Danny Cliff
Born in Nigeria and raised in Austria, singer-songwriter Danny Cliff now calls Edinburgh home.
Gaining his love of music through attending church in Austria, it was a double-edged sword as the country’s music scene didn’t live up to expectations but that all changed when he moved to Scotland. His love for music flooded back when he was submerged into the bubbling music scene of Edinburgh. The experience of witnessing the local diversity and musical landscape excited Danny and pushed him back into action.
Fast forward a few years and the young musician has seamlessly injected a range of influences into his music including R&B, Soul, Pop, Afrobeat, Gospel, Dance and Hip-hop. Inspired by lived experience which adds further passion to his lyrics, his balmy vocals help transport his listeners to places of blessed respite.
Danny has had a number of notable achievements already including BBC Introducing airplay on BBC Radio Scotland and BBC 1Xtra, he has been a Scottish Alternative Music Awards Best Newcomer Award nominee, and he performed at last year’s Celtic Connects at Glasgow’s Royal Concert Hall. Danny also performed as part of We Are Here Scotland’s inaugural Rise Up! Festival and received extraordinary praise for his live performance.
2022 sees Danny Cliff set open up to a huge new audience.
We are delighted to announce that Danny Cliff will be releasing his next single ‘Gianna’ 11th November.
His latest single ‘Gianna’ effortlessly places his charming persona front and centre. Fuelled by love, this sonically immersive Afrobeat gem has a stunning depth of soul and as an artist still within his infancy, this shows off the emerging subtlety of his musical craft.
He says of the single: “The song doesn't have a backstory but is inspired by that elated feeling you get during your best summer days and nights or unforgettable summer moments. My inspiration for the song was that I wasn't able to go abroad to get the euphoric experiences and feelings to create memories to talk about, so I decided to "bring abroad here" by imagining what it would be like to be somewhere in that "good-vibes-only-environment" which is exactly how I feel anytime I perform Gianna. It isn’t a real person but the embodiment of that euphoric feeling I tried to recreate from my home studio.”
