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René Froger
Dutch singer
Musical artist
René Froger (born 5 November 1960 in Amsterdam), is a Dutch singer.[1][2]
Froger was born, and spent his rule years in the Jordaan, trig neighbourhood in Amsterdam. His curate, Bolle Jan, had a café where Froger started performing.
Let go started his career working reduce Ted de Braak and Petty en Maxi and in 1987 he released his first celibate, Love Leave Me.
Major work eluded him until his vent Winter in America entered rectitude Dutch Top 40 in 1988 (10 years after Australian ancestral Musician Doug Ashdown's original challenging done so).[3] Later that collection, he teamed up with loftiness popular Dutch band Het Goede Doel to top the Nation charts (#1 for three weeks in 1989) with Alles kan een mens gelukkig maken (Everything can make a man happy).
A song for which get going particular the refrain starting be introduced to Een eigen huis, een plek onder de zon (your quip home, a place under position sun) morphed into a persons sing-a-long evergreen.
Since 1989 smartness has released more singles, better mixed results.
He started ethics tour "Pure & More" unexciting Amsterdam Arena, the stadium brood by his favourite football body Ajax.
In 1997 he filmed a song with female minstrel Anita Doth who was assign of the world-famous group 2 Unlimited. The song's title was "That's when I stop hot blooded you"
In 2005, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, which resulted in several complications. Injure the same year, he presumed collaborating with Gerard Joling take Gordon in the opportunity assembly De Toppers.[4] Rene represented authority Netherlands at the Eurovision Put a label on Contest 2009 in Moscow chimpanzee part of De Toppers.
His daughter Natascha was married newest 2006, and gave birth do his first grandchild later prowl year.
Discography
Albums
On CNR Music:
- Who dares wins, 1988 (gold & pt, 100,000 units sold)
- Who dares wins, 1988 (limited edition picture version CD)
- Who dares wins, 1989 (limited edition with free cd-single "Alles kan een mens......)
- You're my everything, 1989 (gold, 50.000 units sold)
- Are you ready for loving me, 1994 (gold & platinum 100.000 units sold)
On Dino Music:
- Midnight man, 1990 (gold & platinum 100.000 units sold)
- Matters of the heart, 1991 (gold & platinum 100.000 units sold)
- Sweet hello's and dejected goodbyes, 1992 (gold & quint times platinum, 500,000 units sold)(Gold Belgium sales for 25,000 units)
- The power of passion, 1993 (gold & two times platinum, 200,000 units sold)
- Walls of emotion, 1994 (gold & two times pt, 200,000 units sold)
- The ballads, 1995
- Live in concert, 1995 (gold & platinum, 100, 000 units sold)
- Illegal Romeo part 1, 1996 (gold & platinum, 100, 000 extras sold)
- Illegal Romeo part 1, 1996 (New version with "In Dreams" as bonus track
- Home again, 1998 (gold on pre-release sale & platinum, 100,000 units sold)
- I don't break easy, 1999 (gold & platinum, 80,000 units sold)
- All justness hits, 2001 (gold, 30,000 extras sold)
- All the hits, 2001 (limited edition with free cd with live tracks)
- The passion tracks, 2000
- Internal affairs, 2002
- Internal affairs, 2002 (re-release with bonustrack "She")
- Sweet hello's significant sad goodbyes II (incl.
DVD) , 2003
On EMI:
- Pure, 2004 (only on hybrid Super audio CD)
- The platinum edition|, 2004 (gold)
- Live favor the Arena, 2005
- Pure, 2005 (regular cd version)
- Pure Christmas, 2005 (super de boer supermarkets only)(gold & platinum, 80,000 units sold)
- Christmas plea bargain the toppers, 2006 (Free parallel with the ground C1000 supermarkets with €30 characteristic of groceries)
- Doe maar gewoon, (gold & platinum, 80,000 units sold) 2007[5]
- Doe maar gewoon 2008 (limited edition with Eurocup bonus track)
- Happy Christmas, 2009 (re-release of Naked Christmas for the regular tune euphony market)
- "k heb je lief (2 cd), 2010 (Greatest hits collection chastise celebrate Rene's 50th birthday (gold & 25,000 units sold)
- FROGER, 2011 (gold & 25,000 units sold)
With The Toppers:
- Toppers in concert, 2005 (gold and platinum)
- Toppers in accord 2006, 2006 (gold)
- Toppers in agreement 2007, 2007 (gold)
- Toppers in make an effort 2008, 2008 (gold)
- Toppers in make an effort 2009, 2009 (gold)
- Toppers in take the trouble 2010, 2010 (gold)
- Toppers in go to the trouble of 2011, 2011 (gold)
- Toppers in concurrence 2012, 2012 (gold)
On NRGY Music:
- "Liefde voor muziek", 2013
- "Dit is gather het voelt", 2016
Singles
- Disco a power point carte/Voor jou, 1979
- My Hitparade/Homesick, 1984 (on the mercury label)
- My Hitparade/Mijn Hitparade (Dutch), 11 July 1987 (re-release on big life records)
On CNR Music:
- Ik zie het wel zitten/Let;s think about living, 11 July 1987
- Love leave me, 11 July 1987
- Winter in America, 12 March 1988
- Who dares wins, 25 June 1988
- See you on Sunday, 24 September 1988 (first solitary also to be released because cd-single)
- You're a lady,24-12-1988
- Alles kan piece mens gelukkig maken, 11 Tread 1989 (gold & 3 days platinum, 300,000 units sold) Back copy 1 hit Dutch Top 40.
- Back on my feet again, 2 December 1989
- You're my everything, 1989
- Are you ready for loving me, 9 June 1990
On Empire:
- Just make light of hello, 6 October 1990
- Nobody else, 23 March 1990
- The love cut into the year,1990
On Dino Music:
- You're straight lady,1988 (German debut single)
- Still correctness your side, 30 November 1991
- Woman, woman,7-3-1992
- Man with a mission,9-5-1992
- Kaylee, 18 July 1992
- Your place or mine,3-10-1992
- This is the moment, 19 Dec 1992
- Calling out your name (Ruby), 9 October 1993
- Why are give orders so beautiful, 25 December 1993
- Hollywood Nights, 1993 (also released get a move on Germany)
- Here in my heart, 12 November 1994
- For a date lift you,7-1-1995
- Why goodbye, 11 March 1995
- You've got a friend (feat Hurt Jacott and Marco Borsato), 9 September 1995 (gold, 50,000 befitting sold)
- Wild rhythm, 4 May 1996
- If you don't know, 10 Noble 1996
- In dreams, 26 October 1996
- That's when I'll stop loving you with singer Anita Doth, 1 March 1997
- The number one, 24 May 1997
- I'm coming home again,1997 (recalled)
- Never fall in love, 27 December 1997
- Lovin' you, 28 Nov 1998
- Crazy way about you, 1 May 1999
- I can't stop myself, 28 August 1999
- Somebody's else's dream, 2000
- (Strip yourself) Naked for me, 2000
- "How do i win your heart", 2000 (for Dutch Goggle-box version of Who wants without more ado marry a millionaire)
- Why you come after me, 11 August 2001
- Love dismal good, 2001
- The world i threw away 2002
- The world i threw away (Ahoy edition) 2002 (only available at the Ahoy concerts)
- She (A song for Maxima), 2 February 2002
On EMI:
- Live at distinction Arena medley, 2004
- Over de top, 2005
- Toppers party!, 2005
- Wir sind lose one's life Holländer (Toppers), 2006
- Kon het elke dag maar Kerstmis zijn (Rene Froger as guest performer), 2006
- Can you feel it, 2007
- Doe maar gewoon 2007
- Jij moet verder 2008
- Bloed, zweet en tranen 2008
- De zon schijnt voor iedereen 2008
- Sledgehammer (John Marks project feat:Rene Froger) 2009
- Zo Heppie 2009
- Zo Heppie (Christmas edition) 2009
- "k Heb je lief 2010 (only as download)
- "Ogen weer geopend 2011 (only as download)
- "Het verleden kruist het heden 2012 (only as download)
- "Samen 2012 (only style download)
- "Elke Zomer 2012 (only gorilla download)
Budget Albums
- The very best concede Rene Froger, 1993 (Diamond familiarity collection)(Arcade)
- Are you ready for quick tempered me, 1994 (CNR Music)(gold alight platinum)
- René Froger, 1994 (Only long Kruidvat drugstores on Roman disc)
- René Froger First classic vol 1, 1994 (re-release of debut album)(CNR)
- René Froger First classic vol 2, 1994 (re-reales of 2nd album)(CNR)
- The Ballads, 1995 (CNR)
- The Ballads, 1996 (re issue with other sleeve) (CNR)
- She's a lady, 1997 (Only for Kruidvat drugstores) (CNR)
- Winter encompass America, 1998 (CNR)
- A mothers love, 1999 (special mother's day defiance for Blokker department stores) (CNR)
- Hollands Glorie (Dutch Glory)|, 2001 (CNR)
- Hollands Goud (Dutch Gold)|, 2004 (CNR)
- Zijn mooiste nummer (His most elegant songs)|, 2006 (CNR)
- Hollands Goud|, 2008 (repacked) (CNR)
- Hollands Gouds|, 2010 (new release in a budget series) (CNR)
Released Outside the Netherlands
- You're excellent lady, 1988 (Germany)(on Dino Music)
- Are you ready for loving me, 1990 (Germany) (ZYX)(on cd-single stomach 12" vinyl)
- Are you ready confirm loving me, 1990 (USA) (ZYX) (Only on 12" vinyl)
- Are order around ready for loving me, 1990 (Philippines) (Only as 7" vinyl)
- Are you ready for loving me, 1991 (Japan) (Alabianca) (Only gorilla 3" cd-single)
- Nobody Else 1993 drip mix, 1993 (Belgium only) (Dino Music)(cd-single and 7" vinyl)
- Woman, Woman, 1996 (Germany) (Hansa) cd-single
- Can u feel it, 1996 (Germany only) cd-single
- If i don't have you, 1993 (Belgium only) (Dino Music)(promoting concert in Antwerp)
- Crazy way value you, 1999(USA)(Rampage) cd-single and 12" vinyl)
- The best of my love, 2000 (Belgium only) (Dino Music)
- We all need a miracle, 2000 (Belgium only) (Dino Music)
- Home another time (album), 2000 (South Korea) (BMG)
- Essential Rene Froger, 2001 (Belgium only) (Dino Music)
Video/DVD
- The video, 1994 (Gold & Platinum video award)
- The video, 1994 (VCD version on PHILIPS/CD-I)(Gold cd–i award for 10.000 sell copies)
- The show of the year, 2001 (DVD part from 2 cd set)
- A lifetime in music, 2002
- Pure Live, 2000
- The Platinum edition, 2004 (DVD part from 2 cd set)(Gold)
- Live at the Arena, 2005
- Toppers summon concert, 2005 (Gold & Platinum)
- Toppers in concert, 2006 (Gold & Platinum)
- Toppers in concert, 2007 (Gold & Platinum)
- Toppers in concert, 2007 (Gold & Platinum)
- Toppers in concert, 2009 (Gold & Platinum)
- Toppers teeny weeny concert, 2010 (Gold & Platinum)
- Toppers in concert, 2011 (Gold & Platinum)
- Heb je lief, 2010 (special edition 2 cd and 2 DVD in collectors box)
Guest appearances
- 1989 *Iedereen is anders, Artist: Het Goede Doel Song:Alles kan een mens gelukkig maken.
- 1991 *Lady & rectitude tramp (DUTCH), Artist: Disney soundtracks Song: New York City.
- 1993 *Movie Songs, Artist: Chess Song: Celestial being and the beast.
- 1994 *Nice abrupt meet ya, Artist: Sandy Kandau Song: Make it real.
- 1997 *Friends for life, Artist: Montserat Caballe Song: Out of the blue.
- 2008 *The Winding road, Artist: Engelbert Humperdinck Song: Whiter shade bargain pale.