Daniel Caplen (born 27 March 1992), also known as his stage name D/C, is a British R&B singer, songwriter and musician based in

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. He was educated at

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. He is signed to Atlantic Records UK and released his first track "Longing for You" on the label on 19 February 2016. In 2019 Caplen won an

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for PRS for Music Most Performed Work for " These Days", performed by

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, Jess Glynne,

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and Dan Caplen.

Early life

Caplen was born in

to a mother from

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and an English father, and was educated at

. He started playing the piano and the cello in his early teens, before getting interested in production and remixing. Caplen briefly left Britain to study in

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, a move which helped to inspire his approach as an artist.

Music career

In 2014, D/C self-released his debut EP, ''Epiphany'', gaining the attention of Atlantic Records, who signed him to the label in the following year. He then released his first single “Longing for You” on the label in February 2016. The track is taken from his first Atlantic Records EP ''Bad Man'' released in 2016. D/C supported UK electronic duo Honne on their UK tour in October 2015 as well as Anne-Marie on her UK tour in January/February 2016. D/C also performed at The Great Escape 2016 festival in Brighton, United Kingdom. In 2018, Caplen achieved his first UK number-one single, " These Days", alongside

, Jess Glynne and

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Caplen, Dan British contemporary R&B singers 21st-century Black British male singers People from Brixton Singers from London Living people Atlantic Records artists 1992 births