Daniel Alejandro Morales Reyes (born 5 May 1992), known by his stage name Danny Ocean, is a Venezuelan singer, songwriter and record producer born in Caracas, Venezuela.[1] He began his professional music career in 2009 with the creation of his YouTube channel.
He is best known for his song "Me Rehúso",[2] released in September 2016,[3] and relaunched as an English version titled "Baby I Won't" in 2017.[4][5][6][7]
Early life and education
Ocean was born in Caracas, Venezuela on 5 May 1992. He is the only child of a Venezuelan diplomat and a musician. He spent much of his childhood living in different countries due to his mother's diplomatic duties. He earned a graphic design degree from the Universidad Nueva Esparta in Venezuela. After graduating, he moved to Miami, Florida in the United States.
Career
Ocean began producing music in 2009 which he released on his YouTube channel. During this time, he became interested in English language electronica. He published his first EP Paracaídas (2014) y U-YE (2015) on iTunes and Amazon Music. In 2016, he released the song "Me rehúso" (composed and produced by him). The track became a success in Europe, Latin America and the US. He released an English version titled "Baby, I Won't".
He also worked on the album Kloth Talk with hip hop and rap producer DJ Katastraphy and on the song "Replay" with rapper and singer Bri Nichole and rappers Rello Muse and Philup Banks. He worked with British DJ Nicholas Gale on the track "Lookin' For". In June 2017, Ocean signed with Atlantic Records for his English language music and Red Wine Records LLC. and [Warner Music for his Spanish language music. At the end of 2017, he released music videos of "Me Rehúso" and "Baby I Won't" and released the promotional singles "Veneno", "Vuelve" and "Dembow". In August 2018, he released a video "Epa Wei", produced with Skrillex. In November 2018, he appeared on the Coldplay EP Global Citizen – EP 1 on the song "Voodoo" with David Guetta, Stargate, Tiwa Savage and Wizkid.
In 2019, Ocean released the promotional single "Swing" and his debut album 54+1, self-produced and mastered by Ricardo Sangiao. On 25 October 2019, Ocean launched the single titled "Dime tú" with the help of Venezuelan singer Maye, daughter of singer Fernando Osorio.
That same year, Ocean also featured on "Detente" from Colombian singer Mike Bahía's debut album Navegando. Additionally, he collaborated with Fuse ODG and Ed Sheeran on the song "Lazy Day".
In 2020, Ocean released another single entitled "Que lo qué". He released the song "Cuando Amanezca" in collaboration with Justin Quiles, Feid and Nibal. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he recorded his video for "Báilame" from 54+1 at his home in Miami. In July 2020, Ocean co-wrote the song "Ay, DiOs Mío!" for Karol G.
1 2 "FIMI: Certificazioni Archivio". Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Archived from the original on January 16, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2019.Note: To retrieve the certifications, 1) type in Danny Ocean in the box of "Filtra", 2) select years in the box of "Anno", 3) select "Singoli online" in the box of "Sezione" for singles, 4) click Enter
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