Darin Worldwide

After the "Så Mycket Bättre" success - now Darin's own music is about to take over the charts again. And he does it with a brand new fanbase.
- I feel like I can reach more people, those who did not have a good eye on me can get interested, says Darin.

"Exit" is released on January 30th and it was written in New York by Darin. Yesterday the premiere, he played the new album for the professionals and the press, and made ​​three songs live in very soft versions with very few instruments.

- It felt good. The album is both danceable and midtempo, there's something about both styles. But you will recognize the melodies, which I love, says Darin.


HE'S BOTH YOUNG AND OLDER NOW
Above all, he hopes that his faithful fans will like the new stuff - but he also has a new and wider audience after the success of his interpretations in "Så Mycket Bättre".

It's time to get rid of the monkey, the astrologer and the other successes. The time has come for Darin to go on. Yesterday, he took his first next step.

Not only did he rule in television during the autumn of last year. Darin's interpretations of "Så Mycket Bättre" has kept on dominating radio and charts this year.
But now Darin's focus is on his own, English-speaking career. In a week the 25-year old's sixth album, "Exit", is released. Initially in all Nordic countries, eventually - if everything goes well - in the rest of the world.

First on the agenda: a secret mini gig in Stockholm yesterday. - What fun that so many people could come, said Darin when he got up on the small stage.
Even though marginally more crowded than around the dining table in "mycket bättre", but that's another story.

Although Darin topped the Swedish album chart four times, it's now, it's going to happen. It's now time for Darin to hit for real. …

After his charming TV success, Darin will release a new "favorite" album.

Woop woop - Darin is here. In the end of January - Sweden's own Justin Timberlake will release his sixth album, Exit, after making a charming success in the latest season of Så mycket bättre.
It feels like I have done it with a lot of extra in the lyrics, this time.

Who is your idol?
- Barack Obama! He has proven that it doesn't matter where you come from, what you look like or what background you have. You can get where you want, if you believe in it and are willing to work hard.

You write and produce music. Where does your power/energy come from?
- My passion. I like to challenge myself.

What is your first musical memory?
- I had a small toy piano that I used to sit and play on. I've been singing as long as I can remember.

The closer we get to the release of Darin's new album Exit, the more surprises we get.
On February 22nd a new single called So Yours is out in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. It's totally different from Playing With Fire, its beats have nothing to do with club music. It's more of a mixture of pop and rock, quite similar to One Direction's music style. And it's not included in the tracklist of the new album which is out on January 30th across Scandinavia.

The single is going to be released all over Europe in March as well and might be the first single from an international version of Exit or maybe a brand new album for the international market.
German fans can pre-order the single now on Amazon.

You can stream the full lenght version of the song right below, released on YouTube from Darin's German label.

THE DAY HAS COME.
Playing With Fire is finally out and we couldn't expect Darin to release a better single to start the Exit Era. Opposite to Nobody Knows, this is actually Darin's hottest and dancest song so far, with amazing beats and a breakdown that Justin Timberlake would surely envy. We can't wait to see it breaking all the charts!

The single is available to purchase on iTunes Sweden, Norway, Finland and also Spotify and WiMP. You can also pre-order the full album on iTunes which is out on January 30th in Sweden and on February 1st in Norway.

25 new songs became the result of the USA trip, and nine of them will now be shown in exclusive video clips on nöjesbladet.se. During the recordings Darin worked much with the American songwriter Jim Beanz, who has cooperated with a bunch of worldwide artists.

DARIN OPENS THE STUDIO
Now he shows exclusive clips from the recording on Nöjesbladet's site.
Come with Darin into the studio when he records the new album "Exit". Today nöjesbladet.se shows exclusive video clips during the work with the songs - the most personal he's ever done, according to himself.
- I felt that I wanted to get some things out of me that I've been through, he says.
The 30th of January "Exit" will be released, but already today Nöjesbladet is starting to show exclusive video clips from the album recording in the USA last autumn.

Last fall, he ran through the TV screens - again. Now it's time for Darin to show that he is more than an exceptional cover singer. New single "Playing With Fire" is a superb start.


That Darin was the musical winner of the third season of "Så Mycket Bättre", there is no doubt about it. His career was also a commercial shot - two of the interpretations of the autumn TV show are still in the top ten on the singles chart. "En apa som liknar dig" is still the country's most streamed song. The 25-year-old boy is still a talent beyond the ordinary.
And speaking of commercial - Darin's new single sounds like an obvious hit, as if it is ready to take over the charts. Not necessarily just at home.

Remember when we found out about a new rumoured tracklist of Exit? Well, now things are getting clearer.
It seems like a Limited Edition of the album is going to be released the same day as the standard edition (January 30th), including all of the songs from Så Mycket Bättre, in the same order as they were put in the Tolkningarna EP. This is confirmed by the fact that there are two versions of the album available to purchase both on CDON.COM and Bengans, even though the price and the cover art are the same for both.


EDIT: It has been confirmed by CDON.COM that Darin is releasing just one limited version of the album, including two discs: the first one will have ten tracks, the second one will have six songs from Så Mycket Bättre. So here's the final tracklist:

Disc 1
1. Playing With Fire
2. Before I Pass Out (feat. Lil Jon)
3. Surrender
4. What It's Like
5. F Your Love
6. Check You Out
7. Give Me Tonight
8. Same Old Song
9. That Love
10. Nobody Knows

Disc 2
1. En Apa Som Liknar D…

Today a new title appeared in the section devoted to Darin on iTunes Sweden. Just some days before his new single is out, Darin (or better, Universal Music) decided to release an extended/remix version of En Apa Som Liknar Dig, maybe to celebrate the fact that it topped the Swedish official singles chart two weeks ago.
The song is available to download in Sweden through iTunes by clicking on this link.

Darin has just posted a teaser of his new single Playing With Fire on YouTube, which we remind you it's out in three days.
We were right, it was the one played on Elle Galan and it sounds a bit like Enrique Iglesias. The song seems to be very dance and sexy, the perfect song to be played in the disco. We're so excited to hear the full version, and you?

Last Friday, Darin was a special guest at the 2013 Swedish Elle's Gala.
During the evening, Darin presented the Model Of The Year award and when he got on stage, 30 seconds of a new song were played in the background. It featured Darin's vocals at the end, so we suppose it's the beginning of Playing With Fire. It seems to be a club song, something we have never heard before from Darin. However, we will have to wait until next Friday to check if it actually was his new single playing or not.

You can listen to the song snippet in the first video below (it starts at 0:38) and you can also watch Darin showing up his outfit and having a little conversation with the Gala host on the red carpet right before the show start.
For some photos from the show instead, have a look here.

It's been ten weeks since Darin appeared again on the Swedish official singles chart.
After achieving the number one position last week, En Apa Som Liknar Dig lost the throne and got back to position number 2.
Astrologen got out of the top 5 and went down from position number 3 to number 6.
Stockholm, instead, lost some positions and stopped at number 25, while Seven Days A Week, which entered the chart last week, dropped to 48.

Some days ago there was a rumour that January 15th was the scheduled release date for Playing With Fire, Darin's new single from Exit, in the list of iTunes upcoming music releases. However, today Darin finally annouced that the single is out on Friday, January 18th not only in Sweden, but also in Finland and Norway.

This is actually Darin's second single from the album, but it's the one that introduces us to the "Exit era". According to Darin, it has a new sound and it's "sexier and hotter than Nobody Knows".

There's been also a change in the album tracklist: in fact, six bonus tracks have been added to the original tracklist and they are the songs Darin released during the tv-show Så Mycket Bättre.
You can pre-order your copy of Exithere by checking our list of the countries where the album will be released.

Darin's sixth studio album Exit is finally out in Sweden on January 30th, 2013.
Nothing about a worldwide release of the album has been announced yet. However, the album is already available to purchase in several countries through web stores such as CDON.COM, Amazon and others. Here comes a list of the countries and stores in which you can buy the album. In some of them, Exit is out on February 12th.

2013 couldn't begin in a better way.
The charts from December 28, 2012 were published just some days ago due to unknown reasons. There was nothing new though, Astologen and En Apa Som Liknar Dig had kept the same positions (no. 3 and 5).

Today, the very first official chart of the year has been released and Darin's En Apa Som Liknar Dig has finally reached the NUMBER ONE position. It's actually Darin's fourth number one single in the chart, the first since Viva La Vida was released.
However, that's not the only good news. After several weeks since its release, Seven Days A Week has finally entered the chart at position no. 36, being the highest peaking new entry of the week.
Stockholm has gained twentynine positions, jumping from no. 45 to 21 again.
I Can't Get You Off My Mind has come back in the chart, ranking at no. 54, while Astrologen has kept the same place for the third week in a row.

Spotify has published a list of the songs that were played the most in Sweden between 23:55 and 00:05 CET during the New Year's Eve night.
Darin has got two songs in the top ten: En Apa Som Liknar Dig and Astrologen.

1. Happy New Year - ABBA
2. Gangnam Style - PSY
3. Don't You Worry Child (Radio Edit) [feat John Martin] - Swedish House Mafia
4. En Apa Som Liknar Dig - Darin
5. Dancing Queen - ABBA
6. Greyhound - Swedish House Mafia
7. Diamonds - Rihanna
8. The Final Countdown - Europe
9. Händerna mot himlen - Petra Marklund
10. Astrologen - Darin

Article in Swedish (by Elisabeth Vedin): expressen.se