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Arubans In The Netherlands
Arubans in the Netherlands consist of migrants from Aruba to the Netherlands and their descendants. Aruba was part of the former Netherlands Antilles until 1986 when the country seceded remaining a constituent country of Kingdom of the Netherlands. As of 2014, figures from Statistics Netherlands showed 142,953 people of Dutch Antillean origin in the Netherlands, of which 23,800 are Aruban. The largest Aruban communities in the Netherlands can be found in Amsterdam, Almere, Haarlem, The Hague, Rotterdam, Alkmaar and Amersfoort. Notable people * Emily Bolton, actress *Gregor Breinburg, football player *Alain Clark, singer *Denzel Dumfries, football player *Caro Emerald, singer *Bobby Farrell, dancer, singer * Greg Halman, baseball player * Naomi Halman, basketball player * Percy Irausquin, fashion designer *Dwayne Kemp, baseball player *Hedwiges Maduro, football player * Eugène Martineau, decathlete * Pete Philly, rapper * Danny Rombley, baseball player * Edsilia Rombley, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch Language
Dutch ( ) is a West Germanic language spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language. It is the third most widely spoken Germanic language, after its close relatives German and English. ''Afrikaans'' is a separate but somewhat mutually intelligible daughter languageAfrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , . Afrikaans was historically called Cape Dutch; see , , , , , . Afrikaans is rooted in 17th-century dialects of Dutch; see , , , . Afrikaans is variously described as a creole, a partially creolised language, or a deviant variety of Dutch; see . spoken, to some degree, by at least 16 million people, mainly in South Africa and Namibia, evolving from the Cape Dutch dialects of Southern Africa. The dialects used in Belgium (including Flemish) and in Suriname, meanwhile, are all guided by the Dutch Language Union. In Europe, most of the population of the Netherlands (where it is the only official language spoken country ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alain Clark
Alain Clark (born 4 June 1979) is a Dutch musician and producer. Biography Alain Clark (born 4 June 1979), is a Dutch singer, songwriter, and record producer. Alain's father is Dane Clark, a Dutch soul singer who had his own successful band Dane and the Dukes of Soul. Alain blends pop melodies with his own natural R&B roots to write an organic, electric mix of music layered with infectious harmonies. Alain released his debut record album in 2004, a self-titled album which featured the hit "Heerlijk". Alain wrote the music and produced the album with help from noted producers Fluitsma & Van Tijn. Alain wrote and produced music for Ali B, Simon, Men2B, and for Dutch TV shows including '' Idols'', and '' Popstars: The Rivals'' and had his first #1 single with the song "Bigger Than That". Alain's career took off with the release of his second album (and first English language album) in 2007, the award winning, ''Live It Out''. Featuring Steve Gadd Stephen Kendall Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Sharpe (Dutch Politician)
James Emanuel Johan Willem Sharpe (born 9 November 1962 in Eindhoven) is a Dutch former politician, businessman and athlete of Aruban descent. As a member of the Party for Freedom (Partij voor de Vrijheid) he was an MP from 17 June till 19 November 2010. He focused on matters of sports, infrastructure and big projects, and was succeeded by Ino van den Besselaar. He resigned his seat in the Dutch parliament after it came out that he was in charge of the Hungarian telecom company Digitania when it received a record fine in 2008 for misleading customers. Sharpe studied financial economics at Tilburg University, participated in hurdling competitions, among others for the Netherlands Antilles at the 1992 Summer Olympics, and performed several management jobs in telecommunications. He is married twice and lives in the Romanian municipality of Sângeorgiu de Mureș Sângeorgiu de Mureș ( hu, Marosszentgyörgy ) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania composed of three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edsilia Rombley
Edsilia Francisca Rombley (born 13 February 1978) is a Dutch singer and television presenter. She began her career in 1995, as a member of the Dutch girl group Dignity. Rombley began her solo career in 1996, after winning the Dutch talent show ''Soundmixshow'', later winning the ''European Soundmix Show'' as well the following year. In 1998, Rombley won '' Nationaal Songfestival 1998'' and represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 with the song " Hemel en aarde", placing fourth. She later represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song " On Top of the World", but did not qualify for the final. In 2009, Rombley hosted season one of the Dutch celebrity talent show ''Beste Zangers.'' She was due to host the cancelled Eurovision Song Contest 2020 and later hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam. Throughout her career, Rombley has released eight studio albums and two top five singles in the Netherlands. Biography Rombl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Rombley
Danny Rombley (born 26 November 1979, in Amersfoort) is a Dutch baseball player for the Amsterdam Pirates. He also played six years in Minor League Baseball. Career Rombley was selected by coach Robert Eenhoorn in the team that represents the Netherlands at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and 2014 European Baseball Championship The 2014 European Baseball Championship was an international baseball tournament held in the Czech Republic and Germany. The defending champion Italy lost in the final to the Netherlands, who became champion for the 21st time. Qualification T .... ''The Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Association official site'' References External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Philly And Perquisite
Pete Philly & Perquisite was a hip hop duo from Amsterdam, Netherlands consisting of Pedro Philip Monzón (born May 28, 1980 in Aruba) as the MC/vocalist and Pieter "Perquisite" Perquin (born 1982 in Amsterdam) as the cellist, producer and composer of all the music. Their music is best described as hip hop with influences from jazz, broken beat and soul. They usually performed live together with DJ PCM (Misha van der Winkel), Remco Keijzer on saxophone, EWI and flute, Kasper Kalf on double-bass and Ruben Hein on keys. ''Mindstate'' Pete Philly and Perquisite both had musical careers before they met in the autumn of 2002. Pete Philly was part of funk formation Gotcha! and hip-hop group Nicotine and in 2002 took part as a solo performer in the 'Grote Prijs van Nederland' where he won the award for best musician. Perquisite released two solo EP's (2001 & 2002) on his own label Unexpected Records on which he worked with jazz musicians like Benjamin Herman (nl) and David Kw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugène Martineau (athlete)
Eugène Julien Martineau (born 14 May 1980 in Heerlen, Limburg) is a Dutch decathlete The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ἄθλος (''áthlos'', or ἄθ .... Achievements External links * 1980 births Living people Dutch decathletes Olympic athletes for the Netherlands Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for the Netherlands Sportspeople from Heerlen Dutch people of Aruban descent {{Netherlands-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hedwiges Maduro
Hedwiges Eduard Martinus Maduro (born 13 February 1985) is a Dutch professional football coach and former player who is the assistant coach of Eerste Divisie club Almere City. Mainly a defensive midfielder during his playing career, he could also operate as a central defender, where he started his career at Ajax at the age of 19. He spent several seasons in La Liga, mainly with Valencia where he appeared in 113 competitive games and won the 2008 Spanish Cup. He also competed professionally in Greece and Cyprus. A Dutch international in the 2000s, Maduro represented the country at the 2006 World Cup. Club career Ajax Maduro was born in Almere, Flevoland. At AFC Ajax he was voted as the Amsterdam club's brightest emerging talent in the 2003–04 season, and made his Eredivisie debut in the following campaign, his debut in the competition coming against Roda JC on 27 February 2005 in a 2–1 away win. In the following years, Maduro started more often than not for Ajax, helpin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dwayne Kemp
Dwayne Kemp (born 24 February 1988 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch baseball player for the Curaçao Neptunus of the Honkbal Hoofdklasse. Career On October 20, 2007, Kemp signed with the Chicago Cubs organization as an international free agent. Prior to signing with the team, Kemp had played with the DOOR Neptunus and Sparta-Feyenoord in the Honkbal Hoofdklasse, the Dutch Major Leagues. He made his professional debut in 2008 with the rookie-level AZL Cubs, and also played for the Low-A Boise Hawks, hitting a cumulative .227/.292/.375 with 1 home run and 9 RBI in 32 games. He returned to the AZL Cubs in 2009, where he slashed .248/.303/.416 with 1 home run and 12 RBI in 25 games. On March 28, 2010, Kemp was released by the Cubs organization. Kemp returned to the Neptunus, now known as the Curaçao Neptunus, following his release from the Cubs organization, with whom he has played for since. International career He has played for the Netherlands national baseball team at the 2011 Baseba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Percy Irausquin
Joseph Gregory Percy Irausquin (26 June 1969 – 14 August 2008) was an Aruban-born Netherlands, Dutch fashion designer and couturier based in Amsterdam. He was described by the Dutch media as "one of the most talented young designers in the Netherlands." The Dutch national daily newspaper ''De Volkskrant'' described his clothing designs as "sexy and extravagant" and "fashionable but not fussy." Irausquin was born in Oranjestad, Aruba, on 26 June 1969. He graduated from the Gerrit Rietveld Academie, an art and design school in Amsterdam. His work was noticed by Christian Lacroix, a high end France, French fashion designer. Irausquin went to work for Lacroix in Paris shortly after his graduation. He later worked for Givenchy with Hubert Barrere, a corset Expert, specialist, and at the house of Christian Dior. Irausquin was named by Vogue Magazine as a prominent up-and-coming designer in 2007. His work was featured on the covers of several Dutch and international magazines, incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naomi Halman
Naomi Halman (born 10 January 1986) is a Dutch basketball player who plays for Triple Threat of the Women's Basketball League (WBL). During her career, she also played for the Netherlands national team, playing in 44 international games. Professional career Halman played four seasons for Montpellier in the French LFB and the EuroLeague Women. She retired in 2018 when she got pregnant from her daughter. In July 2020, Halman returned out of retirement to join Triple Threat, a team from her hometown Haarlem, for its debut in the Women's Basketball League. Personal Halman is the daughter of Eddy Halman, a former baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding tea ... player who played for the Dutch national team. References External links *Profileat eurobasket.com 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Halman
Gregory Anthony Halman (August 26, 1987 – November 21, 2011) was a Dutch professional baseball outfielder. He played with the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB) during the and seasons. He also played internationally with the Dutch national team in the 2009 World Baseball Classic. He died of stab wounds in Rotterdam after the 2011 MLB season. His brother was arrested in connection with the stabbing but was acquitted on the grounds of temporary insanity. Career Netherlands Halman made his debut at sixteen years of age at the Dutch major league team of Corendon Kinheim in Haarlem in 2003. Like his father, Eddy, and his younger brother, Jason, Greg played on the Dutch national baseball team. His sister, Naomi, is a professional basketball player in Europe. Halman played for the Netherlands in the 2009 World Baseball Classic. Seattle Mariners Halman was signed as a non-drafted free agent by the Seattle Mariners on June 26, 2004. He participated in the 2004 M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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