Ivana Raymonda van der Veen
| Ivana Raymonda van der Veen | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ivana Raymonda van der Veen |
| Born |
May 2, 1992 Amersfoort, Utrecht, the Netherlands |
| Origin | Putten, Gelderland, the Netherlands |
| Genres | Pop, Love Songs, country, rock, covers |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, video maker |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Unsigned |
| Website | Official website |
Ivana Raymonda van der Veen (born May 2, 1992) is a Dutch singer, songwriter and video maker, primarily known for her covers and original songs on YouTube.[1][2]
Life and career
Ivana Raymonda van der Veen was born in Amersfoort, the Netherlands, on May 2, 1992,[3] and after spending her childhood in Leusden she moved to Putten until 2013. Since then, Van der Veen has been living in Bad Bentheim, Germany,[3] where she is a singer, songwriter, dancer, and a YouTube video maker.[1][2]
Van der Veen enrolled in classical and jazz ballet classes, and she also took ballroom and Latin dancing lessons.[2] She made her first music video when she was 14 years old.[4] On March 22, 2011, van der Veen gave her first notable live music performance, at the Gouden Kabouter Awards, an event that took place at the Paradiso rock music venue in Amsterdam.[5][6][7] In October 2011 she released "You’re the One", which was her debut single.[2][8]
Van der Veen was featured on Channel 98, an Israeli TV channel, in 2011; the show was entitled Tribute Program: Ivana van der Veen, 19-year-old singer from the Netherlands.[1][9][10] In December 2012 she performed for the first time abroad at the London Gala Concert, at The Rock Tower in Tufnell Park, which featured artists from around the world.[1][11]
In 2013, van der Veen won the weekly BEAT100 World Music Chart competition four times, with videos of both original and cover songs.[5] In August of the same year she was hired to sing "Little Miss Understood" for the soundtrack of the sci-fi/horror movie Plan 9.[12][13]
Van der Veen released her first album, entitled Dreams, in February 2014. In August that year, she won the ArtistSignal monthly competition,[14] receiving a $10,000 award.[15] In December 2014 she received her first review in an American newspaper, the Washington City Paper, for her video "Happy White Christmas".[16]
As of May 2015, van der Veen's YouTube channel had more than five million total video views and over 45,000 subscribers.[17] Several of her songs have been broadcast by various radio stations in different countries, such as the Netherlands, Belgium,[18] England, the United States,[19] Brazil, and South Africa.[20]
Discography
Ivana Raymonda van der Veen has released over 50 original songs and more than 100 cover songs.[21]
Albums
- Dreams (February 2014). A collection of 12 original songs.[18]
| Track | Length |
|---|---|
| 1. Make Believe In Dreams | 2:59 |
| 2. With You By My Side | 4:07 |
| 3. I'll Love You Forever | 4:12 |
| 4. Don't Say Goodbye | 2:47 |
| 5. The Night That I Met You | 3:09 |
| 6. A Feeling Inside | 3:16 |
| 7. House Of Blue Lights | 2:57 |
| 8. I Forgot How To Forget | 3:52 |
| 9. When Darkness Falls | 4:28 |
| 10. Lonesome Road | 3:00 |
| 11. Love Can | 3:43 |
| 12. What Fun Is That | 2:58 |
- Timeless (September 2015). A collection of 13 original songs.[22]
| Track | Length |
|---|---|
| 1. I Love You | 3:17 |
| 2. When I'm Alone With You | 3:32 |
| 3. Closer to Your Heart | 4:51 |
| 4. Rainy Days | 3:46 |
| 5. Magic Night | 3:32 |
| 6. When You Love | 3:04 |
| 7. A Place in Your Heart | 3:24 |
| 8. Simple Things | 3:59 |
| 9. All Roads Lead to You | 3:27 |
| 10. Somewhere in Time | 4:27 |
| 11. Meet Me in a Dream | 4:09 |
| 12. Ships in a Bottle | 4:06 |
| 13. I Get Excited | 4:04 |
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Ivana Van Der Veen". PMC Productions. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "VEEN, IVANA VAN DER: SINGER/SONGWRITER UIT ROEPING" (in Dutch). Musicalifeiten. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- 1 2 "Biography". IvanavanderVeen.com. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
- ↑ "Singer-songwriter Ivana Van Der Veen Tops The BEAT100 Original Music Video Chart". BEAT100. February 18, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
- 1 2 "Ivana Raymonda, Rachel Brinck and DevilSkin Land Top Spots in the BEAT100 World Music Video Chart!". BEAT100. August 19, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
- ↑ "DE WINNAARS! van GKA 2011-XV" (in Dutch). Gouden Kabouter Awards. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
- ↑ "GKA winnaars. 2011" (in Dutch). DJ Fanclub. March 23, 2011. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
- ↑ "You're the One - Single". iTunes Store. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
- ↑ "Ivana Tribute Program on Channel 98 Israel". YouTube. November 28, 2011. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Program 24 Channel 98 Israel" (in Hebrew). Channel 98. Retrieved June 8, 2015. Van der Veen appears at 14:25 of the compilation video embedded in this official Channel 98 website page.
- ↑ "About The Concert". PMC Productions. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
- ↑ "November 05, 2013 Soundtrack Announcement". Plan 9. Retrieved June 6, 2015. In the video she confirms the information in detail.
- ↑ "Plan 9 (2015) Soundtracks". IMDb. Retrieved June 6, 2015. Although the IMDb is not usually deemed reliable, in this case it confirms in a more readable fashion the information provided by the other source, and it's not the subject's IMDb page.
- ↑ "ArtistSignal Past Winners". ArtistSignal. Retrieved June 6, 2015. Click on "Load more" if necessary.
- ↑ "A New Way To Discover Music Has Arrived.". ArtistSignal. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
- ↑ Warminsky, Joe (December 9, 2014). "The Sleigher: Ivana Raymonda van der Veen, "Happy White Christmas"". Washington City Paper. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
- ↑ "Ivana Raymonda van der Veen - About". YouTube. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
- 1 2 Bouvy, Christian (April 18, 2014). "BES présente en exclusivité le 1er album de la belle IVANA : "DREAMS"" (in French). GOLD FM / BES. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Riffin' playlist for 05/28/2015". Asheville FM. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Ivana Raymonda van der Veen on the Radio". IvanavanderVeen.com. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
- ↑ "Ivana Raymonda van der Veen Discography". IvanavanderVeen.com. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
- ↑ Bouvy, Christian (October 15, 2015). "LE NOUVEAU CD DE IVANA !!! "TIMELESS" & DVD "TIMELESS DREAMS"" (in French). GOLD FM / BES. Retrieved October 15, 2015.