Vince Harder | |
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Birth name | Charles Vincent Harder |
Born | 9 April 1982 |
Origin | Auckland, New Zealand |
Genres | Pop, R&B |
Instruments | Vocals |
Labels | Illegal Musik, Harder Music Group |
Website |
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Vince Harder (born Charles Vincent Harder; 9 April 1982) [1] [2] is a New Zealand R&B/ pop recording artist and producer. He is most notable for the 2008 song "Everything" with P-Money, which reached number one in New Zealand on the New Zealand Singles Chart in 2008. [3] [4] [5] In May 2010, he released the single "Say This With Me" which peaked at number 39 on the singles chart. [6] [7]
The latest album release by Harder is his fourth album HORIZON which he released in 2022. [8]
Vince was born and raised in West Auckland, New Zealand. [9]
In 2004, at the beginning of his career, Harder played the lead role as 'Simba' in the Australian stage production of The Lion King. [10] [11]
In 2005, he was the last contestant eliminated in the Australian TV version of The X Factor. [12] [13]
In 2008, Harder was featured on the song "Everything", with New Zealand music producer P-Money. Harder was also a co-writer for the song. The song reached number on in New Zealand charts throughout 2008. [14]
Harder was the main support slot on Teddy Riley's Blackstreet arena tour of Australia & New Zealand in 2009. Harder has also been a headline performer for New Zealand's Coca-Cola Christmas in the Park concerts in Christchurch and Auckland. [15]
On 17 November 2008 he released his first solo single, "Strobelight", which he wrote and produced. [16] In April 2009 he released a single named "Lyrical Love" which was a Top 20 hit in New Zealand. The video for "Lyrical Love" was filmed in various Auckland nightclubs. [17] [18]
In May 2010 for the first single on his debut album, he released "Say This With Me". [6] Harder then released his debut album, The Space Between Us in 2011. The second single that he released for the album was, "I Want This Forever". [19]
In 2012 he wrote and produced the number one hit song, "Come On Home" for New Zealand boy band sensation, Titanium.
In 2015 he produced a new song named "Shot Me Down" which was a song on his 2016 EP release, Rare Vision. In 2016, Harder won best male artist, urban artist and best producer for Rare Vision at the 2016 Vodafone Pacific Music awards. [20] [21]
In 2018, Harder released another EP, Colours. [22] This followed by his second album, Covers and Mash Ups Vol 1 which was released the same year. [23]
On 18 October 2019 he performed halfway through the first day of the Downer Nines Rugby League World Cup in Australian city Parramatta.
In 2020, Harder released his third studio album, Visions. [24]
In 2021, Harder was a panelist for the reboot of the 1990s New Zealand music reality TV show, Popstars. [25] [26] The same year Harder appeared on Stan Walkers 2021 album Te Arohanui. He also served as a co-writer and producer for the album. [27] [28]
His fourth studio album, Horizon (stylised as HORIZON) was released in 2022. [8]
Vince Harder discography | |
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Studio albums | 4 |
EPs | 2 |
Singles | 4 |
Featured | 3 |
Title | Details |
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The Space Between Us |
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Rare Vision (EP) |
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Colours (EP) |
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Covers and Mash Ups Vol 1 |
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Visions |
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Horizon (HORIZON) |
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Year | Title | NZ peak chart position [33] | Album |
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2010 | "Say This with Me" | 39 | The Space Between Us |
2018 | "Not Gonna Let Go" | — [A] | Colours |
2021 | "Closer" (with Abby Lee) |
— [B] | Non-album singles |
2022 | "Love Will Find You" | — [C] |
Notes
Year | Title | NZ peak chart position [33] |
Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album |
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2008 | " Everything" | 1 | Platinum | Everything |
2009 | "Love Alone" | — | — | |
2012 | "Far from Here" | — | — | non-album single |