Youngr

Youngr Biography

Youngr, real name Dario Younger Brigham-Bowes, also known as Dario Darnell, is a British singer, songwriter, producer and musician. He is she son of August Darnell (alias Kid Creole of Kid Creole and the Coconuts), he was born in Urmston, near Manchester, England, on 27 February 1989. He began his music career in 2012, forming Liverpool-based act Picture Book with his brother Lorne Ashley Brigham-Bowes. He has recorded and performed as a solo artist under the name Youngr since 2016. Dario began to gain popularity as a solo artist partly through a series of one-take performance videos he released on Facebook and his YouTube channel, covering artists such as Daft Punk, Dua Lipa, Tove Lo, Linkin Park, and Jamiroquai. In April 2016, he released the track "Out of My System." It became a viral hit, and 10 months later had been streamed 20 million times on Spotify, a total that later rose to over 37 million. Following its success he went out on a world tour, which included a 27 February 2017, show at the O2 ABC. While on tour, he collaborated on remixes with artists in South America and India. A second viral hit came with his bootleg of The Temper Trap’s "Sweet Disposition", which was viewed over 15 million times in its first two weeks. In April 2016, he released the track "Out of My System." It became a viral hit, and 10 months later had been streamed 20 million times on Spotify, a total that later rose to over 37 million. Following its success he went out on a world tour, which included a 27 February 2017, show at the O2 ABC. While on tour, he collaborated on remixes with artists in South America and India. A second viral hit came with his bootleg of The Temper Trap’s "Sweet Disposition", which was viewed over 15 million times in its first two weeks. In January 2018 Island released Youngr's debut album "This Is Not an Album".