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
Instrument(s)Vocals, 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[edit]

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]

Football pundit Johan Derksen's successful insistence that Danny Vera would play in his TV talkshows VI and Voetbal Inside launched Vera's musical career.[4]

In 2019 his song "Roller Coaster" from his seventh album Pressure Makes Diamonds Part II finally hit the Dutch charts.[5] One year later, the song went on to rank first in the annual Dutch Top 2000.[6]

Personal life[edit]

In the 2020 documentary Danny Vera: Van oma’s kelder tot Carré Vera said he hasn't eaten meat "for years".[7]

Discography[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

Album title Release date Charting in the Dutch Album Top 100 Comments
Date of entry Highest Weeks[8]
For the Light in Your Eyes 2002 - - -
Hold On a While 12 April 2005 - - -
Ordinary Man 31 August 2007 - - -
Pink Flamingo 11 September 2009 - - -
Distant Rumble 2 November 2013 9 November 2013 61 3 Live album
The New Black & White 9 October 2014 9 November 2014 100 1
The New Black & White, Pt. II 10 September 2015 19 September 2015 14 5
The Outsider 1 September 2016 10 September 2016 5 5
The New Black & White, Pt. III 6 October 2017 14 October 2017 51 2
Pressure Makes Diamonds 1 – The Year of the Snake 9 November 2018 * * * * see Pressure Makes Diamonds 1 & 2
Pressure Makes Diamonds 2 – Pompadour Hippie 15 February 2019 * * * * see Pressure Makes Diamonds 1 & 2
Pressure Makes Diamonds 1 & 2 15 February 2019 23 February 2019 4 180 Compilation album
Pressure Makes Diamonds 25 September 2020 * * * * see Pressure Makes Diamonds 1 & 2
The New Black and White, Pt. IV – Home Recordings 28 August 2020 5 September 2020 21 2
The New Now 13 November 2020 21 November 2020 1 32
The New Black and White, Pt. V 30 September 2022 8 October 2022 1 2
DNA 13 October 2023 21 October 2023 1 1

References[edit]

  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 dankbaar voor ontmoeting met Johan Derksen". NU.nl (in Dutch). June 11, 2019. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  5. ^ "Danny Vera scoort na 16 jaar hit met 'Roller Coaster'". artiestennieuws.nl (in Dutch). April 2, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  6. ^ "Roller Coaster van Danny Vera stoot Queen van troon in Top 2000". nos.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  7. ^ "Zeeuwse Documentaireweek – Danny Vera: Van oma's kelder tot Carré (41:30)". omroepzeeland.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  8. ^ "Dutch Charts – Danny Vera". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved October 21, 2023.