Clouseau (band)
Clouseau is a Flemish rock band that is successful in Belgium and the Netherlands, and had numerous hits. (17 September 1967 * ) brothers Kris ( born December 21, 1964) and Koen Wauters with drummer Bob Savenberg ( born November 29, 1961) - The band was formed in 1984 by the - originating from the vicinity of Brussels.
Band History
In 1989, Clouseau, who named themselves The Pink Panther after the bumbling commissioner from the comedy thriller, part of the Belgian finals for the Euro Vision Song Contest. They failed just as runner-up, but her song Anne was her first big hit and garnered first place in their homeland. Their debut album Hoezo? ( rhymes with Clouseau ) contained with Daar gaat ze a second top hit, which was also in the Netherlands up to second place. More high rankings in both countries they reached in 1990 with the second album Of zo.
Then they tried again at the Euro Vision Song Contest. With Geef het op they managed to contest participation. Although they ended up in the final ranked only 16, thereby opened up the international markets. They took their first hit out once again in English. From Daar gaat ze was Close Encounters, which was successful in the German-speaking countries. In Germany, then the same could also English album and two more singles, including their first hit Anna, place in the charts. These Clouseau went in 1992 as the opening act for Roxette on their Summer Joyride European tour. Parallel to this, but also appeared her third album Dutch Doorgaan with which they qualified by the successes in Belgium and the Netherlands.
Then they tried to continue with the second English-language album In Every Small Town her international career. Although arrived with Live Like Kings and Take Me Down two songs from it into the lower echelons of the German charts, but the album itself could not place and so the interest in the Belgians went out again.
As an internationally failed to successes, Clouseau is concentrated again on Dutch-language texts and to their homeland of Flanders and the Netherlands. 1995 saw the album Oker, with whom she first came in two countries at number one. In addition, they had the song Passie her only number -one hit in the Netherlands. From the mid- 90s but success also began to subside there. Single success came from and also the albums did not reach the high rankings. Quite different was the Belgian in their homeland, where they till 2013 had nine number-one albums and four top ten albums and two more number-one singles of 1995. Their albums are regularly awarded gold and platinum. Among her most successful albums include the best-of compilation Clouseau 20 from 2007, which has already reached five times platinum status.
Kris Wauters at a concert in Antwerp, 2005
Discography
Albums
Singles
More Singles
- Bergen en ravijnen (2002)
- Oogcontact (2007)
- Zij aan zij (2009)
- When he ooit iets fout zou gaan (2010)
- De juiste vergissing (2010)