Jurk!

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jurk!
Jeroen van Koningsbrugge (left) and Dennis van de Ven (right), 2010
Jeroen van Koningsbrugge (left) and Dennis van de Ven (right), 2010
General information
Genre (s) Nederpop, cabaret
founding 2001
Website www.eenjurk.nl
Founding members
Jeroen van Koningsbrugge
Dennis van de Ven

Jurk! is a Dutch music and cabaret duo consisting of Jeroen van Koningsbrugge and Dennis van de Ven .

On January 8, 2010, the single Zou zo graag from the debut album Avondjurk was released . After being viewed on Twitter , Zou zo graag topped the iTunes Store hit list within two days. A few days later, the single rose to number 1 in the single Top 100. Thanks to the Twitter call, Zou zo graag made it into the Nederlandse Top 40 straight away .

Jurk! is often compared to Acda en De Munnik , as both groups are a music and cabaret duo and the musical style of both bands is very similar.

Surname

The name “Jurk!” Has an autobiographical background: Van Koningsbrugges grandmother suffered from aphasia , which meant that she could no longer pronounce many words correctly. One of the words she used a lot in different situations was jurk . By using her word as the band name, the two different moments "sad" and "funny" are expressed, which are also central to the songs and skits.

Band history

In 2001 the Duo Jurk! with the cabaret program Bakermat in appearance. Van Koningsbrugge and Van de Ven also appeared in the television shows Kannibalen and Nieuw Dier . From 2007 to 2009 inclusive, they made the satirical and absurd program Draadstaal for the VPRO . In 2010 they created the satirical program NeonLetters for AVRO . The program with the Jurk! went on tour through Dutch theaters in 2010 and 2011, was entitled Avondjurk , just like the debut album , but included dialogues and poems in addition to the songs from the album. From December 14 to 24, 2011, the duo performed at five locations with the Kerstjurk program , where they presented Christmas carols and new material. In autumn 2011 the single Kabalis was released . The second album Glitterjurk was released on February 8, 2013. Then Jurk! At the beginning of 2013 he went on a theater tour with the program of the same name, which ended on May 6, 2013 in the Carré Theater .

Cabaret programs

  • Bakermat (2001)
  • Avondjurk (2010)
  • Kerstjurk (2011)
  • Glitterjurk (2013)

Discography

Albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
NL NL
2010 Avondjurk NL1 (55 weeks)
NL
2013 Glitterjurk NL2 (12 weeks)
NL
2014 Glitterjurk + Glitterjurk Live NL82 (3 weeks)
NL

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
NL NL
2010 Zou zo graag
Avondjurk 		NL18 (5 weeks)
NL
Nobody
Avondjurk 		NL29 (7 weeks)
NL

More singles

  • Tram 7 (2010)
  • Kabalis (2011)
  • As ik bij jou ben (2013)
  • Vrij (2013)

DVDs

  • Avondjurk - De complete theatershow 2010

Web links

Commons : Jurk!  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Chart sources: NL albums NL singles