From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Daniel Adams-Ray
Daniel Adams-Ray
Daniel Adams-Ray gö caused critics to label them "upper class rappers".[4][5]
Despite some critics, the band had many hits, received
awards from radio station P3,[6] The 2003 Swedish Hip-hop
Awards 2003, and best Swedish band at the MTV Europe
Music Awards 2006. Daniel Adams-Ray won the Swedish
freestyle-rap championship in 2004 and was awarded the
prize for best Swedish rapper in 2005.[2]
Post-Snook
Adams-Ray and Oskar Linnros drifted apart. Adams-Ray
Background information attended the design school Berghs School of Communica-
tion[7] and started the fashion label Lagom. During a fash-
Birth name Daniel David John Adams-Ray
ion show in 2009 he produced some music and this led
Also known as Big-Danne to new songs (with him singing, not rapping). He says his
music might be called Kenyan pop-disco-indie-punk.[1]
Born 18 August 1983 (1983-08-18)
Nairobi, Kenya Influenced range from Motown-disco, afro beat, hip-hop
and early 60’s surf pop.[8]
Genres Hip hop, pop
Occupations Designer, singer
Trivia
Associated acts Snook
• He is fluent in English, French, Dutch, German and
Website http://www.danieladamsray.com/ Swedish. He also speaks quite a bit of Italian and
Swahili.[1]
Daniel David John Adams-Ray (born 18 August 1983 in • He is related to Swedish journalist Kersti Adams-
Nairobi, Kenya) is a Swedish rapper, singer, and fashion Ray.[1]
designer.[1]
Discography
Early years
Daniel Adams-Ray was born in Kenya to an Indonesian Albums
mother and a father of Swedish/Scottish heritage. His • Svart, vitt och allt däremellan (2010)
mother was a school administrator and his father a med-
ical surgeon. In 1996 the family left Africa for Europe and Singles
lived in Netherlands for a year before settling in Sweden. • Dum av dig (2010)
(In Holland he played football with a very young Arjen • Gubben i lådan (2010)
Robben.)[1] The family settled in Lidingö,[2] an affluent • Lilla lady (2011)
suburb to Stockholm, where his parents own and operate • Förlåt att jag aldrig sagt förlåt (2011)
a plastic-surgery clinic.[3] Daniel Adams-Ray says he felt
very much like an outsider and says he was bullied and
called racist slurs. After switching high schools he found References
a school that fitted him better and met Oskar Linnros. [1] ^ http://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/musik/pop-i-
The two started the alternative hip hop group Snook.[1] cool-forpackning-1.1125540
[2] ^ http://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/pressroom/
Snook ibeyostudio/pressrelease/view/daniel-adams-ray-
goer-solodebut-427891
Snook released two albums and received both praise and [3] http://www.adam-plastikkirurgi.se
heavy criticism. The band’s unorthodox hip hop was met [4] http://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/skivrecensioner/
by comments that the band wasn’t "keeping it real" and snook-ar-1.444455
the fact that Adams-Ray spent his teenage years in Lidin-
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[5] http://www.svd.se/opinion/ledarsidan/sa-lange- Persondata
handerna-ar-i-luften_1492663.svd
Name Adams-Ray, Daniel
[6] http://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/musik/p3-guld-
hyllar-veteraner-och-nykomlingar-1.428647 Alternative names
[7] http://www.plazakvinna.com/news/fashion/ Short description
?ID=1556 Date of birth August 18, 1983
[8] http://www.orebroguiden.com/daniel-adams-ray-
Place of birth
gor-solodebut/
Date of death
External links Place of death
• http://www.lagom-sthlm.com/
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Categories:
• Swedish musicians
• Living people
• Swedish people of Kenyan descent
• Swedish people of Scottish descent
• 1983 births
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