Darren recently starred as The Piano Man (Billy Joel) in the Tony Award-winning hit Billy Joel/Twyla Tharp musical Movin’ Out both on Broadway and on tour for four years receiving unanimous critical acclaim throughout the US, Canada and Japan. He was lead singer with RIVERDANCE on Broadway and on tour for more than three years.
A top ten recording artist in Ireland, Darren toured with Boyzone on their first major tour of Ireland and the UK and had numerous chart hits with such songs as “After Tonight” and “More Than I Can Say.” His debut solo album, “Suddenly” produced three top 20 hits. His CD of original traditional/contemporary country songs, “Live & Learn,” released in 2002 in the US, produced three top 40 airplay hits and Darren was nominated for a 2004 New Music Weekly Award (“Best Male Country Artist”). Darren’s latest CD, “Roadworks,” is the result of two years of writing and recording while touring the US and Canada with Movin’ Out and he released a single, “Through Hell and High Water” dedicated to the Katrina victims. Many of Darren’s songs have won various composing awards. Darren has appeared in concert at The Cutting Room in New York City, Crawdaddy’s in Tokyo and the famed Whisky A Go-Go in Los Angeles, and has become a favorite of sports teams and other events for his phenomenal rendition of the US National Anthem.
In June, 2007 Darren was invited to become a member of The High Kings. He is delighted to have the opportunity to bring this new and unique concept of songs and stories of Irish culture to the US and the world. www.darrenholden.com | www.myspace.com/officialdarrenholden
