Guus Meeuwis
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Gustaaf Stephanus Modestus "Guus" Meeuwis (born Mariahout
, 23 March 1972) is a Dutch singer and songwriter. As part of the band Vagant, he scored several hits in the Netherlands
and Flanders
during the '90s and first decade of the 2000s.
, a small village in the municipality of Laarbeek
where his parents were living temporarily. He attended Stella Maris College
, and went on to study jurisprudence
in Tilburg
. It quickly became apparent that Meeuwis was musically talented while at school. Following a romantic weekend in Bruges
with his girlfriend Valérie he wrote the song Het is een Nacht
("It is a Night"), with which, in 1994, he won a prize at the AHC-Studentensongfestival in Leiden. He and his backing band were awarded a record contract, under the name "Guus Meeuwis & Vagant", after a café they frequented. Marc Meeuwis, Jan Willem Rozenboom, Hugo van Bilsen, Robin van Beek en Dirk Oerlemans. At the end of 2001 the group decided to split and Meeuwis continued on as a solo artist.
Mariahout
Mariahout is a small village in the southern Netherlands, lying about 20 kilometres north of Eindhoven. It was founded in 1933, and now has a population of about 1,700. Mariahout is home to a military storage complex as well as a test track for DAF Trucks. Mariahout is the smallest village of the...
, 23 March 1972) is a Dutch singer and songwriter. As part of the band Vagant, he scored several hits in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
and Flanders
Flanders
Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...
during the '90s and first decade of the 2000s.
Biography
Guus Meeuwis was born at a monastery in MariahoutMariahout
Mariahout is a small village in the southern Netherlands, lying about 20 kilometres north of Eindhoven. It was founded in 1933, and now has a population of about 1,700. Mariahout is home to a military storage complex as well as a test track for DAF Trucks. Mariahout is the smallest village of the...
, a small village in the municipality of Laarbeek
Laarbeek
Laarbeek is a municipality in the southern Netherlands. It was formed in 1997 by the former municipalities Beek en Donk, Aarle-Rixtel and Lieshout . Laarbeek is part of the city region 'Samenwerkingsverband Regio Eindhoven', centered around the city of Eindhoven...
where his parents were living temporarily. He attended Stella Maris College
Stella Maris College
Stella Maris College may also refer to:* Stella Maris College in Sydney, Australia* Stella Maris College in Chennai, India* Stella Maris College in Hyogo, Japan* Stella Maris College , Malta...
, and went on to study jurisprudence
Jurisprudence
Jurisprudence is the theory and philosophy of law. Scholars of jurisprudence, or legal theorists , hope to obtain a deeper understanding of the nature of law, of legal reasoning, legal systems and of legal institutions...
in Tilburg
Tilburg
Tilburg is a landlocked municipality and a city in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of Noord-Brabant.Tilburg municipality also includes the villages of Berkel-Enschot and Udenhout....
. It quickly became apparent that Meeuwis was musically talented while at school. Following a romantic weekend in Bruges
Bruges
Bruges is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located in the northwest of the country....
with his girlfriend Valérie he wrote the song Het is een Nacht
Het is een Nacht
"Het is een Nacht... " is the debut single by Dutch artist Guus Meeuwis. The song was produced by Ad Kraamer and written by Meeuwis. It was released in 1995 as the lead single from Meeuwis's debut studio album Verbazing.Meeuwis wrote the song after a romantic weekend with his girlfriend Valérie...
("It is a Night"), with which, in 1994, he won a prize at the AHC-Studentensongfestival in Leiden. He and his backing band were awarded a record contract, under the name "Guus Meeuwis & Vagant", after a café they frequented. Marc Meeuwis, Jan Willem Rozenboom, Hugo van Bilsen, Robin van Beek en Dirk Oerlemans. At the end of 2001 the group decided to split and Meeuwis continued on as a solo artist.
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | |
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| NL Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... |
BE Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... |
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| 1996 | Verbazing | 1 | 41 |
| 1997 | Schilderij | 12 | - |
| 2001 | 1 Voor Allen | 34 | - |
| 2002 | Guus Meeuwis | 25 | - |
| 2005 | Wijzer | 5 | - |
| 2007 | Hemel Nr. 7 | 1 | - |
| 2009 | NW8 | 1 | - |
| 2011 | Armen Open | 1 | - |
Live Albums
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| NL Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... |
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| 2006 | Live In Het Philips Stadion | 6 |
| 2007 | Groots Met Een Zachte G - Live In Het Philips Stadion 2007 | 13 |
| 2008 | Groots Met Een Zachte G - Live In Het Philips Stadion 2008 | 4 |
| 2010 | Groots Met Een Zachte G - Live In Het Philips Stadion 2010 | 2 |
Compilation albums
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| NL Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... |
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| 2004 | 10 Jaar Levensecht | 1 |
| 2010 | Het beste van Guus Meeuwis | 2 |
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL Top 40 Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting... |
NL Top 100 |
BE Top 50 Ultratop 50 Ultratop 50 singles, often just Ultratop 50, is the weekly chart of fifty best-selling singles in Flanders, Belgium, and is produced and published by the Ultratop organization. The chart has existed since March 31, 1995... |
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| 1995 | "Het is een Nacht Het is een Nacht "Het is een Nacht... " is the debut single by Dutch artist Guus Meeuwis. The song was produced by Ad Kraamer and written by Meeuwis. It was released in 1995 as the lead single from Meeuwis's debut studio album Verbazing.Meeuwis wrote the song after a romantic weekend with his girlfriend Valérie... " |
1 | 1 | 1 | Verbazing |
| 1996 | "Per Spoor" | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| "Zo Ver Weg" | 3 | 4 | 47 | ||
| 1997 | "Verliefd Zijn" | 36 | 37 | - | |
| "Ik Tel Tot 3" | 16 | 23 | - | Schilderij | |
| 1998 | "'t Dondert En 't Bliksemt" | 12 | 15 | - | |
| "Ik Wil Met Je Lachen" | 19 | 21 | - | ||
| 1999 | "Ze Houdt Gewoon Van Mij" | 53 | 50 | - | 1 Voor Allen |
| "Je Hoeft Niet Veel Van Me Te Houden" | 54 | 53 | - | ||
| 2000 | "Denk Nou Eens Na" | - | 74 | - | |
| 2001 | "Op Straat" | - | 62 | - | |
| "Haven In Zicht" | - | 86 | - | ||
| 2002 | "Leve Het Leven" | - | 70 | - | - |
| "Eerste Lief" | - | 85 | - | Guus Meeuwis | |
| 2003 | "Brabant" | 48 | 28 | - | |
| "Ik Wil Je" | 43 | 30 | - | ||
| "Hé Zon" | - | 94 | - | - | |
| 2004 | "Toen Ik Je Zag" | - | 39 | - | 10 Jaar Levensecht |
| 2005 | "Geef Mij Je Angst" | 1 | 1 | - | |
| "De Weg" | 7 | 8 | - | Wijzer | |
| 2006 | "Jouw Hand" | 30 | 28 | - | |
| "Ik Wil Dat Ons Land Juicht" | 5 | 2 | - | Live In Het Philips Stadion 2006 | |
| 2007 | "Tranen Gelachen" | 1 | 1 | - | Hemel Nr. 7 |
| "Proosten" | 3 | 1 | - | ||
| "Genoten" | 44 | 58 | - | ||
| 2008 | "Ik Wil Nog Niet Naar Huis" | 33 | 10 | - | Groots Met Een Zachte G 2008 |
| 2009 | "Dat Komt Door Jou" | 11 | 4 | - | NW8 |
| "Ik Ook Van Jou" | 32 | 39 | - | ||
| "Laat Mij In Die Waan" | 42 | 6 | - | ||
| 2010 | "Schouder Aan Schouder" (with Marco Borsato Marco Borsato Marco Borsato is a Dutch singer. He started performing in Italian before switching to Dutch in 1994. He is married to Leontine Ruiters and has three children.-Biography:... ) |
2 | 1 | - | Groots Met Een Zachte G: 2010 |
| "Majesteit" (with Youp van 't Hek Youp van 't Hek Joseph Jacobus Maria "Youp" van 't Hek is a Dutch comedian and a columnist for NRC Handelsblad.- Biography :Youp was born and raised in the Gooi, a wealthy region to the southeast of Amsterdam. His youth there served as an inspiration for his ironic attitude toward the rich, the successful and all... ) |
- | 2 | - | - | |
| 2011 | "Dit Lied" | 34 | 8 | - | Armen Open |
| "Armen Open" | - | 1 | - | ||
| "This is a Night (Het is een Nacht) Het is een Nacht "Het is een Nacht... " is the debut single by Dutch artist Guus Meeuwis. The song was produced by Ad Kraamer and written by Meeuwis. It was released in 1995 as the lead single from Meeuwis's debut studio album Verbazing.Meeuwis wrote the song after a romantic weekend with his girlfriend Valérie... " (with The Baseballs The Baseballs The Baseballs are a German rock and roll band founded in Berlin in 2007. They became popular with rock cover versions of modern hits such as "Umbrella" by Rihanna and "Hot n Cold" by Katy Perry. The band members are only credited by their first names... ) |
- | 69 | - | Armen Open/Strings 'n' Stripes Strings 'n' Stripes Strings 'n' Stripes is the second album released by The Baseballs, a German rock 'n' roll cover band, in 2011. The album was released in April 2011.-Track listing:-Charts:... |
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| Number 1 songs | 4 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Top 10 songs | 9 | 15 | 2 |