- Darius Campbell Danesh died from “inhalation of chloroethane”
- The Southern Minnesota Regional Medical Examiner’s Office has confirmed reason of his death.
- The medical examiner determined that the death was an accident.
The Southern Minnesota Regional Medical Examiner’s Office has confirmed that former Pop Idol contestant Darius Campbell Danesh passed away from “inhalation of chloroethane.”
The actor and singer was discovered dead in his Rochester, Minnesota, apartment last month at the age of 41.
His death was attributed to “toxic effects of chloroethane” and “suffocation,” according to autopsy records obtained by the PA news agency.
The medical examiner determined that the death was an accident.
Campbell Danesh’s family had issued a statement claiming that local police had found “no signs of purpose or unusual circumstances.”
The Scottish singer-songwriter and actor, formerly known as Darius Danesh, also participated in the inaugural season of Pop Idol, which was won by Will Young. In 2001, he made his first attempt at success on the ITV program Popstars.
After winning Pop Idol, Campbell Danesh declined Simon Cowell’s offer of a record deal and instead signed with the Rolling Stones and U2 producer Steve Lillywhite.
The song returned to the charts after his passing, and a few days later it topped the iTunes download list.
Campbell Danesh was “discovered unconscious in bed in his apartment room in Rochester, Minnesota, on August 11 and was pronounced dead in the afternoon by the local medical examiners’ office,” according to a statement from his family.
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