislav Danchev - Deso | Desislav Danchev - Deso | Anastasia Mavrodieva | KVZ Music Ltd. | 07 June 2024 |
Album
editВлей се в мен/ Vley se v men – Infuse Me BG 2011
| Title | Music | Arrangement | Lyric |
|---|---|---|---|
| Влей се в мен | Мартин Биолчев | Мартин Биолчев | Danny Levan |
| Влей се в мен (Gion REMIX) | Мартин Биолчев | Мартин Биолчев/Dj Gion | Danny Levan |
| Нещо ново (Original Mix) | Андре, Danny Levan | Андре | Danny Levan |
| Нещо ново (Club Mix) | Андре, Danny Levan | Радо Иванов | Danny Levan |
| I know how | Dj Stinki, Danny Levan | Dj Stinki | Danny Levan |
PATTERNS 2014
| Title | Music | Arrangement | Lyric |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feeling Deep | Gabriel Slick and Danny Levan | Gabriel Slick | Danny Levan |
| Next Day | Gabriel Slick and Danny Levan | Gabriel Slick | Danny Levan |
| Patterns | Gabriel Slick and Danny Levan | Gabriel Slick | Danny Levan |
| Something for tonight | Gabriel Slick and Danny Levan | Gabriel Slick | Danny Levan |
| Sunday | Gabriel Slick and Danny Levan | Gabriel Slick | Danny Levan |
SCARS OF LOVE 2014
| Title | Music | Arrangement | Lyric |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loser Number One | The Moochers / Danny Levan | The Moochers | Danny Levan |
| Scars Of Love | The Moochers / Danny Levan | The Moochers | Danny Levan |
| Time For Second Chance | The Moochers / Danny Levan | The Moochers | Danny Levan |
References
edit- ^ Daniel Rusev change his stage name to Danny Levan,, t: Snews.bg, 16.03.2013
- ^ "Danny Levan was born on April 24, 1990 year. Concerned with music by the end of 2008, when he created his first song "Something New",, t: Ekrana info, 18.03.2010". Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ^ "Занимава се с авторска музика от края на 2008 година, когато бе създадена и първата му песен "Нещо ново" с небезизвестния композитор Андре от "Раптон Рекърдс" и продуцента Георги Манев. ,, в: Екрана инфо, 18.03.2010". Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ^ ""Искам с теб" – дуетна песен с Лео от "Биг Брадър", която тогава се изкачи на първо място в Топ50 класацията на сайта,, в: Екрана инфо, 18.03.2010". Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ^ Поп изпълнителят Даниел Русев, който наскоро смени своето сценично име на Danny Levan, пусна официално видеото към песента "Влей се в мен,, в: Акцент, 16.06.2009
- ^ "Последното му парче се казва "Влей се в мен" със съавтор Мартин Биолчев (музика и аранжимент), което беше представено в шоуто "Комиците" по bTV и на рождения ден на списание "Максим" ,, в: Екрана инфо, 18.03.2010". Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ^ "Скоро Ще Видиш: Даниел Русев С Два Нови Клипа И Гореща Фотосесия, в: Екрана инфо, 18.03.2010". Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ^ Кандидат общински съветник на кметски избори 2011 година 576,, с: burgas.bg, , 23.10.2011
- ^ 1) Номинация за “Дебют на годината” Danny Levan, Dexter, Marssa Carme,Апо и Невена,ВенЗи,, в: Pia News, , 19.01.2014
- ^ новините, БиНюз-Запазената марка в. "DJ Dias и Danny Levan с общ проект". www.bnews.bg. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ "Listen to A State of Trance Official Podcast on Alpha Radio on TuneIn". TuneIn. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ "Danny Levan Издаде Patterns, в: Mika, 18.03.2014". Мика: Музика и лайфстайл (in Bulgarian). 9 December 2017. Archived from the original on 4 April 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ "Гръцката звезда Marina Sazi прави кавър на БГ артист". Avtora (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ "Nells и Danny Lévan дават Шанс за любовта – Култура". Novini.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ ""Body Shaker" На Danny Levan И Marina Sazi С Премиера В Universal Music Group, в: Mika, 06.02.2014". Мика: Музика и лайфстайл (in Bulgarian). 9 December 2017. Archived from the original on 4 April 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ "Danny Levan подписа договор за милиони със световен музикален гигант, в: Signal.bg, 17 юни 2014". Signal.bg (in Bulgarian). Archived from the original on 29 November 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ a b Dont Say Goodbye Available on Vevo. t: dannylevan.com, 01.12.2014
- ^ "Danny Levan е N1 в Испания – Любопитно". dariknews.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ "Danny Levan с награда за поп изпълнител на 2014 на медиите във Варна". In LIFE (in Bulgarian). 12 December 2014. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ Signal.bg (3 November 2018). "Промо / Danny Levan – Love me on replay". Signal.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ Signal.bg (14 October 2020). "Промо / Danny Levan – Ти ли си". Signal.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 15 October 2020.