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Darren Holden (born 29 October 1972) is an Irish singer-songwriter who has performed on Broadway as part of ''Riverdance'' and ''Movin' Out'' and in the national tours for both shows. His debut album, ''Suddenly'', released in Ireland and Europe in 1998, contained three Top 30 hit singles. He currently sings as part of the Irish folk group, The High Kings, along with Finbarr Clancy, Brian Dunphy, and Martin Furey. ==''Rhythm of the Dance'', ''Riverdance'' and ''Movin' Out''== Born in the County Kilkenny town of Mooncoin, Darren Holden toured Europe, Russia and Asia extensively from 1994 to 1999, including support slots with such top performers as Paul Young, Belinda Carlisle, Bonnie Tyler, and Uriah Heep. He joined the new Irish dance/musical ''Rhythm of the Dance'' as lead vocalist in 1999 and spent 10 months performing in Scandinavia, Germany, Hungary, Belgium and Yugoslavia. He joined the Broadway production of ''Riverdance'' in February 2000 as a featured vocalist. The show ran for 18 months and included promo slots on NBC's ''Today Show'' and CBS' ''Early Show''. While in New York City, New York Holden teamed with country music producer Don Dinicola and recorded an album of contemporary/traditional country tunes. Recording took place in New York as well as at OmniSound in Nashville. Featured musicians included members of the Dixie Chicks band. US country radio embraced the album, and by the end of 2003, three of the tracks had featured heavily on the airplay charts including "Blood and Smoke" which was released by Universal Records, with Miles Copeland's "ARK 21" label releasing "Wherever You Are" (a number 17 hit) and "Ecstatic Electricity". Rodney Crowell once referred to Holden as an Irish Bryan White and invited him to Nashville. He co-wrote the song "Wendy's World" with Michael A. Martone. Holden left ''Riverdance'' in June 2003 and moved directly back to Broadway as the lead piano man in the Billy Joel/Twyla Tharp rock musical "Movin' Out". He was hand-picked for the job by Joel. He performed the role on Broadway for six months before originating the lead role for the US National Tour, which ran from January 2004 to January 2007.〔(Fleming, John. "Show gets cast rockin' on their toes" (''St. Petersburg Times'', January 9, 2005) )〕 He appeared on hundreds of early morning TV and radio shows during this period including NBC, Fox, ABC and CBS. The show also performed in Toronto and Japan. In August 2006 he released a new CD called ''Roadworks'', much of which he wrote himself. Produced by Bryan Steele (Movin' Out) and Tommy Byrnes (Billy Joel, Stray Cats, Enrique), the album was a success in the US and more notably Japan, where Holden had a massive promotional campaign. In addition to Paul Young, Belinda Carlisle, Bonnie Tyler and Uriah Heep, he has also worked with such bands and artists as Boyzone, B *Witched and Peter Andre. His rendition of the US National Anthem has garnered such respect that he has even been invited to sing it for President George W. Bush at the Annual White House Christmas Pageant of Peace and Tree Lighting Ceremony in Washington, D.C. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Darren Holden (musician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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