Nico Haak
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Nico Haak (born October 16, 1939 in Delft , Netherlands ; † November 13, 1990 in Baarn , civil: Nicolaas Oliver Haak ) was a Dutch pop singer and entertainer .
Life
Together with his brother Dik, Nico Haak ran a car dealership in Delfgauw near Delft. While at work, he entertained himself and his fellow human beings with jokes and little whistled songs. In December 1970 he was discovered by a Delft band manager, Martin Stoelinga. He advised Haak to put together his own repertoire. Together with his neighbor, the musician Polle Eduard (at that time a member of the bands Tee Set and their break-off After Tea ), Haak designed some songs. Through Stoelinga's contacts, Haak also came into contact with the Dutch music producer Cor Aaftink (1934-2010) and recorded a record entitled “Ik zou zo graag in mijn leven” (the B-side of this single contains the song “De Vlieger ”, which comes from Haak and Han Grevelt and later became known through the interpretation of André Hazes ). The record was played on several national radio stations. Haak had his first appearances and put together a band with the name De Paniekzaaiers with Peter Koelewijn and Eduard Polle . The "Paniksäer" consisted of Jan and Aad Eland, Karel Schouten and Hennie Asman.
Nico Haak and his Paniekzaaiers had their first television appearance in a show by Ted de Braak, where they sang the song Daar zie ik glazen staan . The catchy party song proved to be a success, but Haak had the final breakthrough in 1973 with the song Joekelille . In 1974 the success continued with Honkie-Tonkie Pianissie and Sokkie's Stopping . After the collaboration with Eduard was over, Haak achieved his greatest success in 1975: Foxie Foxtrot . With this song he also conquered the German market. The cabaret artist Hans Scheibner wrote the text and under the title Schmidtchen Schleicher the piece rose to number 4 in the German single charts. Nico Haak had numerous appearances on radio and television, a. a. in the ZDF youth show disco . In 1978 Haak worked again with Eduard and achieved his last great success with Is je moeder niet thuis? . During the 1980s Haak also had a lot of appearances, but could no longer build on his successes in the seventies.
Haak has three children with his wife Jeanne: Nico, Kees and Eric (who died as a child).
In 1990 Haak died unexpectedly of a heart attack. He was buried with his son Eric in a family grave in Jaffa Cemetery in Delft.
His son Kees performed songs from his father in 2010. The motto was also similar: Haak gevraagd, feest geslaagd! (German: "Haak asked, party successful!")
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DE
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 AT
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 CH
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 NL
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| 1976 | Nico Haak presents: Schmidtchen Schleicher |
DE45 (1 month) DE |
- | - | - | |
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
More albums
- 1972: Tango Johnny (Nico Haak en de Paniekzaaiers)
- 1975: Een heel gelukkig kerstfeest (with Bonnie St. Claire , Ronnie Tober , Ciska Peters, Willeke Alberti , Harmen Veerman, Ome Jan and Peter Koelewijn)
- 1975: The best van Nico Haak en de Paniekzaaiers
- 1976: Haak gevraagd… feest geslaagd !!!
- 1976: Nico Haak Presenteert (compilation)
- 1977: Haak is de naam!
- 1980: Quick quick Haak
- 1987: Ik kan wel dansen
- 1996: De laatste liedjes
- 1996: 16 X Raak (compilation)
Singles
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, , Placements, weeks / months, awards, comments) |
Remarks | |||
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DE
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AT
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CH
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NL
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| 1972 | Het Whiskylied | DE-DE | AT-AT | CH-CH |
NL26 (4 weeks) NL |
De Paniekzaaiers
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| Tango Johnny | - | - | - |
NL26 (4 weeks) NL |
De Paniekzaaiers
|
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| 1973 | Joekelille | - | - | - |
NL7 (10 weeks) NL |
Nico Haak en de Paniekzaaiers
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| 1974 | Honkie-tonkie pianissie | - | - | - |
NL11 (10 weeks) NL |
Nico Haak en de Paniekzaaiers
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| Stop sokkies, schoentjes poetsen, dasjes goed en kijk goed uit |
- | - | - |
NL24 (5 weeks) NL |
Nico Haak en de Paniekzaaiers
|
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| 1975 | Foxie Foxtrot | - | - | - |
NL4 (9 weeks) NL |
Nico Haak en de Paniekzaaiers
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| Doedelzakke-pakkie | - | - | - |
NL10 (4 weeks) NL |
Nico Haak en de Paniekzaaiers
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| Een heel gelukkig kerstfeest | - | - | - |
NL10 (3 weeks) NL |
with Bonnie, Ronnie, Ciska, Willeke, Harmen & Ome Jan
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| 1976 | Laame damma doen | - | - | - |
NL19 (5 weeks) NL |
Nico Haak en de Paniekzaaiers
|
| Schmidtchen Schleicher |
DE4 (33 weeks) DE |
AT16 (3 months) AT |
CH4 (13 weeks) CH |
- | ||
| Moe zijn | - | - | - |
NL11 (6 weeks) NL |
Nico Haak en de Paniekzaaiers
|
|
| Fisher's Fritz is fishing fresh fishes |
DE45 (3 weeks) DE |
- | - | - | ||
| 1977 | There's nothing under the kilt |
DE18 (9 weeks) DE |
- | - | - | |
| Stepper-Teddy (The teddy with the heel-shot) |
DE49 (1 week) DE |
- | - | - | ||
| Ted de Tapper | - | - | - |
NL29 (4 weeks) NL |
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| 1978 | Is je moeder niet thuis | - | - | - |
NL8 (6 weeks) NL |
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| Langzaam sneller gaan | - | - | - |
NL21 (5 weeks) NL |
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| 1980 | Het grote sprookjeslied | - | - | - |
NL24 (5 weeks) NL |
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| 1982 | The rivet is altijd mis | - | - | - |
NL27 (5 weeks) NL |
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| 1984 | As ze me miss ... | - | - | - |
NL30 (4 weeks) NL |
|
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
More singles
- 1971: Ik wil zo graag in mijn leven (toch wel 's wat beleven) (Nico Haak en de Paniekzaaiers)
- 1973: Ik ben een aap (Nico Haak en de Paniekzaaiers)
- 1974: Aunt Julia (with Boudewijn de Groot )
- 1976: Ik ben met Kerstmis thuis
- 1978: Send mom to bed
- 1978: Neem nog een sherry, chérie
- 1979: Geef mij maar Holland aan 't IJsselmeer
- 1979: energy
- 1979: Why are all women wild for me?
- 1979: I'm going for it
- 1980: Meisjes pas op ('t is zo weer zomer)
- 1980: No more smoking
- 1981: Bulletje en Bonestaak
- 1981: Swap a car for a horse
- 1981: Grandpa's Polka
- 1982: How binne benne benne binne
- 1983: Een cent
- 1984: Wat ben je mooi meid, in de hooitijd
- 1984: Well then, cheers, meal!
- 1985: Van de Bhagwan / Winter likes everything
- 1985: Uw laatste jas meneer
- 1985: Ooba boogie
- 1986: Apen pellen pinda’s
- 1987: Rosanne
- 1987: Dat zijn moments that ik zo graag likes
- 1987: Lola Lola Lola hola
- 1988: Ha die douane
- 1988: Gold-Steffi
- 1989: He valt 'n traan in m'n bier
- 1989: 4 golden hits
- 1989: Me vader zei altijd
- 1990: Ma bella Isabella
- 1990: O juffrouw Donselaar
- 1996: Ik hou me maar aan jou vast
literature
- Ingo Schiweck (Ed.): Let yourself be surprised ... Dutch entertainers in Germany after 1945. Münster 2005.
swell
- ↑ according to an interview with the free newspaper "Delftse Post"
- ↑ Kees Haak proost op zijn vader Nico in Algemeen Dagblad from November 13, 2015
- ↑ a b Chart sources: Singles DA-CH NL / Albums DE
Web links
- Works by and about Nico Haak in the catalog of the German National Library
- Nico Haak at Discogs (English)
- Nico Haak en de Paniekzaaiers at Discogs (English)
- Discography at dutchcharts.nl
- Biography in the Muziekencyclopedie van Beeld en Geluid
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Haak, Nico |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Haak, Nicolaas Oliver |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 16, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Delft |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 13, 1990 |
| Place of death | Baarn |