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

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 While12 April 2005---
Ordinary Man31 August 2007---
Pink Flamingo11 September 2009---
Distant Rumble2 November 20139 November 2013613Live album
The New Black & White9 October 20149 November 20141001
The New Black & White, Pt. II10 September 201519 September 2015145
The Outsider1 September 201610 September 201655
The New Black & White, Pt. III6 October 201714 October 2017512
Pressure Makes Diamonds 1 – The Year of the Snake9 November 2018**** see Pressure Makes Diamonds 1 & 2
Pressure Makes Diamonds 2 – Pompadour Hippie15 February 2019**** see Pressure Makes Diamonds 1 & 2
Pressure Makes Diamonds 1 & 215 February 201923 February 20194180Compilation album
Pressure Makes Diamonds25 September 2020**** see Pressure Makes Diamonds 1 & 2
The New Black and White, Pt. IV – Home Recordings28 August 20205 September 2020212
The New Now13 November 202021 November 2020132
The New Black and White, Pt. V30 September 20228 October 202212
DNA13 October 202321 October 202311

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 October 21, 2023.
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