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”) has spread in recent years via the animation programs of Spanish club hotels (“ Mini Disco ”), and the Hermes House Band has turned it into a dance version suitable for parties . Furthermore, a German cover version of the Zipfelbuben was released in 2006 . Meeuwis is under contract with the EMI Group .
Life
After finishing school he studied law in Tilburg . After a romantic weekend with his girlfriend Valerie in Bruges , he wrote his first number 1 hit “Het is een nacht” ( German : “That is a night”) or “Levensecht” (literally: “true to life”). Together with a few friends he sang the song at a student song festival in Leiden , they won this song contest, but then separated at the height of their success. A year later a talent scout heard this song by chance and offered Meeuwis a contract. The song was then released as a single in August 1995 and sold more than 250,000 times in the Netherlands and Belgium. In the same year Meeuwis finished his studies to become a singer. In 1996 Meeuwis brought out his second number 1 hit "Per spoor (kedeng, kedeng)". After that, his first album called "Verbazing" hit stores. It also became a great success. In 2000, the recording of his third CD was interrupted because Meeuwis had developed vocal cord problems. After an operation, the recordings were resumed a few months late. His song "Brabant", which was released in 2003, became so popular that it is even repeatedly brought up as the official anthem for the Dutch province of Noord-Brabant . In April 2005, his third number 1 hit "Geef mij je angst" (German: "Gib mir dein Angst"), originally written in 1982 by Udo Juergens and Michael Kunze , was released exactly 10 years after his first number 1 -Success. In 2006 Meeuwis received the Dutch music award “ Gouden Harp ” and released “Live In Het Philips Stadion”, one of the best-selling live CDs in the Netherlands and Belgium. Since that year 2006, Guus Meeuwis has been performing annually, mostly at the beginning of June, at the performances known as “Groots Met Een Zachte G” in the Philips Stadium in Eindhoven. Dutch stars are always guests, such as Rowwen Héze (2006 and 2010), Marco Borsato (2010), Golden Earring (2012), Racoon (2013) or Kane (2014). In the 8th edition of these appearances, the one millionth visitor was counted in June 2013.
His tenth studio album, entitled Morgen , entered the Dutch charts at number 1 in 2015.
Private
He married his girlfriend Valerie, for whom he had sung the song Het is een Nacht , in 2002. The couple have four children. In 2016, the couple announced they were getting divorced. Guus Meeuwis has been in a relationship with stylist Manon Meijers since 2016.
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
 NL
|
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| 1996 | Verbazing |
NL1  × 2
(68 weeks)NL |
Guus Meeuwis & Vagant
|
| 1997 | Schilderij |
NL14th (45 weeks)NL |
Guus Meeuwis & Vagant
|
| 2001 | 1 for all |
NL34 (13 weeks) NL |
Guus Meeuwis & Vagant
|
| 2002 | Guus Meeuwis |
NL25 (25 weeks) NL |
|
| 2004 | Tien jaar - levensecht |
NL1 × 2
(66 weeks)NL |
Best of album
|
| 2005 | Wijzer |
NL5 (41 weeks)NL |
|
| 2006 | Live in the Philips stadium |
NL6 (26 weeks) NL |
Live album
|
| 2007 | Hemel no. 7th |
NL1 (77 weeks)NL |
|
| Groots met a soft G - Live in the Philips stadium 2007 |
NL13 (25 weeks) NL |
Live album
|
|
| 2008 | Groots met a gentle G - Live in the Philips stadium 2008 |
NL4th (47 weeks)NL |
Live album
|
| 2009 | NW8 |
NL1 × 2
(62 weeks)NL |
|
| 2010 | Groots met een zachte G 2010 |
NL2  (42 weeks)NL |
Live album
|
| Het best van Guus Meeuwis |
NL2 × 2
(82 weeks)NL |
Best of album
|
|
| 2011 | Arms open |
NL1 (54 weeks)NL |
|
| 2013 | Het kan here zo mooi zijn |
NL2 (45 weeks)NL |
|
| Groots met een zachte G 2013 |
NL2 (28 weeks) NL |
Live album
|
|
| 2014 | Hollandse meesters |
NL1 (28 weeks)NL |
Guus Meeuwis & New Cool Collective Big Band
|
| 2015 | tomorrow |
NL1 (38 weeks)NL |
|
| 2018 | Geluk |
NL1 (24 weeks)NL |
|
| 2020 | Deel zoveel |
NL1 (... week) NL |
Video albums
- 2001: Ultieme Video Collection 1995-2001
- 2004: In Concert (NL: gold)
- 2006: Live in het Philips Stadion (NL: gold)
- 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
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
|
NL
|
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| 1995 | It's a night… (Levensecht) Verbazing |
NL1 × 2
(27 weeks)NL |
Guus Meeuwis & Vagant
|
| 1996 | Per spoor (Kedeng kedeng) Verbazing |
NL1 (15 weeks)NL |
Guus Meeuwis & Vagant
|
| Zo ver weg Verbazing |
NL3 (11 weeks) NL |
Guus Meeuwis & Vagant
|
|
| 1997 | Passed through Verbazing |
NL36 (3 weeks) NL |
Guus Meeuwis & Vagant
|
| Ik tel tot 3 Schilderij |
NL16 (7 weeks) NL |
Guus Meeuwis & Vagant
|
|
| 1998 | 't Dondert en' t bliksemt Schilderij |
NL12 (8 weeks) NL |
Guus Meeuwis & Vagant
|
| Ik wil met je lachen Schilderij |
NL19 (12 weeks) NL |
Guus Meeuwis & Vagant
|
|
| 2004 | What do you want in? (Daar moet 'ie in) |
NL17 (4 weeks) NL |
Song for the 2004 European Football Championship
|
| 2005 | Geef mij je angst Tien jaar - levensecht |
NL1 (26 weeks) NL |
|
| De weg Wijzer |
NL7 (11 weeks) NL |
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| 2006 | Jouw hand Wijzer |
NL30 (6 weeks) NL |
|
| Ik wil dat ons land juicht Live in het Philips stadion |
NL5 (4 weeks) NL |
||
| 2007 | Laughing tears Hemel nr. 7th |
NL1 (14 weeks) NL |
|
| Proosten Hemel nr. 7th |
NL3 (11 weeks) NL |
||
| 2008 | Ik wil nog niet naar huis Groots met een zachte G - Live in het Philips stadion 2008 |
NL33 (3 weeks) NL |
|
| 2009 | Dat komt door jou NW8 |
NL11 (11 weeks) NL |
|
| Ik ook van jou NW8 |
NL32 (4 weeks) NL |
||
| 2010 | Schouder aan schouder Dromen durven delen |
NL2 (12 weeks) NL |
Marco Borsato & Guus Meeuwis
|
| 2011 | The song poor open |
NL22 (7 weeks) NL |
|
| Nergens zonder jou Groots met een zachte G 2013 |
NL5 (11 weeks)NL |
featuring Gers Pardoel
|
|
| 2013 | Het kan hier zo mooi zijn Het kan hier zo mooi zijn |
NL26 (3 weeks) NL |
|
| 2020 | night |
NL25 (... weeks) NL |
with Kraantje Pappie
|
More singles
- Ze houdt gewoon van mij (with Vagant, 1999)
- Je hoeft niet veel van me te houden (with Vagant, 1999)
- Think nou eens na (with Vagant, 2000)
- Op straat (with Vagant, 2001)
- Haven in zicht (with Vagant, 2001)
- Leve het leven (2002)
- First ran (2002)
- Brabant (2003)
- Ik wil je (2003)
- Hé zon (2003)
- Toen ik je zag (2004)
- Genotes (2007)
- Laat mij in die waan (2009)
- Majesteit (with Youp van 't Hek , 2010)
- Armen open (2011)
- As ze danst (2011)
- Vrienden (2012)
- Zeeën van tijd (2013)
- As de rande (2013)
- Zonder jou (2014)
- Jij bent de rande (2015)
- Dankjewel (2015)
Participations and guest contributions
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
|
NL
|
|||
| 2005 | As ever you can doen Artiesten voor Azië |
NL1 (9 weeks) NL |
Aid project after the tsunami in Southeast Asia
|
| 2013 |
Koningslied Nationaal Comité Inhuldiging |
NL2 (4 weeks) NL |
Song for the enthronement of Willem-Alexander
|
Further guest contributions
- This Is a Night - Het is een nacht / The Baseballs feat. Guus Meeuwis (2011)
Awards for music sales
|
Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.
| Country / Region |
gold |
platinum
|
Sales | swell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
||||
 Belgium (BEA)
|
gold1
|
- | 25,000 | ultratop.be |
|
Netherlands (NVPI)
|
7 × gold7th
|
17 × platinum17th
|
1,385,000 | nvpi.nl |
| All in all |
8 × gold8th
|
17 × platinum17th
|
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swell
- ^ Brabant voor Brabant | Brabant van Guus Meeuwis as folkslied voor Brabant. Retrieved May 26, 2020 .
- ↑ Guus Meeuwis in the Dutch Top 100 album charts
- ↑ Awards for Music Sales: NL
- ↑ Guus Meeuwis in the Nederlandse Top 40 (single charts)
- ↑ As je iets kan doen (Artiesten voor Azië) in the Nederlandse Top 40 (single charts)
- ↑ Koningslied (Nationaal Comité Inhuldiging) in the Nederlandse Top 40 (single charts)
Web links
- Official website (Dutch)
- Discography
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Meeuwis, Guus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch pop singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 23, 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mariahout |