Guus Meeuwis

Guus Meeuwis ( born March 23, 1972 in Mariahout ) is a Dutch pop singer.

One of his biggest hits was "Per spoor ( Kedeng, Kedeng ) ". An English version of it ( "The Holiday Express" ) spread in recent years about the animation programs Spanish club hotel ( "Mini Disco" ), the Hermes House Band made ​​a party suitable for Dance version of it. Furthermore, published in 2006 a German cover version of the Zipfelbuben. Meeuwis stands at EMI Group under contract.

Life

After graduating from the Middelbare school, he studied law in Tilburg. After a romantic weekend with his girlfriend Valerie in Bruges, he wrote his first number - one hit " Het is een nacht" ( German: "This is a night " ) or " Leven Real " (literally: " True to Life " ) called. Along with a few friends, he sang the song on a student Song Festival in Leiden, they won this song contest, then parted but at the peak of their success. A year later, heard a talent scout by chance this song and offered a contract to Meeuwis. The song was then released in August 1995 as a single and sold more than 250,000 times in the Netherlands and Belgium. In the same year Meeuwis completed his studies to become a singer. In 1996, Meeuwis his second number - one hit " Per spoor ( Kedeng, Kedeng ) " out. Then, his first album was titled " Verbazing " in the business. It was also a great success. In 2000, the recordings were interrupted for its third CD, as Meeuwis got vocal cord problems. After an operation, the filming continued with a few months delay. In April 2005, his third number - one hit " Geef each mij angst " was ( German: " Give me your fear" ), originally written in 1982 by Udo Jürgens and Michael Kunze published, exactly 10 years after his first number - one success. 2006 Meeuwis received the Dutch Music Prize " Gouden Harp" and published with "Live In Het Philips Stadion " one of the best-selling live CDs in the Netherlands and Belgium. Since that very Guus Meeuwis 2006 completed annually, usually in early June, which became known under the name " Groots Met Een Zachte G" performances at the Philips stadium in Eindhoven. These are always Dutch stars to guest, such as Rowwen Heze (2006 and 2010 ), Marco Borsato (2010), Golden Earring (2012 ) or raccoons ( 2013). In the 8th edition of these appearances, the millionth visitor was counted in June 2013.

His last album, published in October 2013 live recording " Groots Met Een Zachte G 2013," rose in the first week on a rank 2 of the NL charts.

Publications

Albums

  • 2001: Ultieme Video Collection 1995-2001
  • 2004: In Concert
  • 2006: Live In Het Philips Stadion
  • 2007: Groots Met Een Zachte G 2007
  • 2008: Groots Met Een Zachte G 2008
  • 2010: Groots Met Een Zachte G 2010
  • 2013: Groots Met Een Zachte G 2013

Private

His girlfriend Valerie, for which he had the song " Het is een Nacht" sung today, his wife. The couple has four children.

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