It’s been 24 years since Danny K – real name Daniel Koppel – released his smash hit debut single, Hurt So Bad.
The R&B singer – who worked with the likes of Kabelo Mabalane and the late Mandoza – has taken a different route from his music career into retail, where he owns and manages several businesses.
DANNY K CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY OF DEBUT SONG
On his TikTok account, Danny K – now 47 – shared a look back at the 2000 release of his debut single, Hurt So Bad.
The song, as well as the music video featuring the baby-faced singer, catapulted him into stardom.
Hurt So Bad featured the backup vocals of another R&B star, TK Mhinga, who died of a suspected drug overdose in 2006.
“This was 24 years ago, damn!”
@dannykofficial Promotional Use Only ‼️💿 #HurtsSoBad ♬ Hurts so Bad – Danny K
The song was released on Danny K’s self-titled album. He would released five more – J23 (2003), Same Difference (a joint album with Mandoza in 2005), This Is My Time (2006), Across The Line (2010), Good Look (2013) – as well as several more singles thereafter.
But despite his successful, SAMA-winning music career, Danny K has taken a different path.
According to BusinessLive, the star opened his sweet and confectionary company, KD Foods, in 2015.
In 2022, his company bought Sweets From Heaven from liquidation.
Danny K has also introduced other luxury brands to the SA market, including US men’s footwear brands Cole Haan and Valora Jewellery.
REMEMBERING HIS BABY BROTHER
In another Instagram post, Danny K remembered his younger brother Jarren, who died in a helicopter crash in 2003.
At the time, the singer’s sibling had turned 23 years old, inspiring the title of his next album, J23. Included in the tracklist was the song I Can’t Imagine A Life Without You, which he dedicated to his brother.
She captioned a clip of the song: “I wrote this song from a place of incredible pain and sadness. It was intensely personal and an unlikely radio hit, but it became an anthem for anyone suffering loss and grief”.
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