Danny Vera (singer)

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Danny Vera
Vera in 2012
Vera in 2012
Background information
Birth nameDanny Polfliet
Born(1977-05-31)31 May 1977
Middelburg, Netherlands
GenresAmericana, pop
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, musician
InstrumentsVocals, guitar
Years active1999–present
LabelsExcelsior Recordings
Websitehttps://www.dannyvera.com

Danny Polfliet (born 31 May 1977), known professionally as Danny Vera, is a Dutch singer-songwriter and musician.[1]

Career[]

Danny Vera started his first band Till Dawn in 1999, with which he won the "Zeeuwse Belofte" award. He released his first solo album For the Light in Your Eyes in 2003.[2]

In April 2009 Vera went to Hilltop Studios in Nashville, Tennessee to record his fourth album, Pink Flamingo.[3]

In 2019 his song "Roller Coaster" from his seventh album Pressure Makes Diamonds Part II finally hit the Dutch charts.[4] One year later, the song went on to rank first in the annual Dutch Top 2000.[5]

Personal life[]

In the 2020 documentary Danny Vera: Van oma’s kelder tot Carré Vera claimed he hasn't eaten meat "for years".[6]

Discography[]

Studio albums[]

Album title Release date Charting in the Dutch Album Top 100 Comments
Date of entry Highest Weeks[7]
For the Light in Your Eyes 2003 - - -
Hold on a while 2005 - - -
Ordinary Man 2007 - - -
Pink flamingo September 17, 2009 - - -
Distant Rumble 2013 November 9, 2013 61 3 Live album
The New Black & White October 9, 2014 November 9, 2014 100 1
The New Black & White pt. II September 10, 2015 September 19, 2015 14 5
Outsider 2016 September 10, 2016 5 5
The New Black & White pt. III October 6, 2017 October 14, 2017 51 2
Pressure Makes Diamonds 1 – The Year Of The Snake November 9, 2018 - - - Compilation album
Pressure Makes Diamonds 1 & 2 February 15, 2019 February 23, 2019 4 92 Compilation album
Pressure Makes Diamonds Vol. 2 – Pompadour Hippie February 15, 2019 - - - Compilation album
The New Black And White Pt. IV – Home Recordings August 28, 2020 September 5, 2020 21 2
The New Now November 13, 2020 November 21, 2020 1 6

References[]

  1. ^ "4 Dingen die jij nog niet wist over Danny Vera". esquire.com (in Dutch). February 27, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  2. ^ "Danny Vera – For Someone I Still Don't Know (single)". top40.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  3. ^ "Pink Flamingo". triparoundtheworld.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  4. ^ "Danny Vera scoort na 16 jaar hit met 'Roller Coaster'". artiestennieuws.nl (in Dutch). April 2, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  5. ^ "Roller Coaster van Danny Vera stoot Queen van troon in Top 2000". nos.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  6. ^ "Zeeuwse Documentaireweek – Danny Vera: Van oma's kelder tot Carré (41:30)". omroepzeeland.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  7. ^ "Dutch Charts – Danny Vera". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
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