Gustaaf Stephanus Modestus "Guus" Meeuwis (born 23 March 1972) is a

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singer-songwriter. As part of the band Vagant, he scored several hits in the

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and

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during the 1990s and first decade of the 2000s. On 24 May 2015, Meeuwis became the first

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performing artist ever to play a fully booked concert at London's

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Biography

Guus Meeuwis was born at a monastery in

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, a small village in the municipality of

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where his parents were living temporarily. He attended

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, and went on to study

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. It quickly became apparent that Meeuwis was musically talented while at school. Following a romantic weekend in

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with his girlfriend Valérie he wrote the song

Het is een Nacht "Het is een nacht... (Levensecht)" (English: "''It is a Night... (Lifelike)''") is the debut single by Dutch artist Guus Meeuwis. The song was produced by Ad Kraamer and written by Meeuwis. It was released in 1995 as the lead single from Meeuwis's ...

("It is a Night"), with which, in 1994, he won a prize at the AHC-Studentensongfestival in

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. He and his backing band were awarded a record contract, under the name "Guus Meeuwis & Vagant", after a café they frequented. Marc Meeuwis, Jan Willem Rozenboom, Hugo van Bilsen, Robin van Beek en Dirk Oerlemans. At the end of 2001, the group decided to split and Meeuwis continued on as a solo artist.

Honours

* Knight of the

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(2013)

Guus Meeuwis & Vagant discography

Studio albums

Singles

Guus Meeuwis discography

Albums

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Live albums

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Other appearances

Notes

External links

*
Guus Meeuwis official website

References

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