Gerard Jan Joling (born 29 April 1960) is a Dutch singer and television presenter. Known for his high

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voice, he rose to fame in the late 1980s and released a string of singles including "Ticket to the Tropics" and "Love Is in Your Eyes". He also achieved success in Asia and received more than 20 gold and platinum records. In 1988, he was the Dutch participant in the

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, with the song "

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". His biggest hit was " No More Boleros" that reached the top 10 in several countries in mainland Europe. The song was recorded by different artists such as Clemente (Portugal), Sula Mazurenga and As Marcianas (both in Brazil),

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, Semino Rossi,

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and George Meiring (in 2011 in South Africa). ''Joling & Gordon Over de Vloer'' is a television program Gerard Joling made with singer

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in 2005. There were 3 seasons of the series which featured the duo during work and having a laugh. In 2007, he was the host of ''

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'' and '' So You Wanna Be a Popstar'' for the television channel

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. 2007 was also the year that sparked Joling's renewed success, with two number 1 songs, a number 1 album, and 11 gold and platinum awards. In 2008, Joling became team captain on the Dutch TV show ''Wie ben ik?'' ("''Who am I?''"), in which the team captains, together with both two guests, have to guess who they are, based on hints and questions they can ask. The other team captain was

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. Joling was scheduled to represent The Netherlands at the

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in Moscow as a member of

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, but temporarily left the group after a conflict with Gordon. Joling was replaced in The Toppers with

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. In December 2009, De Toppers manager Benno de Leeuw announced in Dutch newspaper ''

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'' that Gerard Joling and Gordon were to rejoin the group, turning the trio into a foursome once more. Joling can also regularly be seen as a member of juries on a myriad of Dutch television programs. In 2018 he was seen in '' The Voice Senior'' and in 2019 in the Dutch version of the program ''

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''.

Discography

Albums

Solo

Solo: Compilation

Collaboration

Collaboration: Compilation

Singles

Featuring

Gallery

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2009 in

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References

External links

Gerard Joling
(official website) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Joling, Gerard 1960 births Living people Dutch pop singers Eurovision Song Contest entrants for the Netherlands Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1988 People from Alkmaar LGBT singers from the Netherlands Dutch tenors Gay musicians De Toppers members 20th-century LGBT people 21st-century LGBT people Spanish-language singers of the Netherlands