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Aug 11, 2015 · Traditional Dutch music about the beautiful country of The Netherlands. This music is called Dutch Windmills. We hope you enjoy listening to it!***🎹 If you ...
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The Netherlands has multiple musical traditions. Contemporary Dutch popular music is heavily influenced by music styles that emerged in the 1950s, in the United Kingdom and United States. The style is sung in both Dutch and English. Some of the latter exponents, such as Golden Earring and Shocking Blue, have attained worldwide fame.
Dutch Folk Music. Music from different regions, different accents and dutch languages. Different ages. Old & new recordings of old songs. I might change the ...
- Lang zal ze leven. No birthday party is complete without this song and it is one that you must try to master, especially if you have children. It’s very simple.
- Wilhelmus. This is the Dutch national anthem and if you are going to sing along, do what the national football team and everybody else does and only sing the first two lines
- Bloed, zweet en tranen. One of the last songs (2002) recorded by the late, great André Hazes. It is also one of his best. Like most of his songs it has the odd grammatical wobble but who cares.
- Dinge-dong. The list wouldn’t be complete without a Eurovision song and this one actually won for the Netherlands in 1975… in English. But the band, Teach In, also recorded it in Dutch.
- Anouk
- Jan Smit
- Floor Jansen
- Natalie La Rose
- Waylon
- Marco Borsato
- Trijntje Oosterhuis
- Eva Simons
- Maan
- Sharon Den Adel
Born in the Hague, Anoukis a singer and songwriter who rose to fame in 1997 with her hit single “Nobody’s Wife.” The explosive rock song was reminiscent of Alanis Morisette’s songs in the 1990s. Anouk started out by singing at weddings and other events, taking after her mother, who was also a singer. She spent two years studying at the Codarts Univ...
Singer Jan Smitwas born in Volendam and began his career at the age of 10. At that time, he went by the name Jantje Smit and performed until he was 20. His song “Ik Zing Dit Lied Voor Jou Alleen” (I Sing This Song For You Alone) was the first song ever to enter the Dutch charts at #1. Changing his name to Jan Smit in 2005, he continued to have a su...
Born in Goirle, Floor Jansenis a singer and songwriter. At the age of 16, she started as the lead vocalist for the metal band Apocalypse, which was later called After Forever. She was with the band for a total of 12 years. Jansen sang with the band ReVamp from 2009 until they split up in 2016. She is currently the lead singer of the metal band Nigh...
Singer, songwriter, and dancer Natalie La Rosewas born in Amsterdam and has Surinamese ancestry. She studied at the Lucia Marthas Dance Academy in Amsterdam before moving to Los Angeles at the age of 20. Popular La Rose songs include her 2015 debut single “Somebody” and “Around The World.” She has also collaborated with big names in the music indus...
Born in Apeldoorn, Waylon is a country and pop singer similar in style to Colin James. While his birth name is Willem Bijkerk, he changed his name to Waylon in honor of well-known American singerWaylon Jennings, with whom he performed in the United States. Waylon was the first male Dutch artist to be signed to Universal Music’s Motown label. His de...
Born in Alkmaar, singer Marco Borsatosaw success with his first Dutch single, “Dromen Zijn Bedrog,” in 1994. Prior to this, Borsato had been singing and performing in Italian. Borsato’s hit songs include “Because We Believe,” “Every Time I Think Of You,” “De Bestemming” (The Destination), “Binnen” (Within), and “Lopen Op Het Water” (Walking On The ...
Singer and songwriter Trijntje Oosterhuiswas born in Amsterdam and started her first band at the age of 17. Along with her brother, she performed in Total Touch until 2001. Their self-titled debut album came out in 1997 and included the hit single “Touch Me There.” Oosterhuis then pursued a solo career, releasing her debut self-titled album in 2003...
Born in Amsterdam, Eva Simonsis a pop and R&B singer and songwriter. She is also a music producer and pianist. Simons grew up surrounded by music as both of her parents were musicians, as was her grandfather. She studied music at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, the largest music academy in the country. Some of her hit songs include “Policeman,” “...
Pop singer and actress Maanwas born in Utrecht. She was the winner of The Voice of Holland’s sixth season in 2016, where she performed her version of Beyonce’s “Halo.” Maan released her first single “Perfect World” in 2016, followed by “Ride It” the same year. Some of her other top songs include “Blijf Bij Mij” (Stay With Me), “Hij Is Van Mij” (He’...
Singer and songwriter Sharon den Adelwas born in Waddinxveen. She has been a songwriter and lead singer for the metal band Within Temptation since it was formed in 1996. Their success started with the release of their hit song “Ice Queen.” Den Adel also began to pursue a solo singing career in 2017. Her debut solo album My Indigoincluded a track by...
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Jul 25, 2011 · The Dutch have a tendency to embrace every other kind of music but their own. However, there is now a lively world music scene in all of the Netherlands’ main cities, ranging from afro and flamenco to tango and rai. Frisian Folk As the Dutch folk movement of the 1960s and 70s lost momentum and rock took over, many Dutc.
