Vlad Holiday
Vlad Holiday is a Romanian American singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. He began his solo artist career in 2017 in New York City, blending multiple genres including lo-fi, bedroom pop, psych rock, dream pop and jazz, often over hip-hop-inspired drums. He's also produced and written with other artists, including Cage The Elephant’s Neon Pill, which was nominated for Best [Alternative Music Performance] at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards. Vlad is the grandson of the late Romanian actor, who was a well-known figure in Romanian theatre and film.
Early life
Holiday was born in Bucharest, Romania on May 24, 1989, and moved to America in September of 1999. He started as a self-taught guitar player at age 12, and began writing songs shortly after. Vlad always considered himself strictly a guitar player in his early bands until finding his own voice years later with his own artist project. He spent the majority of his career in New York City, before moving to Nashville, Tennessee in 2023.Artist career
Early singles (2017–2019)
Channeling a downtown NYC lo-fi sound, while writing and recording everything by himself at his studio in Greenwich Village, Holiday started releasing songs as they were being written. Deliberately avoiding the pressures of full-length albums, EP's and other music industry constructs at the time, he began releasing singles independently, one by one. On July 28, 2017, Nylon premiered his debut track, "Quit Playing Cool".His song "So Damn Into You", released July 12, 2019, has gathered over 18 million streams to date. The recording features background vocals by friend and collaborator Charlotte Kemp Muhl.
First EP's (2020-2023)
Right around the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, on March 27, 2020, Holiday released his debut EP, "Fall Apart With Me," which featured songs like "Phonograph" and "Addiction." Many artists were hurt by releasing music as the pandemic hit since touring was no longer an option. After a few more single-only releases, on November 5, 2021, Holiday released the "Write Me Off The Show" EP, on which he toured a number of times across America, as well as small sold-out shows in Paris, London and Istanbul.My Favorite Drug (2024-present)
On November 15, 2024, Holiday released his debut album "My Favorite Drug." The album features collaborations with Kacey Musgraves and Matt Shultz of Cage The Elephant."My Favorite Drug " peaked at No. 9 on the Sub-Modern Albums Radio Chart, while "Closer" peaked at No. 14 at Alternative Specialty Radio.
Holiday supported the album on tours with Cage The Elephant on the Neon Pill tour, Declan McKenna, a US/Canada headline tour as well as a performance at Austin City Limits in 2024.
In October and November 2025, Vlad will be hitting the road again with Cage The Elephant as well as another headline tour.