VanVelzen

VanVelzen ( born March 20, 1978 in Delft, actually Roel van Velzen ) is a Dutch singer and songwriter.

Biography

Already during his school years, sang only 1.50 m wide VanVelzen in school bands. He composed his own pieces and wrote the annual school musical. During his studies, the music became more and more to his center of life. VanVelzen formed his own band, " the Goldfish ".

2002 VanVelzen part of the theater group Op Sterk Water, with whom he twice appeared, among others, on the Lowlands Festival. After college, he joined the Dutch Scheveningen the Crazy Pianos at. In an appearance in the Gelredome, he met his manager, Ruud H. Vinke.

Achievements

His debut single, Baby Get Higher was released in 2006 in the Netherlands and has established itself in 2007 as the most-played single on the radio. End of August 2008, the single was released in Germany and enjoyed great popularity there as well in the radio stations.

In the same year made ​​it his debut album Unwind in the first week after publication directly to # 1 on the Dutch Album Top 100 on the stage VanVelzen not only sings, he also plays keyboard, guitar or drums. Various prices in the Netherlands and his highly decorated album " Unwind " earned him gigs opening for Bon Jovi and Kelly Clarkson. On " Queen " he played with his band on the Museumplein in Amsterdam in front of more than 100,000 people.

In 2009, he played as the opening act at the " The Million Miles Tour " by Reamonn. Together with Armin van Buuren, he joined in 2010 at the Buma Harpen Gala, was awarded at the A. van Buuren with the " Gouden Harp award."

Prizes and awards

  • Unwind was awarded a gold record in the Netherlands and the TMF Award in the category " Best Album ".
  • With the band the Goldfish he won the 1999 Heineken Student Music Awards.

Discography

Albums

  • 2006: Unwind
  • 2009: Take Me In
  • 2012: The Rush Of Life

Singles

  • 2006: Baby Get Higher
  • 2006: Burn
  • 2007: Deep
  • 2007: Shine A Little Light
  • 2008: When Summer Ends
  • 2009: On My Way
  • 2009: Love Song
  • 2009: Broken Tonight ( Armin van Buuren Ft VanVelzen. )
  • 2010: Take Me Where I Wanna Go ( Armin Van Buuren Ft VanVelzen. )
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