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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Morales and the second or maternal family name is Reyes. Venezuelan singer (born 1992)

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Danny Ocean
Danny Ocean performing in 2019
Background information
Born	Daniel Alejandro Morales Reyes (1992-05-05) 5 May 1992 (age 33)Caracas, Venezuela
Genres	Reggaeton dance-pop moombahton Latin pop
Occupations	Singer songwriter record producer
Instruments	Vocals guitar piano
Years active	2009–Present
Label	Atlantic

Musical artist

Daniel Alejandro Morales Reyes (born 5 May 1992), known by his stage name Danny Ocean, is a Venezuelan singer, songwriter and record producer born in Caracas, Venezuela.[1] He began his professional music career in 2009 with the creation of his YouTube channel.

He is best known for his song "Me Rehúso",[2] released in September 2016,[3] and relaunched as an English version titled "Baby I Won't" in 2017.[4][5][6][7]

Early life and education

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Ocean was born in Caracas, Venezuela on 5 May 1992. He is the only child of a Venezuelan diplomat and a musician. He spent much of his childhood living in different countries due to his mother's diplomatic duties. He earned a graphic design degree from the Universidad Nueva Esparta in Venezuela. After graduating, he moved to Miami, Florida in the United States.

Career

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Danny Ocean began producing music in 2009 which he released on his YouTube channel under the pseudonym Danny O.C.T. [8] During this time, he became interested in English language electronica. He published his first EP Paracaídas (2014) y U-YE (2015) on iTunes and Amazon Music. In 2016, he released the song "Me rehúso" (composed and produced by him). The track became a success in Europe, Latin America and the US. He released an English version titled "Baby, I Won't".

He also worked on the album Kloth Talk with hip hop and rap producer DJ Katastraphy and on the song "Replay" with rapper and singer Bri Nichole and rappers Rello Muse and Philup Banks. He worked with British DJ Nicholas Gale on the track "Lookin' For". In June 2017, Ocean signed with Atlantic Records for his English language music and Red Wine Records LLC. and [Warner Music for his Spanish language music. At the end of 2017, he released music videos of "Me Rehúso" and "Baby I Won't" and released the promotional singles "Veneno", "Vuelve" and "Dembow". In August 2018, he released a video "Epa Wei", produced with Skrillex. In November 2018, he appeared on the Coldplay EP Global Citizen – EP 1 on the song "Voodoo" with David Guetta, Stargate, Tiwa Savage and Wizkid.

In 2019, he released the promotional single "Swing" and his debut album 54+1, self-produced and mastered by Ricardo Sangiao. On 25 October 2019, Ocean launched the single titled "Dime tú" with the help of Venezuelan singer Maye, daughter of singer Fernando Osorio.

That same year, Ocean also featured on "Detente" from Colombian singer Mike Bahía's debut album Navegando. Additionally, he collaborated with Fuse ODG and Ed Sheeran on the song "Lazy Day".

In 2020, Ocean released another single entitled "Que lo qué". He released the song "Cuando Amanezca" in collaboration with Justin Quiles, Feid and Nibal. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he recorded his video for "Báilame" from 54+1 at his home in Miami. In July 2020, Ocean co-wrote the song "Ay, DiOs Mío!" for Karol G. After these releases, Ocean became even more popular; him and his music.

On July 18th, 2024, the artist released an EP called "venequia," featuring an acoustic version of "Me rehúso" and another version of "Dime tú" along with five new songs. The EP was meant to represent a symbol of hope and show the status of Venezuela right before the upcoming presidential elections. [9]

On December 4th, 2025, Ocean was announced to perform at the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony on the 10 December. This comes right after María Corina Machado, a Venezuelan opposition leader, was named the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize recipient. According to a press statement, “The ceremony will bring them together as representatives of a generation of Venezuelans who promote a message of resilience, unity, and hope."[10] Danny Ocean performed a composition of "Alma llanera", considered popularly as the second anthem of Venezuela, and "Venezuela", which has become a Venezuelan diaspora song.[11]

Discography

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Studio albums

[edit] List of studio albums

Title	Album details	Certifications
54 + 1 [es]	Released: 22 March 2019 Label: Atlantic Format: CD, digital download	RIAA: 3× Platinum (Latin)[12]
@dannocean	Released: 18 February 2022 Label: Atlantic Format: CD, digital download
@dannocean 2	Released: 11 November 2022 Label: Atlantic Format: CD, digital download
Reflexa	Released: 2 May 2024 Label: Atlantic Format: CD, digital download
Babylon Club	Released: 31 July 2025 Label: Atlantic Format: Digital download, streaming

Extended plays

[edit] List of extended plays

Title	Details
Backstage (as Danny O.C.T.)	Released: 2009
Paracaídas (as Danny O.C.T)	Released: 2014
Sin Intención (as Danny O.C.T.)	Released: 2014
U-YE (as Danny O.C.T.)	Released: 2015
Pronto (as Danny O.C.T.)	Released: 2015
Venequia.	Released: 18 July 2024 Label: Atlantic Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

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As lead artist

[edit] List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		ARG[13]	COL[14]	ITA[15]	MEX[16]	NLD[17]	SPA[18]	SWE[19]	SWI[20]	USLatin[21]	USLatinPop[22]
"Me Rehúso" / "Baby I Won't"	2016	7	6	5	1	82	2	96[23]	34	13	19	CAPIF: Platinum[24] FIMI: 5× Platinum[25] PROMUSICAE: 10× Platinum[18] RIAA: 13× Platinum (Latin)[12]	54+1
"Vuelve"	2017	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Platinum (Latin)[12]
"Dembow"		—	—	—	—	—	19[26]	—	—	—	—	PROMUSICAE: Platinum[18] RIAA: 5× Platinum (Latin)[12]
"Epa Wei"	2018	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: 2× Platinum (Latin)[12]	Non-album single
"Swing"	2019	62	—	—	—	—	16[27]	—	—	—	—	PROMUSICAE: 2× Platinum[18] RIAA: 2× Platinum (Latin)[12]	54+1
"Lookin' For" (with Digital Farm Animals)[28]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
"Dime Tú"		95	69	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Venequia.
"Detente"(with Mike Bahía)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Platinum (Latin)[12]	Navegando
"Que lo Que"	2020	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
"Cuando Amanezca"(with Nibal, Justin Quiles and Feid)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Viaje
"Báilame"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	54+1
"Midsummer Madness 20 (Remix)"(with 88rising featuring Joji, Rich Brian, August 08 and Higher Brothers)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album singles
"Miedito o Qué?"(with Ovy On The Drums featuring Karol G)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		RIAA: Platinum (Latin)[12]
"Pronto"	2021	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold (Latin)[12]	@dannocean
"Cuántas Veces"(with Justin Quiles)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold (Latin)[12]
"Besarnos de Cero"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Mónaco"(with Lagos)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: 2× Platinum (Latin)[12]	Clásicos
"Báilame en los Besos"(with Dylan Fuentes and Daramola)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
"Apartamento"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	@dannocean
"Tú No Me Conoces" (with TINI)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Dorito & Coca-Cola" (with Tokischa)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Amapolas (Remix)"(with Leo Rizzi)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
"Rubia Sol Morena Luna v2"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	@dannocean
"Istanbul"	2022	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Fuera del Mercado"		36[29]	16	60[30]	1	—	7[31]	—	—	33	—		AMPROFON: Diamond+2× Platinum+Gold[32] FIMI: Platinum[25] PROMUSICAE: 3× Platinum[18] RIAA: 2× Platinum (Latin)[12]
"Velocidad"(with Akapellah and Foreign Teck)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Respira
"Brisa"(with Zion & Lennox)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
"Fino"(with Llane)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Fino
"Volare"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	@dannocean2
"Chimbo"(with Big Soto)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Todo es Mental
"Bebe"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	@dannocean2
"Felices Perdidos"(with Piso 21)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold (Latin)[12]	777
"Amor Tonight"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album singles
"Emeycé" (with 3AM)	2023	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Binikini"(with Rawayana)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	¿Quien Trae las Cornetas?
"No Me Controles"(with Rvssian and Sean Paul)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
"Correcaminos"(with Alejandro Sanz)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Correcaminos EP
"Zha" (with Greeicy)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Yeliana
"Caracas en el 2000"(with Elena Rose and Jerry Di)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold (Latin)[12]	Non-album single
"No Te Enamores de Él"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Reflexa
"Medio Friends"	2024	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Amor"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		RIAA: Gold (Latin)[12]
"Cero Condiciones"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Bailarina"(with Abraham Mateo)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Insomnio
"Ley Universal"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Reflexa
"Imaginate"(with Kapo)		40	—	—	—	—	12	—	—	—	—	RIAA: 5× Platinum (Latin)[12]	Babylon Club
"Un Blues" (with Zulia)		Aviso de Despido
"Vitamina"	2025	—	—	—	—	—	67	—	—	—	—	Babylon Club
"Priti" (with Sech)		—	—	—	—	—	23	—	—	—	—
"Samaná" (with Mau y Ricky and Yorghaki)		–	La Llave
"Ponme en tu boca" (with Jerry Di and Corina Smith)		–	Non-album single
"AyMami" (with Kenia Os)		–	Babylon Club
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

[edit] List of singles as featured artist, showing year and album name

Title	Year	Album
"Replay" (DJ Katastraphy featuring Danny Ocean, Bri Nichole, Rello Muse & Philup Banks)	2016	Non-album single
"Voodoo" (Stargate and Los Unidades featuring Tiwa Savage, Wizkid, Danny Ocean and David Guetta)	2019	Global Citizen – EP 1
"Lazy Day" (Fuse ODG featuring Danny Ocean)		Non-album single
“No Eres Tú Soy Yo” (Maria Becerra featuring Danny Ocean)	2021	Animal
“Picó” (Yera and Blackie & Lois featuring Danny Ocean)		Non-album single
"Paciente por ti" (Jambene featuring Danny Ocean)	2023	Dimelo, Mike

Guest appearances

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Title	Year	Other artists	Album
"4:22"	2022	Ozuna	Ozutochi
"Eivissa"	2022	Mora	Paraíso
"Cosquillas"	2023	Paula Cendejas	Fomo
"Hoy es tu cumpleaños"	2025	Aitana	Cuarto Azul

Other songs

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• "Eres Tú La Musa" (Ft. ZsW ZeroSWar) as Danny O.C.T.
• "Ese Lugar" (Ft. Oma) as Danny O.C.T.
• "Demasiado Tarde" (Ft. KC Clan) as Danny O.C.T.
• "Un Cigarro"
• "Sunday Morning Driving"
• "120 Kilómetros"
• "Mueve Tu Cuerpo"
• "OXES"

Songwriting credits

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• "Raptame"
• "Mamacita"
• "Ay, Dios mío!"
• "Milímetros"
• "Cambiate el nombre"
• "Machu Picchu"
• "DVD"

Awards and nominations

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Year	Award	Category	Works	Result
2017	Premios Juventud[33][34]	Artist Revelation	Himself	Nominated
	Kids' Choice Awards México	Favorite Song	"Me Rehúso"	Nominated[35]
	MTV MIAW Awards	Best Party Anthem		Nominated[36]
	Kids' Choice Awards Colombia	Favorite Song		Nominated[37]
2018	Pepsi Venezuela Music Awards[38]	Favorite Song		Nominated
		Artist Revelation	Himself	Nominated
2018	iHeart Radio Music Awards	Best New Latin Artist	Himself	Nominated
2020	Billboard Latin Music Awards	Latin Pop Album of the Year	54+1	Nominated
2022	Premios Juventud	Best Social Dance Challenge	"Fuera del Mercado"	Nominated
2022	Heat Latin Music Awards	Best Artist Andean Region	Himself	Won
2022	MTV Europe Music Awards[39]	Best Latin America Central Act	Himself	Won
2022	Los 40 Music Awards 2022	Best Act "Global Latin"	Himself	Nominated
2022	MTV MIAW Awards	Flow Artist	Himself	Nominated
		Viral Anthem	"Fuera del Mercado"	Nominated
2023	Latin American Music Awards 2023	Favorite Pop Album	@dannocean	Nominated
2023	24th Annual Latin Grammy Awards	Record of the Year	"Correcaminos" (with Alejandro Sanz)	Nominated
2024	TikTok Awards	Artist of the Year	Himself	Won
2024	Premios Juventud	Best Pop/Urban Song	"No Te Enamores de Él"	Nominated
2024	MTV MIAW Awards	Pop Explosion	Himself	Nominated
2024	25th Annual Latin Grammy Awards	Song of the Year	"Caracas en el 2000"	Nominated
		Best Pop Song	"Amor"	Nominated
2025	Premio Lo Nuestro 2025	Male Pop Artist of the Year	Himself	Nominated
		Pop/Urban Album of the Year	"Reflexa"	Nominated
		Pop/Urban Song of the Year	"Amor"	Nominated
2025	Heat Latin Music Awards	Best Artist Andean Region	Himself	Nominated
2025	Premios Nuestra Tierra	Premio "Hermano de Nuestro Tierra"	Himself	Won
2025	Premios Tu Música Urbano	Male Rising Star	Himself	Pending
		Best Pop Artist	Himself	Pending
		Best Pop Song	Amor	Pending
		Best Afrobeat Song	Imagínate	Pending

References

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1. ^ Campos, Carlos (22 May 2017). "Conozca a Danny Ocean, la mente detrás del éxito 'Me rehúso'". nacion.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 June 2017.
2. ^ "Conoce a Danny Ocean, creador del éxito 'Me Rehúso'". radiocalientesantacruz.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
3. ^ "Me Rehúso – Danny Ocean". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
4. ^ "Danny Ocean". Napster. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
5. ^ "Baby I Won't – Single". iTunes. Retrieved 4 June 2017.[dead link]
6. ^ Dau, Alejandro (18 April 2017). "Danny Ocean es la nueva sensación de Spotify". tecnogaming.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 June 2017.
7. ^ "Danny Ocean – Me Rehuso". los40.do (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
8. ^ "VIP Nation". www.vipnation.com. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
9. ^ Pulgar, E. R. (2024-08-12). "Danny Ocean Demands Change in Venezuela: 'What's Happening Right Now Is So Painful'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
10. ^ Roiz, Jessica (2025-12-04). "Danny Ocean to Perform at 2025 Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony". Billboard. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
11. ^ Civita, Alicia (2025-12-10). "Danny Ocean Delivers Emotional Performance Honoring María Corina Machado at Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony". Latin Times. Retrieved 2025-12-16.
12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "American certifications – Danny Ocean". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
13. ^ "Danny Ocean Chart History (Billboard Argentina Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 August 2019. Pre-Argentina Hot 100 era:
    • "Me Rehúso": "Top 20 Argentina – Del 25 de Septiembre al 1 de Octubre, 2017" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
14. ^
    • "Me Rehúso": "Top 100 Colombia – Semana 26 del 2017 – Del 23/06/2017 al 29/06/2017" (in Spanish). National-Report. 30 June 2017. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
    • "Dime Tú": "Top 100 Colombia – Semana 6 del 2020 – Del 31/01/2020 al 06/02/2020" (in Spanish). National-Report. Archived from the original on February 7, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
15. ^ "Classifica settimanale WK 39" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
16. ^ "Top 20 Streaming (del 21 al 27 de abril)" (in Spanish). AMPROFON. Archived from the original on May 5, 2017. Retrieved May 5, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
17. ^ "Discografie Danny Ocean". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
18. ^ a b c d e "Danny Ocean – Me Rehuso". elportaldemusica.es. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
    • For "Me Rehúso": "Top de singles actual". elportaldemusica.es. Productores de Música de España. Archived from the original on 18 December 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
19. ^ "Discography Danny Ocean". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
20. ^ "Discographie Danny Ocean". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
21. ^ "Danny Ocean – Chart History: Hot Latin Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
22. ^ "Danny Ocean – Chart History: Latin Pop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
23. ^ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
24. ^ "El hit global "Me Rehúso" de Danny Ocean ya tiene video oficial". TKM (in Spanish). August 25, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
25. ^ a b "FIMI: Certificazioni Archivio". Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Archived from the original on January 16, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2019. Note: To retrieve the certifications, 1) type in Danny Ocean in the box of "Filtra", 2) select years in the box of "Anno", 3) select "Singoli online" in the box of "Sezione" for singles, 4) click Enter
26. ^ "Top 100 Canciones – Semana 11: 9.3.2018 al 15.3.2018" (PDF) (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
27. ^ "Top 100 Canciones: Semana 19". Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
28. ^ "Lookin' For - Single by Digital Farm Animals on Apple Music". iTunes Store. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
29. ^ "Danny Ocean". Billboard.
30. ^ "Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 20" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
31. ^ "Top 100 Canciones: Semana 16". Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
32. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved August 1, 2022. Type Danny Ocean in the box under the ARTISTA column heading.
33. ^ "Esta es la lista de nominados a Premios Juventud 2017". univision.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 June 2017.
34. ^ Rivera, Nayeli. "Conoce todos los nominados a Premios Juventud 2017". monitorlatino.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
35. ^ "¡Vota para Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards!". noroeste.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 July 2017.
36. ^ "J Balvin y Maluma lideran nominaciones de MTV MIAW 2017". elespectador.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 July 2017.
37. ^ "Nickelodeon dio a conocer los prenominados a Kids Choice Awards Colombia". eluniversal.com.co (in Spanish). 27 July 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
38. ^ "PEPSI MUSIC ANUNCIÓ NOMINADOS Y DIO INICIO A LAS VOTACIONES". areparadio.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 September 2020.
39. ^ "Daddy Yankee And Kenia Os Won Their First MTV Europe Music Awards". UPROXX. 2022-11-14. Retrieved 2023-08-07.

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