Biography André Hazes
1 biography
1.1 years
1.2 1970s
1.3 1980s
1.4 1990s
1.5 2000s
biography
early years
hazes in 1959, age 8
hazes born in 1951 in amsterdam s de pijp-area. @ age of eight, discovered @ albert cuyp market comedian johnny kraaykamp , made television debut in avro s weekendshow in 1966, sang song in fake italian, piove . 2 singles, droomschip , juanita , released did not lead career in music.
the 1970s
hazes pursued several odd-jobs (ordinary seaman, flower delivery boy, chimney sweeper, butcher s apprentice, bicycle repairman, trench digger, construction worker, demolition man, market salesman, , disc jockey) before building reputation singing bartender in hometown, in café de krommert on witte de withstraat. in 1976 wrote , demoed eenzame kerst , song prisoner s lonely christmas, singer willy alberti hoping record it; alberti suggested hazes record himself. single sold 70,000 copies in 3 weeks , made him instant star.
an album, zo het leven ( such life ) released in 1977 , reached top 20; extracted singles mama , de vlieger didn t chart although latter became dutch evergreen (and top 40 hit second time round) in years come. still, returned bartending.
the 1980s
in 1980 signed contract emi, , after career started take off. een vriend ( friend ) , een beetje verliefd ( little in love) both top ten hits in 1981, produced best friend tim griek.
in 1981 hazes awarded zilveren harp (silver harp) album gewoon andré (just andré) sold 500,000 copies , certified 5 times platinum in first year of release , 2 more times 2 years later. 3 of album s songs, including een beetje verliefd , written hazes aart mol , colleagues 1970s band catapult, had formed production company cat music, write total of 39 songs hazes. 1982 year of great concert in concertgebouw in amsterdam.
during heyday hazes had acting-sideline; in 1982 played restaurant-owner in inspector general-inspired movie de boezemvriend ordering namesake andre van duin pay bill. in 1983 hazes starred in comedy-series zoals u wenst mevrouw (at service madam) down-and-out taking gardening-job under false pretenses , singing new lyrics recent hits. appeared in commercials toasts (as italian singer) , custard (as football-playing son of singer/actress joke bruijs happens 1 year junior). meanwhile hazes backing-musicians @ time recorded fun-taking medley notorious parody-project rubberen robbie .
in 1986 hazes released 2 albums; first featured italian covers (including volare, bueno sera , revisit of piove first sang in childhood days) , dedicated memory of willy alberti. second featured translated versions of peter maffay s du , gloria gaynor s survive.
in february 1988 record producer , best friend tim griek died in car accident. hazes dedicated album liefde, leven, geven griek s memory.
in 1988 sang song wij houden van oranje ( love orange —orange being national color of netherlands , nickname dutch national soccer team , in general sport teams) football championships. song became popular netherlands won european championship in same year.
in 1989 career stalled after several years without record releases , revive record company emi approached hazes new album, asking him wanted next. emi offered him free hand , full control if decided revitalize career. responded recording bilingual album dit wat ik wil ( want ), blues , rock n roll album featuring many contemporary rock artists herman brood , jan akkerman. extracted singles de gokker ( gambler ) , jammer ( crying time , converted earth pollution-song); latter backed working in coal mine .
the same year dutch-based us-singer joe bourne recorded english-language version of een beetje verliefd tribute-album bourne in holland.
the 1990s
1999 saw release of hit documentary on hazes, named zij gelooft in mij ( believes in me ) after translation of kenny rogers song believes in me . film portrayed singer tragic man of simple ways, well-meaning clueless father , lousy husband tormented stage fright , propensity towards drinking. hazes had mixed feelings film, viewers saw man had remained true humble background , raw emotional songs genuinely felt. earned him of cult status outside of loyal fan base, cultural establishment taking him in uncomfortable embrace.
hazes known live unhealthily, beer being main vice. himself once said: if wasn t fame, d full-blown alcoholic. in fact, was; managed integrate life.
the 2000s
in may 2002 hazes briefly entered local politics getting elected city council of de ronde venen local political party ronde venen belang . became focus of criticism because after month hadn t shown yet meetings. after being criticized , ridiculed in national newspapers, hazes did show council meeting in june 2002, shortly before started hazes suffered mental breakdown , unable attend. 4 days later announced resignation , offered seat party.
on 23 september 2004 hazes died of cardiac arrest. lifestyle had caught him, , somehow became bigger in death had ever been during lifetime. identified him, , in months after death andré hazes became public domain.
in interview de volkskrant, made remark knew child when died, make television news. not did happen, 4 days after died, startling crowd of 48,000 attended memorial ceremony in honour @ amsterdam arena stadium. on 8 million viewers followed event, broadcast live on dutch , belgian television. hazes cremated day after.
on 29 september 2004 single zij gelooft in mij re-released , first no. 1 hit in dutch top 40. in 2007, 1 of songs, hit blijf bij mij ( stay me ), reached #1-position in dutch top 40 again. song sung gerard joling. blijf bij mij cover song forse italian singer pupo.
exactly 1 year after death, in accordance wishes, hazes remaining ashes distributed on couple of skyrockets, launched sky surviving relatives. on same day statue revealed in pijp, amsterdam, near singer s birthplace.
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