THE hairdresser of Darius Campbell Danesh has paid tribute to the Pop Idol star one year after his death. 

The Bearsden-born singer was found dead in his apartment in Rochester, Minnesota, on August 11, 2022, at the age of 41. 

Taylor Ferguson, who runs a well-known hairdressers on Bath Street, has paid tribute to Darius saying those at the salon "miss his velvet voice, his charisma and his boundless energy".

Speaking after his death last year, the hairdresser revealed he knew the star from back in his Pop Idol days when he was a regular customer but he went on to become a "family friend", with Darius even attending his son's wedding reception.

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In a post shared today on Facebook he wrote: "Today is a day of bittersweet memories.

"It’s 21 years since our son Taylor married wife Justine and that was a very special day in all our lives. We’ll raise a glass for them later.

"That day in 2002 was enhanced with the arrival of the one and only Darius who came to the reception just minutes after learning he’d reached No1 with his single ‘Colourblind’.

"He was bubbling with excitement, pride and happiness. And justly deserved based on the work he’d put into his music.

"Sadly, today also marks the first anniversary of Darius’ untimely - and unexpected - passing.

"We miss his velvet voice, his charisma and his boundless energy whenever he burst through that salon door with his bright smile, mischievous eyes and great chat. Gosh, do we miss him so much. Gone, but never forgotten.

"We’ll toast his memory later too."

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We previously reported the Southern Minnesota Regional Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed that Darius died from "inhalation of chloroethane" in its report.

Autopsy documents obtained by the PA news agency listed "toxic effects of chloroethane" as well as "suffocation" as having contributed to his death.

The death was also ruled an accident by the medical examiner.

A statement released by Campbell Danesh’s family previously said local police had found "no signs of intent or suspicious circumstances".