Daniel Nitt

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Daniel Nitt
Background information
Birth nameDaniel Mario Nitt
Born (1981-10-29) 29 October 1981 (age 40)
Origin Pegnitz, Germany
GenresPop, dance-pop, pop rock, urban pop
Occupation(s)songwriter
producer
singer
composer
Years active2005 present

Daniel Nitt is a German recording artist, songwriter, music producer, and composer. Daniel Nitt was born in Pegnitz, Germany and currently resides in Berlin, Germany. [1]

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Songwriting and film composing career

Daniel Nitt co-wrote "不只有緣 (Lucky in Love)" with Roxanne Seeman for Jacky Cheung, China's No. 1 Pop Icon. "不只有緣 (Lucky in Love)" appears over the end-credits of "Crossing Hennessy", Hong Kong movie produced by William Kong. "Crossing Hennessy", starring Tang Wei (Lust, Caution) and Jacky Cheung. The film was the opening night film for the 34th Hong Kong International Film Festival 21 March. [2] [3]

"不只有緣 (Lucky in Love)" is included on Jacky Cheung's "Private Corner" album which went platinum in less than a week. [4] The song was covered by Filipino singer Paolo Onesa. [5]

Daniel co-composed and co-produced the score for the soundtrack to Til Schweiger's new German blockbuster movie, "Zweiohrküken (Rabbits Without Ears 2)" with Dirk Reichardt and Mirko Schaffer. Nitt, Reichardt and Schaffer wrote the original song, "Sleepless", which Nitt performs. The soundtrack went gold. [6]

In January 2010, Nitt and Seeman attended the Jacky Cheung "Private Corner" Press Conference held by Universal Music in Hong Kong at the Kowloon Shangri-La. Jacky Cheung, Roxanne Seeman, and Daniel Nitt were interviewed by Guinness book world record holder Uncle Ray (Ray Cordeiro), a famous Hong Kong radio talk show host, on 29 January.

He helped write electronic musician BT's song "I Will Be Yours" for the album The Lost Art of Longing in 2020.

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