De Toppers (), also known internationally as the Toppers, is a Dutch supergroup, consisting of

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, Jeroen van der Boom and Jan Smit.

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, one of the founding members, left the group in 2011. The group has performed a series of concerts every year since 2005 in the Johan Cruyff Arena. Their repertoire consists mainly of a mix of covers and original material. ''Toppers in Concert'', with more than 40 sold-out shows, is the longest running concert series in the

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. In 2008, the Toppers were selected to represent the

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in the

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held in

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, with the song " Shine". They failed to qualify for the final.

History

and

formed as a guest band in a Rene Froger concert, which turned into a successful concert series. In 2005, the first two concerts were held at the Johan Cruyff Arena. In 2008, Joling left the Toppers and was replaced by Jeroen van der Boom. In 2010, Joling re-joined the group. They performed as a quartet before Heuckeroth departed in 2011. In September 2016, Jan Smit stated he was interested in joining the group. A few hours later, van der Boom posted a video on Facebook of himself and Joling "auditioning" to join the band. Smit's addition was formally announced on February 21, 2017. In 2017, the Toppers received a Special Achievement Award, selling more than 1.5 million copies of ''Toppers in Concert'' (CD + DVD). During the 2018 edition, they broke the world record in Canon Singing with 198.000 spectators during three concerts.

Toppers in Concert

''Toppers in Concert'' is an annual Dutch concert series by the Toppers, held in the Johan Cruyff Arena since 2005. ''Toppers in Concert'' is the longest running concert series in the Benelux. At the tenth edition in 2014, De Toppers welcomed their two millionth concert visitor. In 2016, the Toppers presented their first Christmas edition of ''Toppers in Concert'' in

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Members

Concerts

Work

Albums

, - , align="left", ''Toppers in concert'', , 02-07-2005, , 09-07-2005, , 3, , 39, , Platinum , - , align="left", ''Toppers in concert 2006'', , 30-06-2006, , 08-07-2006, , 2, , 26, , Platinum , - , align="left", ''Kerst met De Toppers'', , 2006, , -, , , , , , 10× Platinum , - , align="left", ''Toppers in concert 2007'', , 11-07-2007, , 21-07-2007, , 1(1wk), , 19, , Platinum , - , align="left", ''Toppers in concert 2008'', , 01-08-2008, , 09-08-2008, , 2, , 17, , Platinum , - , align="left", ''Toppers in concert 2009'', , 28-08-2009, , 05-09-2009, , 4, , 10, , Platinum , - , align="left", ''Toppers in concert 2010'', , 20-08-2010, , 21-08-2010, , 2, , 17, , Platinum , - , align="left", ''Mega party mix - Volume 1'', , 20-05-2011, , 28-05-2011, , 7, , 13, , , - , align="left", ''Toppers in concert 2011'', , 02-09-2011, , 10-09-2011, , 1(1wk), , 23, , Platinum , - , align="left", ''Mega party mix - Volume 2'', , 09-03-2012, , 17-03-2012, , 19, , 9, , , - , align="left", ''Toppers in concert 2012'', , 07-09-2012, , 15-09-2012, , 2, , 24, , 3-CD, Platinum , - , align="left", ''Toppers in concert 2013'', , 05-10-2013, , 12-10-2013, , 19, , 14, , Platinum , - , align="left", ''Toppers in concert 2014'', , 22-08-2014, , 30-08-2014, , 2, , 25, , 3-CD, Gold , - , align="left", ''Toppers in concert 2015'', , 28-08-2015, , 05-09-2015, , 1(2wk), , 20, , 3-CD, Gold , - , align="left", ''Toppers in concert 2016'', , 26-08-2016, , 03-09-2016, , 3, , 10*, , 3-CD

Singles

, - , align="left", ''Live at the ArenA'', , 2004, , 04-12-2004, , 5, , 8, , No. 3 in the Single Top 100 , - , align="left", ''Over de top!'', , 12-04-2005, , 30-04-2005, , 22, , 5, , No. 6 in the Single Top 100 , - , align="left", ''Toppers party!'', , 2005, , 16-07-2005, , tip5, , -, , No. 32 in the Single Top 100 , - , align="left", ''Wir sind die Holländer'', , 2006, , 03-06-2006, , 18, , 5, , as "Toppers voor Oranje" /
No. 7 in the Single Top 100 , - , align="left", ''Can you feel it?'', , 11-06-2007, , 16-06-2007, , 8, , 5, , with John Marks /
No. 10 in the Single Top 100 , - , align="left", '' Shine'', , 16-02-2009, , 07-03-2009, , 15, , 8, , No. 2 in the Single Top 100 , - , align="left", ''1001 Nacht'', , 05-04-2013, , 20-04-2013, , tip9, , -, , No. 13 in the Single Top 100

DVDs

* Toppers In Concert 2005 - Gold / Platinum * Toppers In Concert 2006 - Gold / Platinum * Toppers In Concert 2007 - Gold / Platinum * Toppers In Concert 2008 - Gold / Platinum * Toppers In Concert 2009 - Gold / Platinum * Toppers In Concert 2010 - Gold / Platinum * Toppers In Concert 2011 - Gold / Platinum * Toppers In Concert 2012 - Gold / Platinum * Toppers In Concert 2013 - Gold / Platinum * Toppers In Concert 2014 - Gold * Toppers In Concert 2015 - Gold * Toppers In Concert 2016 - Platinum

Filmography

* Froger, Joling & Gordon: Over de Toppers -

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* Toppers in de Sneeuw - Reality television * Kerst met De Toppers in Disneyland - TV Special * Toppers: De weg naar de ArenA - Reality television * Toppers: De weg naar de ArenA 2007 - Reality television * Toppers op weg naar Moskou - Reality television *

Goede tijden, slechte tijden ''Goede tijden, slechte tijden'' (, ), also known as ''GTST'' or simply ''Goede tijden'', is the longest-running Dutch soap opera, which began on 1 October 1990 on RTL4. The programme was the first daily (every workday) soap in the Netherlands a ...

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(2009) *

* Wie wordt de 5e Topper? - Talentshow * Toppers Halftimeshow - Talentshow * Toppers Meezingmarathon - Toppers Marathon Series * 12,5 Jaar De Toppers - Reality television * De Toppers: Wild West, Thuis Best - Reality television * Topper Gezocht! - Talentshow

References

External links

Toppers in concert
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