Background
Breanne Düren was born on October 9, 1987.
Breanne Düren was born on October 9, 1987.
She attended Apple Valley High School.
Her parents were Jill and Louis Dürenberger. She also has two nieces Olivia and Isabella. As a child, Düren"s parents put her in vocal lessons because she was always singing.
She also took piano and dance lessons.
She also plays the keyboard and provides backing vocals for Owl City on his tours. Breanne sings background vocals in Jamestown Story"s version of "Take Maine Home Tonight" by Eddie Money.
She also sings background vocals in their song "Summer" from their album "Love versus Life". Düren wrote the songs on her European Parliament "Sparks" while on tour.
lieutenant was released by her own record label, dürendüren records, on May 3, 2011.
Songs included her first single "Gold Mine", "Number One Else", and "Daydreams". Rick Florino of artistdirect gave the European Parliament "5/5 stars". Released in April 2011, "Gold Mine""s music video features dancing and choreography by Düren and the Apple Valley AVaires.
lieutenant was directed by Brandon Boulay.
Düren has often stated that the song was about how she was "at a place in her life where she had many questions" and was "finding out a lot about herself". "Number One Else""s music video was released June 23, 2011, and was also directed by Brandon Boulay.
Düren has stated that the song was about being on the road but missing her loved ones at home. In 2010, Breanne was featured on the song "Lament" by Robbie Seay Band (on their album Miracle).
Breanne lent her vocals to Ari Herstand"s 2008 record, Whispering Endearments.
On March 5, 2010, Breanne released a cover song titled "Everlasting Light", originally performed by The Black Keys, via her Twitter accountant On April 3, 2012, Breanne sang a duet with Minnesota based singer/songwriter Dustin Hatzenbuhler on the song "The Fight". (on his debut album Fall).
On March 2, 2014, Porter Robinson released the lead single from his album Worlds, titled "Sea of Voices".
lieutenant features uncredited vocals by Breanne. She also has featured vocals on the song "Years of War", from Worlds.
On July 18, 2014, Breanne revealed that she would be making a new European Parliament via her Twitter, using Indegogo as a fundraising tool. On September 18, 2015, Breanne released Gem - European Parliament on iTunes.
In 2008, Düren released a full-length, self-titled album, which is no longer available officially.
While touring with Owl City in 2012, Düren filled-in for Carly Rae Jepsen on the live version of "Good Time." She also provides backing vocals in "Silhouettes", a song by Swimming with Dolphins which Young was previously a member of.