Darius Danesh has signed a recording contract with Mercury Records.

Mercury’s managing director and former U2 producer, Steve Lillywhite, signed the singer, whom just about everybody think is brilliant and I must say that he is, to the label.

Steve says he is honoured to be mixing around with, quoting him, “such an exciting young talent such as Darius.”

Speaking to an online music webpage, Darius said “I’m thrilled to have signed with Mercury, really and am just glad to have taken the time to find the freshest major label to work with.”

“Having Steve Lillywhite at the helm of the album is a dream come true and I am very very very excited about pursuing the future with the whole team at that label.”

Apparently, Darius’s debut single is due for release in the summer and no word was given as to what the title of his first cut would be, at the moment.