Vinzzent

Vinzzent
Background information
Birth name	Vincent Johannes Rudolf Claase
Also known as	Vinzzent
Born	(1978-07-20) 20 July 1978 Winterswijk
Origin	Netherlands
Genres	Levenslied Pop Rock
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, studio technician
Years active	2007–present
Labels	N8M
Website	vinzzent.nl

Vincent Johannes Rudolf Claase, better known under his stage name Vinzzent, is a Dutch singer-songwriter.

Biography

Vinzzent was born in Winterswijk to a Dutch mother and an Indonesian father. He spend his early life growing up in Enschede and The Hague before settling down in Oosterhout. Vinzzent's father organized a lot of events with Pop & Rock bands, giving him a lot of contact with the genres in early life.

Vinzzent followed an education to become a studio technician and began work for several Dutch artists. One of these artists, Rob de Nijs, gave Vinzzent his singing debut during his jubileum concert in Royal Theatre Carré.

Vinzzent fathered one son named Vince Claase.

Career

Vinzzent released his debut album Een zomer lang verliefd in 2007. In 2010 Vinzzent released his most successful single called Dromendans. Dromendans is a cover of Bloubergstrand se sonsak by Kurt Darren. Dromendans ultimately reached 7th place in the Single Top 100.

In 2010 Vinzzent participated in the Dutch National Songfestival to decide who would represent the Netherlands in that year's Eurovision. While Vinzzent received the popular vote, the professional jury did not vote for him. In the end Sieneke was sent instead. Vinzzent did serve as one of the jurors.

Name origin

Vinzzent's pseudonym is an effort by Vincent Claase to sing under his own name, while also being able to be easily found on the World Wide Web. The unique double z in his name makes him easily distinguishable from the other singers with the name Vincent.