Hellboer
Höllenboer was a Dutch singing duo. It was founded in the early 1990s by the two musicians Gerard Oosterlaar and Bas van den Toren in Salland . In their home country they were best known for satirical songs in the dialect of their home region. They also wrote songs for the pop band Normaal .
Members
- Gerard Oosterlaar (* 1958), text
- Bas van den Toren (* 1958), music
Career
The duo released their debut album in 1993 under the title Muj goed kiek'n wa'k zeg . The two musicians achieved their nationwide breakthrough in 1995 with the song Het busje komt zo , a song about two drug addicts who are waiting for the methadone bus. The single rose to number 1 in the Dutch charts in September 1995 and stayed there for five weeks. In 1998 the third and final album of the band was released.
In 1999 Oosterlaar and Van den Toren produced the program Dettededut for the regional television station TV Oost . On April 28, 2000, Höllenboer gave a farewell concert. But both continue to occur occasionally.
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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 NL
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| 1995 | Het busje komt zo |
NL30 (6 weeks) NL |
More albums
- 1993: Muj goed kiek'n wa'k zeg
- 1998: Vor met die pröttel
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
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NL
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| 1995 | Het busje komt zo Het busje komt zo |
NL1 (12 weeks) NL |
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- ↑ a b Chart sources: NL albums NL singles