Dr. Kucho!

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Dr. Kucho!
Birth nameDaniel Manzano Salazar
Also known asDr. Who!, Disk Doctor
Born (1972-12-04) 4 December 1972 (age 50)
Origin Madrid, Spain
Genres House
Occupation(s) Disc jockey, record producer
Years active1992–present
Labels Disco Doctor Records Spinnin'
Website drkucho.com

Daniel Manzano Salazar (born 4 December 1972), better known by his stage name Dr Kucho!, is a Spanish house DJ/record producer. He is best known for his 2005 single "Can't Stop Playing" with Gregor Salto. The song was re-released in 2014, remixed by Oliver Heldens and vocals from Ane Brun were added. The song then had success in the UK, reaching number 4 in the charts.

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Career

Dr. Kucho started in 2004 releasing “New School Tribal”, a tune with African roots and catchy chants that reached the number 26 of Beatport's house top downloads in just one week, maintaining this position and closers for weeks. It seems that Dr. Kucho has a special drive to start each new year full of energy, as he demonstrated in January 2009 when he released new remixes of “Patricia never leaves the house”, the tune that opened him the doors of UK market in 2001, this re-release with remixes from Dr. Kucho himself, Gregor Salto, Peter Gelderblom and Mike Haddad & Royce Haven was one of the best sellers at Beatport during the beginning of the 2009.

Discography

Singles

YearTitlePeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
BEL (Vl)
[1]
NL
[2]
UK
[3]
2004"Belmondo Rulez 2.0 (It's All About You)"
(featuring Jodie)
55Non-album singles
2005"Can't Stop Playing"
(with Gregor Salto)
3316
2007"Love Is My Game"
(with Gregor Salto)
24
"Lies to Yourself"30
2009"Holy Spirit"
"Groover's Delight"
"Just Be Good to Me"
2010"Funkatron"
"Funkatron"
"The Big Bang Theory/My Way"
"Lloraras"
(vs. Mike Haddad & Royce Haven)
2011"Beyond The Rave"
(vs. Jacobsen)
2012"To Russia with Love"
"Belmondo Rulez 4.0"
2013"The Whistle Song"
2014"Can't Stop Playing" (Oliver Heldens & Gregor Salto Remix)
(with Gregor Salto)
3866
2015"Can't Stop Playing (Makes Me High)"
(with Gregor Salto featuring Ane Brun)
4
"Love Is My Game"
(vs. Gregor Salto vs. Lucas & Steve)
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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References

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