Arno Krabman (; born 19 March 1982) is a Dutch songwriter and producer. He is known for his work with, among others,

Suzan & Freek Suzan & Freek is a Dutch singing duo from the Achterhoek, Netherlands consisting of Suzan Stortelder and Freek Rikkerink.Snelle Lars Sebastiaan Bos (born 3 October 1995), better known by his artistic name Snelle, is a Dutch rapper and singer born in Gorssel, Netherlands, originating from Deventer. Bos studied at the Herman Brood Academie. His first major hit was "Scars ...

and

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, and has had over twenty-five Dutch Single Top 100 hits as a songwriter. His

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consists mainly of Dutch-language pop songs.

Early life and education

Krabman was born on 19 March 1982 in

Leeuwarden Leeuwarden (; fy, Ljouwert, longname=yes /; Town Frisian: ''Liwwadden''; Leeuwarder dialect: ''Leewarden'') is a city and municipality in Friesland, Netherlands, with a population of 123,107 (2019). It is the provincial capital and seat of the ...

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. He studied Music and Technology at the Utrecht School of the Arts in

Hilversum Hilversum () is a city and municipality in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. Located in the heart of the Gooi, it is the largest urban centre in that area. It is surrounded by heathland, woods, meadows, lakes, and smaller towns. Hilvers ...

. During his studies, he worked as a

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and Max Martin have been cited as Krabman's main artistic influences.

Career

Krabman's first release as a songwriter was the single "" by

Maud Mulder Maud Mulder (born 17 November 1981 in Nijmegen, Netherlands) is a Dutch singer who rose to popularity after placing second in '' Idols Netherlands 2'', the Dutch version of ''Pop Idol'', shown by RTL 4. She is also a professional field hockey pla ...

in 2005. In 2006, he first entered the Dutch Single Top 100 and

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with the song "" by

Lange Frans Frans Christiaan Frederiks (born 12 November 1980), known by his stage name Lange Frans, is a Dutch rapper and television presenter. From 1997 to 2004 he was a member of the band D-Men. Between 1997 and 2009 he was part of the Lange Frans & Baas B ...

Baas B Bart Zeilstra, better known by his stage name Baas B (born 10 April 1982), is a Dutch rapper and singer who was a founding member of Dutch rap formation D-Men and between 1997 and 2009, a member of the Dutch hip hop duo Lange Frans & Baas B both ...

. Krabman has since been prominently involved in the production of the studio albums ''Drive'' (2013) by Anneke van Giersbergen, (2017) by , (2019) and (2021) by

. He also created the

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for the Dutch drama series ''The Spectacular'', which was released in early 2022. Krabman has scored number-one hits in the

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with the singles "" (2019) by Suzan & Freek, "" (2021) by Snelle & Maan, and "" (2022) by

. The song "" (2020) by Jaap Reesema & Pommelien Thijs reached number one in both the Netherlands and

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. In 2018, Krabman was a member of the Dutch jury for the

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. In 2021, the song "", which Krabman had co-written with

Stien den Hollander Stien den Hollander (; born 8 November 2000), known professionally as S10, is a Dutch singer, rapper and songwriter. She began her musical career in 2016, and was signed to the Dutch hip hop record label in 2017. In 2019, she released her de ...

, was internally selected by the Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS to represent the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022. By finishing in second place in the first semi-final on 10 May 2022, it became the first Dutch-language entry to reach the final of the Eurovision Song Contest since the introduction of the semi-finals in 2004. In the final on 14 May 2022, the entry finished in 11th place with 171 points.

Personal life

Krabman is in a relationship with Nienke de Jong, who was the lead singer of the metal band

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from 1999 to 2008. They own a

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in Wijdemeren,

North Holland North Holland ( nl, Noord-Holland, ) is a province of the Netherlands in the northwestern part of the country. It is located on the North Sea, north of South Holland and Utrecht, and west of Friesland and Flevoland. In November 2019, it had a ...

, located between the villages

Kortenhoef Kortenhoef is a village in North Holland, Netherlands with a population of about 6,780. It is an important part of the municipality of Wijdemeren, and lies about 5 km northwest of Hilversum. Kortenhoef was a separate municipality until 1966 ...

and

's-Graveland s-Graveland is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Wijdemeren, and lies about 4 km northwest of Hilversum. The former municipality of 's-Graveland merged with Loosdrecht and Nederhorst den Ber ...

Songwriting discography

Charting singles

Eurovision Song Contest entries

entries

References

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