De Kreuners are a

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rock band established in 1978. They first received interest when they won the first

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in 1978, but didn't get a record contract. They self released their first three singles. They recorded their first single ''Nummer een'' in London. It became their first success. After these three singles, they signed with

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and released in 1981 '' 's Nachts kouder dan buiten''. It sold 30,000 copies. By the time of their second album, 1982's ''Er sterft een beer in de taiga'', they were one of Flanders' most successful bands, and the record became gold in two days time. In 1990 they switched to

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and released their biggest success, the 1990 album ''Hier en nu'', which sold 100,000 copies. The single ''Ik Wil Je'' has sold over 1 million copies (separate and on full CDs and compilations). Their best of ''Het beste van de Kreuners'' is already certified platina before its release date. On 13 February 2012 the band announced officially the end of their career, which they will round off with two concerts in Belgium. The current line-up consists of: *

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: lead vocals * Erik Wauters: guitar *

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: bass-guitar *

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: guitar *

Ben Crabbé Benjamin Bert Carl (Ben) Crabbé (Tienen, 12 November 1962) is a famous Belgian quizmaster, talkshow host and musician. He became well known as drummer in Belgian rockband De Kreuners. He is quizmaster at Belgium's longest running quiz-show Blokke ...

: percussion Axl Peleman is the replacement of original member

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Discography

* 1981 '' 's Nachts kouder dan buiten'' * 1982 ''Er sterft een beer in de taiga'' * 1983 ''Natuurlijk zijn er geen Alpen in de Pyreneeën'' * 1984 ''Weekends in België'' * 1986 ''Dans der onschuld'' * 1990 ''Hier en nu'' * 1991 ''Het beste van De Kreuners'' * 1992 ''Knagend vuur'' * 1995 ''De Kreuners'' * 1998 ''Pure Pop'' * 2000 / 2003 ''Originele hits / Essential'' * 2003 ''1978'' * 2003 ''25 jaar het beste van De Kreuners'' * 2005 ''DVD - Live 2005'' * 2008 ''30 Jaar de Kreuners'' (3CD box) Singles

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External links

Website de Kreuners
Belgian rock music groups {{Belgium-band-stub