Vince Harder

Vince Harder (born Charles Vincent Harder; 9 April 1982) 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. In May 2010, he released the single "Say This With Me" which peaked at number 39 on the singles chart.

The latest album release by Harder is his fourth album HORIZON which he released in 2022.

Career

2004–2008: Early career In 2004, at the beginning of his career, Harder played the lead role as 'Simba' in the Australian stage production of The Lion King.

In 2005, he was the last contestant eliminated in the Australian TV version of The X Factor.

2008–2010: Everything, early performances and single releases 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 one in New Zealand charts throughout 2008.

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.

On 17 November 2008 he released his first solo single, "Strobelight", which he wrote and produced. 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.

2011–2012: The Space Between Us and Titanium In May 2010 for the first single on his debut album, he released "Say This With Me".

In 2012 he wrote and produced the number one hit song, "Come On Home" for New Zealand boy band sensation, Titanium.

2013–present: Later career and releases 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.

In 2018, Harder released another EP, Colours. This followed by his second album, Covers and Mash Ups Vol 1 which was released the same year.

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.

In 2021, Harder was a panelist for the reboot of the 1990s New Zealand music reality TV show, Popstars. The same year Harder appeared on Stan Walkers 2021 album Te Arohanui. He also served as a co-writer and producer for the album.

His fourth studio album, Horizon (stylised as HORIZON) was released in 2022.

Discography

Albums Title Details The Space Between Us Released: March 2011 Label: Illegal Music Format: CD, digital download Rare Vision (EP) Released: 10 June 2016 Label: Harder Music Group Colours (EP) Released: 27 July 2018 Label: Harder Music Group Format: CD, digital download Covers and Mash Ups Vol 1 Released: 14 December 2018 Label: Harder Music Group Format: CD, digital download Visions Released: 24 April 2020 Label: Harder Music Group Format: CD, digital download Horizon (HORIZON) Released: 2 December 2022 Label: Harder Music Group Format: CD, digital download

Singles As lead artist + List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumNZ "Say This with Me"201039 The Space Between Us"Not Gonna Let Go"2018— Colours"Closer"2021— "Love Will Find You"2022— "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist + List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications AlbumNZ Everything"Love Alone"2009—"Far from Here"2012— "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.