Thomas Berge, pseudonym of Chiel Ottink (born on January 25, 1990, in Enschede

Enschede

Enschede , also known as Eanske in the local dialect of Twents, is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands in the province of Overijssel and in the Twente region...

), is a Dutch

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...

 singer.

Biography

Thomas Berge released his first single at the age of twelve. The album, Mijn Luchtballon, sold 800,000 promotional copies and was distributed by Neckermann. His stage name was chosen with the German music market in mind. In 2005 he was awarded the Zilveren Harp

Zilveren Harp

The Zilveren Harp is a Dutch award given annually to promising musical talent. The award is very prestigious and winners are chosen by a different jury each year...

, the most prestigious award for promising new talent given in The Netherlands.

In October 2007 he recorded, along with fellow Dutch singer Tess

Tess Gaerthé

Tess Gaerthé , betterknown as just Tess, was the Dutch representative at the 3rd Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2005...

, the Dutch version of the song "You Are The Music in Me 'from High School Musical 2, called "De Stem van Mijn Hart".

He has made a number of television appearances throughout his career. Most notably, he stars in his own reality show, broadcast since January 11, 2008, on Dutch television station Nederland 1.

He released his first single to enter the Dutch top 10, Zonder Jou in 2008. Zonder Jou was followed shortly by Ieder Moment which peaked at number 4 on the Dutch Single Top 100 chart and Kon Ik Maar even bij je Zijn which was Thomas' first number one single in The Netherlands.

Personal life

Thomas Berge is single and lives in Haaksbergen

Haaksbergen

Haaksbergen is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel, in the Twente region.-External links:*...

. He is a member of the Catholic Church.

Singles

Single	Year	Notes	Peak position in de Single Top 100
Mijn luchtballon	2003	800.000 demos sold	#24 in de Single Top 100
Als jij alles kon overdoen	2003		#34 in de Single Top 100
Een glimlach	2004		#36 in de Single Top 100
Als jij lacht	2005		#46 in de Single Top 100
Ik zie mijn leven als een melodie	2005		#26 in de Single Top 100
De mooiste	2005		#45 in de Single Top 100
Als een mooie droom	2005		#54 in de Single Top 100
Jantjes gitaar	2005	with Johnny Hoes	/ #68 in de Single Top 100
Val aan	2006		#68 in de Single Top 100
Bellen	2006		#68 in de Single Top 100
Jij bent mijn leven	2006		#68 in de Single Top 100
Heel even	2007		#71 in de Single Top 100
De wereld ben jij	2007	Soundtrack Soundtrack A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...  to Zoop in Zuid-Amerika	/ #35 in de Single Top 100
De stem van mijn hart	2007	with Tess Tess Gaerthé Tess Gaerthé , betterknown as just Tess, was the Dutch representative at the 3rd Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2005...  / Soundtrack High School Musical 2	/ #45 in de Single Top 100
Niet meer en niet minder	2008		#48 in de Single Top 100
Zonder jou	2008		#10 in de Single Top 100
Ieder moment	2009		#4 in de Single Top 100
Kon ik maar even bij je zijn	2009	First single to reach number 1 on the Dutch charts	#1 in de Single Top 100