Danny Vera (singer)

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

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

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]

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

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

Discography

Studio albums
Album titleRelease dateCharting in the Dutch Album Top 100Comments
Date of entryHighestWeeks[8]
For the Light in Your Eyes2002---
Hold On a WhileApril 12, 2005---
Ordinary ManAugust 31, 2007---
Pink FlamingoSeptember 11, 2009---
Distant RumbleNovember 2, 2013November 9, 2013613Live album
The New Black & WhiteOctober 9, 2014November 9, 20141001
The New Black & White, PT. IISeptember 10, 2015September 19, 2015145
The OutsiderSeptember 1, 2016September 10, 201655
The New Black & White, PT. IIIOctober 6, 2017October 14, 2017512
Pressure Makes Diamonds 1 - The Year of the SnakeNovember 9, 2018**** see Pressure Makes Diamonds 1 & 2
Pressure Makes Diamonds 2 - Pompadour HippieFebruary 15, 2019**** see Pressure Makes Diamonds 1 & 2
Pressure Makes Diamonds 1 & 2February 15, 2019February 23, 20194180Compilation album
Pressure Makes DiamondsSeptember 25, 2020**** see Pressure Makes Diamonds 1 & 2
The New Black and White, PT. IV - Home RecordingsAugust 28, 2020September 5, 2020212
The New NowNovember 13, 2020November 21, 2020132
The New Black and White, PT. VSeptember 30, 2022October 8, 202212

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 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 December 28, 2020.
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