VanVelzen
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Roel van Velzen (; born 20 March 1978), better known as VanVelzen, is a Dutch singer-songwriter. Besides being known for his short stature, he and his band enjoy a huge live reputation; they have played at virtually every festival in the Netherlands, shared the stage with Queen's Brian May, and supported Kelly Clarkson, Bon Jovi and German band Reamonn. He also had an international airplay hit when DJ Armin van Buuren remixed VanVelzen's song "Broken Tonight".
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Netherlands
- Active from
- 1978-03-20
Discography
- Baby Get Higher2006
- Unwind2007
- When Summer Ends2008
- Love Song2009
- Take Me In & Hear Me Out2009
- Hear Me Out & Paradiso Live2009
- Broken Tonight2009
- Chasing the Sun2010
- The Rush of Life2012
- Call It Luck2015
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- Total plays
- 426,483
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Roel van Velzen (stagename VanVelzen) is a Dutch singer, songwriter and piano player. He was born on March 20, 1978 in Delft, the Netherlands. On stage he sings, while playing keyboard, or electric guitar in songs that don't need keys. He can play drums too, although he is just 1.50 metres tall, which equals less than 5 feet. He is known for releasing covers of songs which aren't that well known in The Netherlands. He released his debut single, 'Baby Get Higher', in 2006. <a href="https://www.
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Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- VanVelzen
- Musical artist.image
- Van Velzen - Amsterdam - Paradiso 0740b.jpg
- Musical artist.background
- solo_singer
- Musical artist.birth_name
- Roel van Velzen
- Musical artist.birth_place
- Delft, Netherlands
- Musical artist.instrument
- Vocals, piano, electric guitar, synthesizer
- Musical artist.genre
- Pop, pop rock
- Musical artist.occupation
- Singer, songwriter, pianist
- Musical artist.years_active
- 2006–present
- Musical artist.label
- Foreign Media Music
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.vanvelzenmusic.com
- Image
- Van Velzen - Amsterdam - Paradiso 0740b.jpg
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- VanVelzen
- date of birth
- 1978-03-28
- birth name
- Roel van Velzen
- pseudonym
- VanVelzen
- start of work period
- 2006-00-00
- social media followers
- 383368
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Career
- 2006–2007: Breakthrough and ''Unwind''
- 2008–2009: ''Take Me In'' and ''Hear Me Out''
- 2010–2011: ''The Voice of Holland''
- 2012–present: ''The Rush of Life''
- Personal life
- Discography
- Albums
- Singles
- References
- External links
Roel van Velzen (; born 20 March 1978), better known as VanVelzen, is a Dutch singer-songwriter. Besides being known for his short stature, he and his band enjoy a huge live reputation; they have played at virtually every festival in the Netherlands, shared the stage with Queen's Brian May, and supported Kelly Clarkson, Bon Jovi and German band Reamonn. He also had an international airplay hit when DJ Armin van Buuren remixed VanVelzen's song "Broken Tonight".
==Early life==
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