Mr. Da-Nos
Mr. Da-Nos (* 14. July 1981 in Seuzach ; bourgeois Roland Bunkus ) is a Swiss House - DJ and producer .
life and career
Growing up in Seuzach near Winterthur, Roland Bunkus showed an early interest in music: at the age of seven he learned to play the violin and later his first appearances with his own band, where he played drums and keyboards. After starting out in the RnB and Hip-Hop scene, he soon discovered his passion for house music. His artist name also comes from these early beginnings: Mr. Da-Nos is a combination of his former nickname and the hobby NOS tuning.
In 2000, Mr. Da-Nos became resident DJ and mixer for the Kingshouse compilation . Due to the response, he made music his main job and founded his own agency. In 2003 he went to number 1 in the Swiss Dance Charts with his single I Promised You Anything . In 2004 he was represented for the first time in the Swiss charts for several weeks with his album Groove Music . For his video and his single Long Train Running , he was recognized as a dance award winner in 2004 and the Swiss Music Award in 2014 .
Mr. Da-Nos has been playing at the Street Parade in Zurich since 1996 and has been represented there with his own love mobile since 2000. In 2011 he was the anthem-giver of the event with the single Calling for Love for the 20th anniversary . With his album World Tour Sydney , his appearance at the New York Fashion Week , at the Berlin Love Parade as well as his regular events in Lloret de Mar , Rimini, Croatia and Germany, he has made international appearances. Since 2007 he has been producing his own radio show for Radio Planet 105.
Together with the singer Matthew Tasa, he applied for the Swiss qualification for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the soul ballad Let go .
Mr. Da-Nos produced the soundtrack for the German movie 3 Turks and a Baby , which opened in German cinemas on January 23, 2015. The first single from it, Holding On , which he recorded with Nico Santos , placed 42 in the Swiss charts. A short time later he released his fifth studio album, Red 2K15 .
In 2016 he reached a place in the Swiss single charts with the songs Why Did You Leave and Unique , which were created with the German singer Akay Kayed . In 2017 he published the anthem for the artist show of the same name in Zurich with the song Ohlala . The deep house track reached number five on the Swiss dance charts.
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
 CH
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| 2004 | Groove Music |
CH46 (3 weeks) CH |
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| 2005 | Check in 2 My House |
CH43 (6 weeks) CH |
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| 2008 | The One and Only ... |
CH4 (7 weeks) CH |
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| 2008 | Let's talk about |
CH12 (6 weeks) CH |
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| 2009 | Tattoo |
CH15 (5 weeks) CH |
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| 2011 | One Nation |
CH6 (15 weeks) CH |
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| 2012 | Blue |
CH10 (5 weeks) CH |
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| 2013 | Green |
CH2 (4 weeks) CH |
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| 2015 | Red 2K15 |
CH4 (4 weeks) CH |
Other albums (compilations)
- 2005: Kingshouse Vol. 4
- 2005: Kingshouse Vol. 5
- 2005: Kingshouse Vol. 6
- 2005: Kingshouse Vol. 7
- 2006: Kingshouse Vol. 8
- 2006: House Arrest
- 2007: Kingshouse Vol. 9
- 2007: Mr. Da-Nos
- 2007: Kingshouse Vol. 10 (Mr.Da-Nos and Mr. P! Nk )
- 2007: Double House Vol. 10
- 2008: Summer Parade - House 2008
- 2008: Starhouse - Red Edition
- 2009: All in One
- 2009: Summer Parade - House 2009
- 2010: Summer Parade - House Mix 2010
- 2010: World Tour - Sydney
- 2010: Kingshouse Vol. 16
- 2012: Street Parade - Official House 2012
- 2016: Street Parade - Official House 2016
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
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CH
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| 2003 | I Promised You (Anything) |
CH98 (1 week) CH |
feat. M-Cee
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| 2004 | Long train running |
CH47 (3 weeks) CH |
feat. Freakout
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| 2005 | Play That Funky Music |
CH74 (3 weeks) CH |
feat. Freakout & Nimal
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| 2009 | Tattoo of My Life |
CH75 (2 weeks) CH |
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| 2010 | This night |
CH16 (9 weeks) CH |
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| 2011 | Calling for Love |
CH23 (4 weeks) CH |
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| 2012 | I like to move it |
CH50 (1 week) CH |
feat. Freakout
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| Las Vegas |
CH51 (2 weeks) CH |
feat. Snipa
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| 2013 | Outta Control |
CH62 (1 week) CH |
feat. Ellyland
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| 2014 | Out of Space 2K14 |
CH14 (2 weeks) CH |
feat. Junior X
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| Dr. Beat |
CH11 (2 weeks) CH |
feat. The Beatrockers
|
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| Summer Nights in Brazil |
CH4 (6 weeks) CH |
with The Product G&B & Maury
|
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| 2015 | Holding On |
CH42 (2 weeks) CH |
with Nico Santos
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| Tell Me Why 2K15 |
CH19 (1 week) CH |
feat. David Anthony
|
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| Real love |
CH17 (2 weeks) CH |
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| 2016 | Why Did You Leave |
CH41 (2 weeks) CH |
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| 2017 | Unique |
CH21 (2 weeks) CH |
feat. Akay
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| Oh la la |
CH5 (3 weeks) CH |
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| 2018 | El mundo (de lattesso) |
CH20 (3 weeks) CH |
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| 2018 | This Is Life |
CH16 (16 weeks) CH |
Official Swiss Life Select Theme
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| 2019 | Fire extinguishers |
CH82 (1 week) CH |
More singles
- 2004: El loca
- 2009: Watch the Sunrise (featuring Andrew Robinson)
- 2011: Good Morning
- 2011: One Nation
- 2012: I Can't Get Enough (featuring MC Yankoo )
- 2012: Let You Go (featuring Matthew)
- 2012: Rhythm of the Night
- 2012: Miss Sunshine (featuring Florian)
- 2012: Promised Land
- 2013: Good Times (featuring Paul Jay)
- 2014: Dr. Beat (featuring The Beatmakers)
- 2015: Follow Your Dreams (featuring Kollegah )
swell
- ↑ Sebastian Wernke-Schmiesing: Mr. Da-Nos - The Swiss Hit Machine on " Dance Charts "
- ↑ a b Chart tracking Switzerland
Web links
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mr. Da-Nos |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bunkus, Roland (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss DJ and producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 14, 1981 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Seuzach , Switzerland |