Vincent Johannes Rudolf Claase, better known under his

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Vinzzent, is a Dutch singer-songwriter.Last.FM Profile
Retrieved 25 April 2018

Biography

Vinzzent was born in Winterswijk to a Dutch mother and an Indonesian father. He spend his early life growing up in

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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.Official website
Retrieved 25 April 2018 Vinzzent followed an education to become a

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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

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. 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

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Retrieved 25 April 2018 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.Sieneke wint Nationaal Songfestival
Nu.nl. Retrieved 25 April 2018 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.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vinzzent 1978 births Living people People from Winterswijk Dutch male singers