Darius Costel

Dariusz Constantin Starek (born 1 June 1996), publicly known as Darius Costel, is a Swiss singer and socialite. Costel initially grew to fame in Europe as being the middle son of his well-renowned parents, Swiss entrepreneur and mogul Anton Starek and Italian international pop singer-songwriter Marija Ciobanu, and, as he grew older, he became the frequent subject of tabloids. Costel was formerly well known on the party scenes throughout Europe and has had a strong social media presence even before he pursued a music career.

After participating in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2006 and 2010, the former in a group with his two brothers and the latter as a soloist, Costel attempted a career in musical theatre and made his first attempt at a music career, mostly releasing mixtapes and otherwise finding minimal success. In 2015, Costel and his two brothers formed the band Les Araignées and were signed to their father's record label, Blank Recordings.

After gaining attention with an appearance on French rapper Le Capitaine's album Civilité in 2016, Les Araignées released their debut studio album Come On Home. Critically acclaimed and commercial successful, the album went multi-platinum in their native Switzerland and internationally. After frequent collaborations with the popular supergroup Vengeurs, Les Araignées released their second and final studio album So Far Away From Home in 2019. Despite also being critically and commercially successful, the band suddenly disbanded after its release, with the members deciding to pursue solo careers.

In 2020, Costel released the cover of his sister Theodora 2016 hit "Bad Decisions" as he debut single. The single debuted at number four in the UK and charted throughout Europe. Costel released his solo debut album It was a good idea at the time. in October 2020.