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
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

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 titleRelease dateCharting in the Dutch Album Top 100Comments
Date of entryHighestWeeks[7]
For the Light in Your Eyes2003---
Hold on a while2005---
Ordinary Man2007---
Pink flamingoSeptember 17, 2009---
Distant Rumble2013November 9, 2013613Live album
The New Black & WhiteOctober 9, 2014November 9, 20141001
The New Black & White pt. IISeptember 10, 2015September 19, 2015145
Outsider2016September 10, 201655
The New Black & White pt. IIIOctober 6, 2017October 14, 2017512
Pressure Makes Diamonds 1 – The Year Of The SnakeNovember 9, 2018---Compilation album
Pressure Makes Diamonds 1 & 2February 15, 2019February 23, 2019492Compilation album
Pressure Makes Diamonds Vol. 2 – Pompadour HippieFebruary 15, 2019---Compilation album
The New Black And White Pt. IV – Home RecordingsAugust 28, 2020September 5, 2020212
The New NowNovember 13, 2020November 21, 202016

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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