Get ready to get a glimpse into the very lavish life of Dan Aykroyd’s musician daughter, as he reveals she once served her friends $900-a-bottle wine while hosting a party as a teenager.
Growing up with a famous father likely came with many glamorous perks, and according to the comedian and actor, 71, one of them was access to extremely expensive alcohol.
He explained this in his upcoming Fox series, A History of the World in Six Glasses, per Peoplethat his now 34-year-old daughter Danielle Aykroyd – better known by her stage name Vera Sola – once grabbed some of his more expensive liquor to drink with her friends when she was in high school.
He said that to his dismay they went through an entire case of Chateau Margaux – a red wine from France that costs hundreds of dollars a bottle – something she now “cringes” every time he reminds her.
Get ready to get a glimpse into the very lavish life of Dan Aykroyd’s musician daughter as he reveals she once served her friends $900 a bottle wine while throwing a party as a teenager
Dan (seen with Vera in 1994) recently recalled how his daughter Danielle – whose name is Vera Sola – went through a whole box of Chateau Margaux with her friends in high school
Vera is the eldest of Dan’s three daughters, whom he shares with his estranged wife Donna Dixon, and she is the only one of the three who hogs the spotlight like her father.
Singer and songwriter Vera has spent the past few years touring the world performing her songs to sold-out audiences
Vera is the eldest of Dan’s three daughters, whom he shares with estranged wife Donna Dixon, and although they have all followed in their father’s footsteps and pursued different careers in the industry, Vera is the only one of the three to hog the spotlight embraces like her father.
His two other daughters, Belle, 30, and Stella, 25, have tried their hand at acting, but both are extremely private – while Vera, on the other hand, has amassed thousands of followers on social media after flaunting her jet-set lifestyle.
She shares her progress on her Instagram account
Singer and songwriter Vera has spent the past few years traveling the world performing her songs to sold-out audiences, all of which she has documented on her Instagram account.
Dan and Donna, 66, who announced their divorce in 2022 after 39 years together, welcomed Vera in 1989, when the Ghostbusters alum was at the height of his career.
As a child, she split her time between New York and Canada, attending an elite private school in Brooklyn.
She went to Harvard for college, where she graduated with a degree in literature.
Initially, she worked as a voice actress and radio host, and it wasn’t until years later, when her longtime friend, folk musician Elvis Perkins, convinced her to join his band that she even thought about making music a career.
She explained Magazine publication that she had loved making music since childhood – she knew how to play piano and bass – but “had never considered it a hobby until then.”
Dan and Donna, 66, welcomed Vera in 1989, when the Ghostbusters alum was at the height of his career. She was seen in her father’s arms in 1991
She graduated from Harvard with a degree in literature and worked as a voice actress and radio host before launching her music career in 2017.
Vera arranged, produced and performed the entire album herself. It was called Shades and was released in November 2018
Since then, she has completed numerous tours around the world – and was even named by Rolling Stone that year as one of the top ten country artists you need to know.
“He dragged me out of the bedroom and asked me to be in his band,” she recalls.
“Then I started playing in it as a sideman in a backing band, with a bunch of different instruments, but I still never considered myself a singer, a writer, or an artist in my own right.”
She performed with his group for a few years, but in 2017 Vera decided to start a solo career.
The rising star candidly admitted to Issue that when she started working on her debut album, she was at one of the lowest points in her life.
She is now gearing up for her second LP, Peacemaker, which will be released on February 2
‘I was in a terrible place. Everything went wrong. “I mean, imagine all the Lifetime movies you’ve ever seen and then put them together into one movie, and that’s basically what my life was like at that point,” she said.
“I wasn’t touring with Elvis anymore, I had lost my job and my mother was very ill, and then there was more crazy, completely crazy stuff going on.
‘I felt like I wanted to make a record with my own songs, which I had collected and never played for anyone.
“So I sent an email to the engineer I’d worked with on the road with Elvis with three really terribly recorded demos on my computer.
“I was actually sending that email before the heart attack. I sweat just thinking about it. My hands are very clammy right now.
“But I sent him those demos hoping he would say, ‘I don’t think you’re ready to be on the record.’ But he loved them and so I went to St. Louis and made this record.”
Vera arranged, produced and performed the entire album herself. It was called Shades and was released in November 2018.
“I had to prove to myself that I could do it on my own, and I did,” she explained.
Vera once admitted to The Genius List that sharing a last name with her famous father made her feel like it “wasn’t hers”
And the star isn’t shy about how she’s lived a “privileged life.” She told NYS Music: ‘I have lived a very privileged life, but it has certainly not been without sadness’
“It was real for me and a way for me to process what I was going through in my life and figure out what I wanted to do. I never thought anyone would want to listen to it or hear it.”
But people did, and her career quickly took off. Since then, she has completed numerous tours around the world – and was even named by Rolling Stone that year as one of the top ten country artists you need to know.
‘The whole thing is so surreal. Two years ago I sat alone in my bedroom with my songs, and now I sing them to faces all over the world… in wild places like Alpine caves, or Prince’s club from Purple Rain, or a sold-out Saturday night at Irving Plaza,” said she enthusiastically NYS music in 2019.
“It’s like a fever dream. I still don’t believe it. When people tell me they like my music, I experience a brain error, pure cognitive dissonance: “How do you know I make music?”
She’s now gearing up for her second LP, Peacemaker, out February 2, and has gained more than 11,500 followers on her Instagram.
Vera will also embark on a new tour this year – kicking off on February 14 and spanning 18 cities in the US and UK.
While discussing her stage name, the artist insisted that she did not adopt a new name because she was ashamed of her famous parents.
“I have a deep bond with my family and I love my family,” she told the publication. “I love where I come from because of the good people they are.”
But she admitted that too The Genius List that sharing a surname with her acclaimed father made her feel like it “wasn’t her own name.”
Besides music, she also has a huge passion for dancing, poetry and animals – and she has three rescue horses.
And the star isn’t shy about how she’s lived a “privileged life.” She told NYS Music: “I have lived a very privileged life, but it has certainly not been without sadness.
“I’m fortunate that I’ve been able to keep my sense of humor even in the darkest moments.”