Bony King

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Bony King
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Background information
Birth nameBram Vanparys
Origin Ghent, Belgium
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, musician
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar

Bram Vanparys, known by his stage name Bony King or The Bony King of Nowhere, is a Belgian singer-songwriter.

Contents

Biography

Vanparys made his debut under the nickname The Bony King of Nowhere. He featured twice at Pukkelpop, [1] [2] and once at Folk Dranouter. [3] He wrote the title track for the film 22 mei by Koen Mortier and the film music for The Giants by Bouli Lanners. [4] In 2015 he simplified his nickname to Bony King. That year he also brought out the album Wild Flowers. [5]

Discography

Albums

[5]

Album(s) with hits in
the Flemish Ultratop 50
Date of
appearance
Date of
entrance
Highest
position
Number
of weeks
Remarks
Alas my love23 February 200928 February 2009917as The Bony King of Nowhere
Eleonore11 February 201119 February 20111014as The Bony King of Nowhere
The Bony King of Nowhere22 October 201227 October 20121919as The Bony King of Nowhere
Wild flowers16 March 201528 March 20152824
Silent Days21 September 2018------as The Bony King of Nowhere
Everybody Knows02 Fevrier 2024------as The Bony King of Nowhere

Singles

[6]

Single(s) with hits in
the Flemish Ultratop 50
Date of
appearance
Date of
entrance
Highest
position
Number
of weeks
Remarks
Taxidream200913 June 2009tip23-as The Bony King of Nowhere
Eleonore31 January 20115 March 2011tip22-as The Bony King of Nowhere
Girl from the play30 January 201218 February 2012tip60-as The Bony King of Nowhere
Travelling man201227 October 2012tip64-as The Bony King of Nowhere


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References

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  2. jub (21 August 2015). "Review: Bony King op Pukkelpop 2015" (in Dutch). HUMO . Retrieved 7 May 2016.
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