Dan Caplen | |
|---|---|
 Caplen (left) at the 2019 Ivor Novello Awards | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Daniel Caplen (1992-03-27)27 March 1992 (age 33) London, England |
| Genres | |
| Occupations |
|
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Labels | Atlantic UK |
| Website | dancaplen |
Daniel Caplen (born 27 March 1992), also known as his stage nameD/C, is a BritishR&B singer, songwriter and musician based inBrixton inLondon. He was educated atSt Edmund's School Canterbury.[1] He is signed toAtlantic Records UK and released his first track "Longing for You" on the label on 19 February 2016.
In 2019 Caplen won anIvor Novello Award for PRS for Music Most Performed Work for collaborating withRudimental on their 2018 song "These Days", which also featuredJess Glynne andMacklemore.[2]
Caplen was born inLondon to a mother fromSaint Vincent and the Grenadines and anEnglish father,[3] and was educated atSt Edmund's School Canterbury.[1]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 atLewis & Clark College inPortland,Oregon, a move which helped to inspire his approach as an artist.[1][4]
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 EPBadman released in 2016.[5][6]
D/C supported UK electronic duoHonne on their UK tour in October 2015[7] as well as Anne-Marie on her UK tour in January/February 2016.[8]
D/C also performed at The Great Escape 2016 festival inBrighton, United Kingdom.[9]
In 2018, Caplen achieved his first UK number-one single, "These Days", alongsideRudimental,Jess Glynne andMacklemore.[10]
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Epiphany (as D/C) |
|
| Badman |
|
| Flat Champagne |
|
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | "I Love Gold" | Non-album single |
| 2016 | "Longing for You" | Badman |
| "Blinded by the Lights" (The Streets cover) | ||
| 2017 | "Flat Champagne" (featuringRay BLK) | Flat Champagne |
| "My Hood" (Ray BLK cover) | ||
| "Two Fingers" | ||
| 2018 | "Trouble" (featuring Ms Banks) | Non-album singles |
| "4AM" (with Caitlyn Scarlett) | ||
| "Hosanna" (featuring Dave B) | ||
| "Closer to You" (featuringSinead Harnett) | ||
| 2019 | "Love Me the Same" | |
| 2020 | "Feel It Again"[13] (withSeeb andSvidden) | Sad in Scandinavia |
| 2021 | "No Letting Go" | Non-album singles |
| "LKFD" | ||
| "Lie to Myself" | ||
| "Loud" | ||
| 2025 | "Lost the Feeling" | |
| "Long Road" (with Jacaranda) | ||
| "Lose You Tonight" (with Vavo) | ||
| "Oceans Apart" |
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Intentions"[14] (Macklemore featuring Dan Caplen) | 2017 | Gemini |
| "Miracle"[14] (Macklemore featuring Dan Caplen) | ||
| "These Days"[15] (Rudimental featuringJess Glynne, Macklemore and Dan Caplen) | 2018 | Toast to Our Differences |
| "It's Christmas Time" (Macklemore featuring Dan Caplen)[16] | 2019 | Non-album single |
| "Roads" (KREAM featuring Dan Caplen) | 2021 | Non-album single |
| "Move Like Me" (Jafunk featuring Dan Caplen and Triple H Horns) | 2025 | Non-album single |
