Reviews: Darius: Darius stands tall to silence critics

From: Evening News - Scotland | Date: May 5, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

Darius, Playhouse *****

SIMON COWELL would have had to slink away with his tail between his legs.

The man he once wrote off as "not good enough", performed last night to a sold-out Playhouse, inspiring applause and screams that almost raised the roof.

Darius has come a long way since the days when he walked Edinburgh's streets as a lowly university student, and no-one recognises this more than himself.

Speaking about his Popstars days last night, he quickly admitted: "I was bit of a pony-tailed prat," and there would be few who could disagree, even amongst the adoring fans he was ...

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