A list of Dutch bands and artists of contemporary music. The bands and artists are either Dutch, of Dutch origin or contain Dutch members.

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* Thomas Acda (b. 1967): Dutch actor and singer * Sharon den Adel (b. 1974): Dutch singer and composer *

Afrojack Nick Leonardus van de Wall (; born 9 September 1987), better known as Afrojack, is a Dutch DJ, music producer and remixer from Spijkenisse, South Holland. In 2007, he founded the record label Wall Recordings; his debut album '' Forget the World' ...

Rob Agerbeek Robbert Arris Jules "Rob" Agerbeek (born 28 September 1937 in Batavia ( Jakarta)) is an Indo Dutch boogie-woogie and jazz pianist and winner of several jazz concourses in the Netherlands in the late 1950s. He is regarded as one of Europe's fines ...

(b. 1937): Indonesian-born Dutch boogie-woogie and

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Jan Akkerman Jan Akkerman (born 24 December 1946) is a Dutch guitarist. He first found international commercial success with the band Focus (band), Focus, which he co-founded with Thijs van Leer. After leaving Focus, he continued as a solo musician, adding ja ...

(b. 1946): Dutch guitarist *

Alain Clark Alain Clark (born 4 June 1979) is a Dutch musician and producer. Biography Alain Clark (born 4 June 1979), is a Dutch singer, songwriter, and record producer. Alain's father is Dane Clark, a Dutch soul singer who had his own successful band ...

Willeke Alberti Willeke Alberti (born 3 February 1945) (real name: Willy Albertina Verbrugge) is a Dutch singer and actress, the daughter of entertainer and singer Willy Alberti (1926–1985) and Hendrika Geertruida Kuiper (1921–2011). Biography Willeke Albe ...

(b. 1945): Dutch singer and actress * Willy Alberti (1926–1985): Dutch singer, actor, and radio and TV personality * Ali B * Alice Deejay *

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Louis Andriessen Louis Joseph Andriessen (; 6 June 1939 – 1 July 2021) was a Dutch composer, pianist and academic teacher. Considered the most influential Dutch composer of his generation, he was a central proponent of The Hague school of composition. Although ...

Angel-Eye Angel-Eye, pseudonym of Angela Shuman, ''née'' Brouwers (born 11 September 1974) is a Dutch artist, composer and producer who since her solo recorddeal with EMI BELGIUM has been collaborating with René Shuman since 2000. Since 2003 they have ap ...

* Anneke van Giersbergen * Anouk (b. 1975): Dutch singer *

Armin van Buuren Armin Jozef Jacobus Daniël van Buuren ( , ; born 25 December 1976) is a Dutch DJ and record producer from Leiden, South Holland. Since 2001, he has hosted ''A State of Trance'' (ASOT), a weekly radio show, which is broadcast to nearly 40&nbs ...

André Rieu André Léon Marie Nicolas Rieu (; is a Dutch violinist and conductor best known for creating the waltz-playing Johann Strauss Orchestra. Rieu and his orchestra have turned classical and waltz music into a worldwide concert touring act. He r ...

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* Ali B (b. 1981): Dutch rapper and comedian of Moroccan descent. *

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 ...

* George Baker *

Cor Bakker Cor Bakker (born 19 August 1961) is a Dutch pianist. Bakker was born at Landsmeer. He rose to fame playing in '' De Schreeuw van De Leeuw'', a television show starring Paul de Leeuw He has had his own Radio Show called ''Music Minded'', whic ...

* Jim Bakkum (b. 1987): Dutch singer and actor * Lou Bandy (1890–1959): Dutch singer and conferencier * Olav Basoski * Bassjackers *

Blasterjaxx Blasterjaxx is a Dutch DJ and record producer duo composed of Thom Jongkind (born 1990) and Idir Makhlaf (born 1991), originated in The Hague and active since 2010. They are mostly known for producing big room house and electro house music, bein ...

Frans Bauer François (Frans) Bauer (born 30 December 1973 in Roosendaal as François van Dooren) is a Dutch singer of "levenslied" (Dutch Schlager). Biography Frans Bauer was born as François van Dooren, after his mother Wies van Dooren who wasn't marri ...

(b. 1973): Dutch singer of " het levenslied" * Han Bennink *

Thomas Berge Thomas Berge, pseudonym of Chiel Thomas Ottink (born 25 January 1990) is a Dutch singer. Biography Thomas Berge was born in Enschede. He released his first single at the age of twelve. The album, ''Mijn Luchtballon'', sold 800,000 promotiona ...

* Marco Blaauw * Blaudzun * Karin Bloemen * Scott Bloemendaal (1912–1964): Dutch Composer, music critic and essayist *

Frank Boeijen Franciscus Johannes Maria (Frank) Boeijen (born 27 November 1957 in Nijmegen) is a Dutch singer and guitarist. His best known songs are ''Kronenburg Park (Ga die Wereld Uit)'' about a prostitute, ''Zwart Wit'' about the racial murder of Kerwin ...

(b. 1957): Dutch singer *

Ferdi Bolland Bolland & Bolland are two Dutch music producers and brothers, Rob Bolland (born 17 April 1955) and Ferdi Bolland (born on 5 August 1956). They were born in Port Elizabeth in South Africa. Career They produced and wrote for such artists as F ...

Rob Bolland Bolland & Bolland are two Dutch music producers and brothers, Rob Bolland (born 17 April 1955) and Ferdi Bolland (born on 5 August 1956). They were born in Port Elizabeth in South Africa. Career They produced and wrote for such artists as F ...

Bonky Onno Borgen (5 September 1962 – 4 January 2003) was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Borgen was widely known as Bonky, an active musician in the trance scene, particularly from 1994 until his death in 2003. He lived and wrote most of his ...

(Onno Borgen) * Boris (b. 1980): Dutch singer, winner of Idols *

Marco Borsato Marco Roberto Borsato (; born 21 December 1966) is a Dutch singer. Born in Alkmaar, North Holland, he started performing in Italian before switching to Dutch in 1994. He has consistently been one of the most successful and biggest grossing artist ...

(b. 1966): Dutch singer * Stef Bos (b. 1961): Dutch singer, also sings in

Afrikaans Afrikaans (, ) is a West Germanic language that evolved in the Dutch Cape Colony from the Dutch vernacular of Holland proper (i.e., the Hollandic dialect) used by Dutch, French, and German settlers and their enslaved people. Afrikaans gra ...

Patty Brard A patty or burger (in British English) is a flattened, usually round, serving of ground meat and/or legumes, grains, vegetables, or meat alternatives. Patties are found in multiple cuisines throughout the world. In British and American Eng ...

(b. 1955): Indo ( Dutch-

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) entertainer as a TV personality and singer *

Arjan Breukhoven Karel Jan (Arjan) Breukhoven (Rotterdam, 18 May 1962) is a Dutch musician. Education Breukhoven started his musical training with Jan Brandwijk. He later studied principal professional organ and church music at the Royal Academy in the Hague wi ...

(b. 1962): organist and choir conductor * Ria Brieffies * Willem Breuker * Corry Brokken (1932–2016): Dutch singer * Herman Brood (1946–2001): Dutch musician, painter and media personality * Brutus * Xander de Buisonjé *

Marga Bult Marcha (born Margaretha Hendrika Maria Groeneveld on 2 July 1956), also known as Marga Bult, is a Dutch singer and television presenter, who has been a member of the groups Tulip, Babe and Dutch Divas and is also known for her participation in th ...

(b. 1976): Dutch

trance music Trance is a genre of electronic dance music that emerged from the British new-age music scene and the early 1990s German techno and hardcore scenes. Trance music is characterized by a tempo generally lying between 135–150 beats per minute ( ...

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Humphrey Campbell Humphrey Campbell (born 26 February 1958) is a Dutch singer and record producer of Surinamese descent, known for his participation in the 1992 Eurovision Song Contest. Early career Campbell moved to the Netherlands in 1973 before Suriname's i ...

* Rudi Carrell (1934–2006): Dutch television entertainer and host of ''The Rudi Carrell Show'' *

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Eddy Christiani Eduard "Eddy" Christiani (21 April 1918 – 24 October 2016) was a Dutch guitarist, singer, and composer. He was best known for songs like ''Zonnig Madeira'' (1938), ''Ouwe Taaie'' (1943), ''Op De Woelige Baren'' (1948), ''Kleine Greetje Uit De ...

* Robbert van de Corput (otherwise known as Hardwell) DJ and producer * Ferry Corsten (b. 1973): Dutch

producer, DJ, and remixer * Jules de Corte (1924–1996): Blind singer-songwriter from the

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Gerard Cox Gerardus Antonius "Gerard" Cox (born 6 March 1940, Rotterdam) is a Dutch singer, cabaret artist, actor, and director. For fifteen years, he played the lead character of the Dutch sitcom ''Toen Was Geluk Heel Gewoon''. Life In 2018, Cox had a le ...

Ben Cramer Ben Cramer (born Bernardus Kramer; 17 February 1947) is a Dutch singer who represented the Netherlands in the 1973 Eurovision Song Contest. Music career Early years Cramer was born in Amsterdam. He made his television debut in 1966 with his ...

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* Ellen ten Damme (b. 1967): Dutch actress and singer *

Louis Davids Louis Davids (born Simon David; 19 December 1883 – 1 July 1939) was a Dutch actor, singer, comedian and revue artist. He is widely considered one of the biggest names in Dutch performing arts. Biography Early years Davids was born in the ...

Def Rhymz Dennis Bouman (born May 3, 1970), known professionally as Def Rhymz, is a Surinamese-Dutch rapper best known for his humouristic raps. He was the first Dutch rapper ever to hit the number 1 spot on the Dutch charts, with two songs: ''Doekoe'' in 1 ...

(b. 1970): Dutch rapper *

Esmée Denters Esmée Denters (born 28 September 1988) is a Dutch singer and YouTube celebrity. Denters started promoting herself as a musician online in 2006, covering songs by artists including Justin Timberlake and Natasha Bedingfield. By mid-2008 she beca ...

* Bill van Dijk (b. 1947): Dutch singer and musical performer *

Louis van Dijk Louis van Dijk, also spelled Louis van Dyke (27 November 1941 – 12 April 2020), was a beloved Dutch pianist. Born as Arnold Ludwig van Dijk in Amsterdam, he studied solo piano at the Amsterdam Conservatorium. Louis van Dijk became well-known fo ...

(1941–2020): Dutch pianist * Sander Van Doorn (b. 1979): Dutch electro house DJ and record producer *

Hans Dorrestijn Hans Dorrestijn (born 16 June 1940 in Ede, Gelderland) is a Dutch comedian and writer. Programs * Bofkont (1973) * Mooi van lelijkheid (1977) * In staat van ontbinding (1980) * Dorrestijns geweten spreekt (1982) * Circus Horlepiep (1985, wit ...

(b. 1940): Dutch comedian * Wieteke van Dort (b. 1943): Dutch actress,

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, singer, writer and artist * Tim Douwsma *

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* André van Duin (b. 1947): Dutch actor (in comedy and theatre), singer, writer and program creator *

Candy Dulfer Candy Dulfer (born 19 September 1969) is a Dutch jazz and pop saxophonist. She is the daughter of jazz saxophonist Hans Dulfer. She began playing at age six and founded her band Funky Stuff when she was fourteen. Her debut album ''Saxuality'' ( ...

(b. 1969): Dutch

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alto saxophonist The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s and patented in 1846. The alto saxophone is pitched in E, smaller than the B tenor ...

Hans Dulfer Hans Dulfer (born 28 May 1940) is a Dutch jazz musician who plays tenor saxophone. Life and music Hans Dulfer was born on 28 May 1940 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He began at age 17 and has been referred to as "Big boy" because of his album of ...

(b. 1940): Dutch

musician who plays

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* Willem Duyn * Dotan Dutch Singer-Songwriter *

Duncan Laurence Duncan de Moor (; born 11 April 1994), known professionally as Duncan Laurence, is a Dutch singer and songwriter. He represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with his song "Arcade" and went on to win the competition, giv ...

(b. 1994): Dutch singer-songwriter, winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 Back to top

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* Polle Eduard *

Eva Simons Eva Maria Simons (born 27 April 1984) is a Dutch singer-songwriter from Amsterdam. She is best known for her song "Policeman" and collaborations with artists such as Afrojack; in 2012, Simons broke through internationally after being featured on ...

* EliZe (b. 1982): Dutch singer-songwriter Back to top

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* Bobby Farrell (1949–2010): Dutch performer in the 1970s pop and disco group

Boney M. Boney M. was a German-Caribbean vocal group that specialized in disco and funk created by German record producer Frank Farian, who was the group's primary songwriter. Originally based in West Germany, the four original members of the group's o ...

Fedde Le Grand Fedde Le Grand (; born 7 September 1977) is a Dutch house DJ, record producer and remixer from Utrecht. Biography In 2006, his single "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" reached the top five on the Dutch Top 40, number one in the UK Singles Chart a ...

* Firebeatz *

René Froger René Froger (born 5 November 1960 in Amsterdam), is a Dutch singer. Froger was born, and spent his first years in the Jordaan, a neighbourhood in Amsterdam. His father, Bolle Jan, had a café where Froger started performing. He started his ...

(b. 1960): Dutch singer *

Leo Fuld Lazarus 'Leo' Fuld (Yiddish: לעאָ פֿולד; Rotterdam, October 29, 1912 – Amsterdam, June 10, 1997) was a Dutch singer who specialised in Yiddish songs. Possessing an instantaneously recognizable voice, Fuld recorded throughout Europe and ...

(1912–1997): Dutch singer who specialised in

Yiddish Yiddish (, or , ''yidish'' or ''idish'', , ; , ''Yidish-Taytsh'', ) is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated during the 9th century in Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a ver ...

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Laura Fygi Laura Fygi (born 27 August 1955) is a Dutch jazz singer. Fygi's father was a Dutch businessman, a director of Philips, and her mother an Egyptian belly dancer. She was raised in Uruguay, until her father's death in the late 1960s, when she mo ...

(b. 1955): Dutch singer Back to top

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* Tess Gaerthé (b. 1991): Dutch singer *

Martijn Garritsen Martijn Gerard Garritsen (; born 14 May 1996), known professionally as Martin Garrix and also as Ytram and GRX, is a Dutch disc jockey and music producer who was ranked number one on ''DJ Mag''s Top 100 DJs list for three consecutive years—201 ...

(AKA Martin Garrix), DJ known for his hit single " Animals" *

Eelco Gelling Eelco Gelling (born 12 June 1946) is a Dutch blues guitarist. Gelling played with Cuby + Blizzards (which he co-founded together with Harry Muskee) until 1976. Cuby + Blizzards (1966–1974) Cuby + Blizzards (C+B) was founded by Eelco Gelling a ...

* Glennis Grace (b. 1978): Dutch singer *

Anneke Grönloh Louise Johanna "Anneke" Grönloh (; 7 June 1942 – 14 September 2018) was an Indonesian-born Dutch singer. She had a successful career starting in 1959 that lasted throughout the 1960s, and scored a hit with " Brandend zand", one of the best-sell ...

Boudewijn de Groot Frank Boudewijn de Groot (, born 20 May 1944) is a Dutch singer-songwriter, known for "''Welterusten Meneer de President''" (1966). Biography Youth Boudewijn de Groot was born in wartime occupied Dutch East Indies in 1944 in a Japanese concentr ...

(b. 1944): Dutch singer-songwriter *

Angela Groothuizen Angela Groothuizen (born 28 September 1959) is a Dutch singer, artist and television personality. Her initial fame came as a member of the Dolly Dots. Biography Angela Groothuizen was born in Alkmaar, and has four brothers and sisters. She joine ...

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* Bernard Haitink * Tol Hansse * Wardt van der Harst a member of the EDM duo W&W * Esther Hart (b. 1970): Dutch singer *

Barry Hay Barry Andrew Hay (born 16 August 1948) is an Indian-born Dutch musician; he was the lead vocalist and frontman of Dutch rock band Golden Earring from 1967 until their disbandment in 2021. Biography Hay was born in Faizabad, India, to a Dutch- ...

(b. 1948): Dutch vocalist with the group Golden Earring *

André Hazes André Gerardus Hazes (30 June 1951 - 23 September 2004) was a Dutch singer and actor. As an accomplished levenslied singer, Hazes recorded 36 studio and live albums, and 55 singles prior to his death in 2004. His music is still well-known in th ...

(1951–2004): Dutch singer of " het levenslied * Heintje *

Misja Helsloot DJ Misja Helsloot (; born 21 January 1973, in Rotterdam) is a Dutch Trance music, Trance and Progressive electronic music, Progressive DJ. In 1992, Helsloot, at the age of nineteen, started to purchase albums and organize his own parties. Mixing m ...

Toon Hermans Antoine Gerard Theodore "Toon" Hermans (17 December 1916 – 22 April 2000) was a noted Dutch comedian, singer and writer. Toon Hermans was born in Sittard. He began performing in the 1930s, achieving local, regional and, eventually, nation ...

(1916–2000): Dutch comedian, singer and writer * Mathijs Heyligers (b. 1957): violinist and violin maker *

Antonie Kamerling Anthonie Willem Constantijn Gneomar "Antonie" Kamerling (25 August 1966 – 6 October 2010) was a Dutch actor and singer. He was member of the original cast of the Dutch soap opera ''Goede tijden, slechte tijden''. He played in the films ''The Li ...

(1966–2010): Dutch television and film actor * Hind (b. 1984): Dutch singer *

José Hoebee Josina van de Wijdeven (born 29 March 1954), known as José Hoebee, is a Dutch pop singer. She was a member of Luv', a famous Dutch girl group in the late 1970s and early 1980s that scored hits in more than 15 countries. In late 1981, she went ...

(b. 1954): Dutch pop female singer *

Rob Hoeke Rob Hoeke (9 January 1939 – 6 November 1999) was a Dutch singer, pianist, composer and songwriter most famous for his renditions in the field of Boogie-woogie releasing over 20 albums. Besides that he played and recorded in a musical variety of ...

Barry Hughes Barry Hughes (31 December 1937 – 2 June 2019) was a Welsh professional football player and manager, active primarily in the Netherlands. He played as a defender. Early and personal life Hughes was born in Caernarfon. He attended Glyndwr Se ...

Henny Huisman Hendrikus Josephus Huisman (born 18 June 1951) is a Dutch television presenter and musician. Biography Huisman had a catholic upbringing. Originally trained as a window dresser, he was a drummer, DJ and event host before he enrolled in the wor ...

(b. 1951): Dutch television presenter *

Ilse Huizinga Ilse Huizinga (15 October 1966) is a Dutch jazz singer. She performs throughout Europe. History She lived in Australia for a year and attended the University of Amsterdam, where she received a degree in public administration. From 1993 to 1996 ...

(b. 1966): Dutch

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Imran Khan Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi ( ur}; born 5 October 1952) is a Pakistani politician and former Cricket captain who served as the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan from August 2018 to until April 2022, when he was ousted through a no-confidenc ...

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Pim Jacobs Willem Bernard "Pim" Jacobs (29 October 1934 – 3 July 1996) was a Dutch jazz pianist, composer and television presenter. Early life Jacobs was born on 29 October 1934 in Hilversum, the Netherlands. His parents were artistic. He started playin ...

(1934–1996): Dutch jazz pianist and television presenter *

Ruth Jacott Ruth Jacott (born 2 September 1960) is a Surinamese-Dutch singer. Jacott transitioned from musical theatre to popular music in 1993, when she represented the Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993. Her song, "Vrede" (Peace), was one of ...

* Marike Jager (b. 1979): Dutch singer, guitarist and composer *

Floor Jansen Floor Jansen (; born 21 February 1981) is a Dutch singer and songwriter. She is the lead vocalist of Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. Jansen first became known as a member of symphonic metal band After Forever, standing as their lead voca ...

Ernst Jansz Ernst Gideon Jansz (born May 24, 1948 in Amsterdam) is one of the founding members and frontmen of Doe Maar. Doe Maar is a Dutch 1980s ska/reggae band, and is considered one of the most successful bands in Dutch pop history. His father, born in ...

* Candee Jay *

DJ Jean DJ Jean (born Jean Engelaar, 7 May 1968) is a Dutch disc jockey. Biography He is most popular for his space countdown themed hard house single "The Launch". He has been an influential figure in the electronic music scene since the early 1990s. H ...

(b. 1968): Dutch disc jockey * Gerard Joling (b. 1960): Dutch singer and television presenter * Freek de Jonge (b. 1944): Dutch

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Johnny Jordaan Johnny Jordaan was the pseudonym for Johannes Hendricus van Musscher (7 February 1924 – 8 January 1989), a Dutch singer of popular music, in particular the genre known as ''levenslied'', a Dutch variety of the French ''chanson''. He was well kn ...

(1924–1989): Dutch folk singer *

Tjibbe Joustra Tjibbe Herman Jan Joustra (born 6 February 1951) is a Dutch civil servant. He is chairman of the Association of Private Security Organizations and Detective Agencies (Dutch: ''Vereniging Particuliere Beveiligingsorganisaties en recherchebureaus (V ...

(b. 1951): Dutch artist of paintings, videoart, graphic design, soundscapes * Julian Jordan Back to top

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Jerney Kaagman Christina Henriette'' "Jerney"'' Kaagman (born July 9, 1947) is a Dutch singer-musician and music executive best known as the lead singer for the progressive rock group Earth and Fire, with whom she scored a slew of international hits between 19 ...

Pierre Kartner Petrus Antonius Laurentius Kartner (11 April 1935 – 8 November 2022) was a Dutch musician, singer-songwriter and record producer who performed under the stage name Vader Abraham (''Father Abraham''). He wrote around 1600 songs. Early life an ...

(b. 1935): Dutch musician also known as Father Abraham *

Greetje Kauffeld Greetje Kauffeld (born 26 November 1939) is a Dutch jazz singer and Schlager musician. Biography Greetje Kauffeld was born in Rotterdam. As a child she sang hits by popular American singers and participated in school choir. When she was thirte ...

(b. 1939):

Dutch jazz Dutch jazz refers to the jazz music of the Netherlands. The Dutch traditionally have a vibrant jazz scene as shown by the North Sea Jazz Festival as well as other venues. History Early period In the Netherlands jazz began around 1919 to 1921. In ...

singer and Schlager musician *

Simon Keizer Simon Nicolaas (Simon) Keizer (Volendam, born 16 May 1984) is a Dutch singer-songwriter. Together with Nick Schilder, he formed a duo called Nick & Simon. Biography Simon wrote his first song in 2000 called ''Still Searching'', which he dedi ...

Nick & Simon *

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Sharon Kips Sharon Kips (born 17 November 1983 in Amsterdam, Netherlands) is the winner of the first edition of the Dutch ''X Factor'', 24 February 2007. She was praised highly throughout the show, with high compliments from three of Holland's music experts H ...

(b. 1983): Dutch singer *

René Klijn René Klijn (The Hague, September 8, 1962 – The Hague September 5, 1993) was a Dutch singer and model. He became famous in 1992 for discussing the fact that he was an HIV/AIDS patient in a controversial, but critically awarded episode of Paul d ...

Tim Kliphuis Tim Kliphuis (born 30 September 1974 in Utrecht, Netherlands) is a Dutch violinist renowned for mixing gypsy jazz with classical and folk music, whose recent works have been dedicated to raising awareness about climate change. Biography Kliphu ...

(b. 1974): Dutch violinist *

Peter Koelewijn Peter Koelewijn (born 29 December 1940 in Eindhoven) is a founding father of Dutch-language rock and roll. Koelewijn is also a successful producer and songwriter for other Dutch artists. His most famous song is "Kom van dat dak af". Biography Pe ...

(b. 1940): Dutch producer and songwriter, founding father of

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Jean Koning Jean Paul Koning (born 19 April 1976) is a Dutch actor, director, musician and author. In the early 1990s, Koning was a model in the Amsterdam gay scene, performed as a Theatre, stage actor, and played in an industrial avant-punk band called ! ...

Lenny Kuhr Helena Hubertina Johanna "Lenny" Kuhr (born 22 February 1950) is a Dutch singer-songwriter. Career In 1967, she started a singing career in the Netherlands, performing songs in the French chanson tradition. In 1969, she represented the Neth ...

(b. 1950): Dutch singer-songwriter * Wolter Kroes Back to top

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Natalie La Rose Natalie Monica La Rose (born 11 July 1988) is a Surinamese–Dutch singer, songwriter and dancer. In 2013, she signed a recording contract with American rapper Flo Rida's International Music Group imprint and Republic Records. Early life La R ...

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Wilma Landkroon Wilma Landkroon (born 28 April 1957, Enschede) is a Dutch people, Dutch pop singer. At eleven years old, her first top chart success in the Netherlands and Germany was in 1968 the song “Heintje, bau ein Schloss für mich”. Career Her bigge ...

(b. 1957): Dutch pop singer * Yuri Landman (b. 1973): Dutch experimental

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and musicologist * Ilse De Lange *

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 ...

Thé Lau Matheus J. "Thé" Lau (17 July 1952 – 23 June 2015) was a Dutch musician and writer. Besides his solo career, he was the lead singer of the Dutch band ''The Scene''. He was born in Bergen, North Holland. Music career Lau played guitar in sev ...

(b. 1994): Dutch singer-songwriter *

Thijs van Leer Thijs van Leer (pronounced: ; born 31 March 1948) is a Dutch singer and keyboardist, best known as the founding member of the rock band Focus as its primary vocalist, keyboardist, and flautist. Born and raised in Amsterdam among a musical famil ...

(b. 1948): Dutch keyboardist, singer, composer, member of Focus * Paul de Leeuw (b. 1962): Dutch television comedian, singer and actor * Robbie van Leeuwen *

Legowelt Legowelt (real name Danny Wolfers) is a Dutch composer, electronic musician and visual artist, whose music spawns a varying range of sub-genres. Life Danny Wolfers was born in The Hague, The Netherlands and grew up in the coastal neighbourh ...

( – ): Dutch electro musician *

Heddy Lester Heddy Lester (born Heddy Affolter, 18 June 1950 – 29 January 2023) was a Dutch singer and actress, best known outside the Netherlands for her participation in the 1977 Eurovision Song Contest. Early career Lester was born in Amsterdam. Her ...

(b. 1950): Dutch singer and actress * Liesbeth List (1941–2020): Dutch singer and chansonnier *

Jamai Loman Jamai Johannes Loman (born 30 June 1986) is a Dutch singer, musical actor and presenter who was the winner of the first series of '' Idols'', the Dutch variant of ''Pop Idol''. Biography Loman (at that time living with his parents and two elder ...

(b. 1986): Dutch singer, reality show winner * Robert Long (1943–2006): Dutch singer and television presenter * Huub van der Lubbe *

Suzanna Lubrano Suzanna Lubrano (born November 10, 1975) is a Cape Verdean Zouk singer based in Rotterdam. Several albums have gone Gold and Platinum, while she has won major international music awards. Biography Born in Cape Verde, Suzanna Lubrano and her pa ...

(b. 1975): Cape Verdean Zouk singer based in

Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"N ...

* Arjen Anthony Lucassen (b. 1960): Dutch composer and musician * Erik van der Luijt (b. 1970): Dutch

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* Maan (b. 1997): Dutch singer and actress *

Maggie MacNeal Maggie MacNeal (born Sjoukje Lucie van 't Spijker; 5 May 1950) is a Dutch singer. She was a member of Mouth & MacNeal, a pop duo from the Netherlands, who are best known for their million-selling recording of " How Do You Do" in 1972, which to ...

(b. 1950) * Tom Manders * André Manuel (b. 1966): Dutch singer and performer * Maribelle * Marlayne (b. 1971): Dutch singer and television presenter *

Martin Garrix Martijn Gerard Garritsen (; born 14 May 1996), known professionally as Martin Garrix and also as Ytram and GRX, is a Dutch disc jockey and music producer who was ranked number one on ''DJ Mag''s Top 100 DJs list for three consecutive years—201 ...

* Maud (b. 1981): Dutch singer, reality show finalist *

Guus Meeuwis Gustaaf Stephanus Modestus "Guus" Meeuwis (born 23 March 1972) is a Dutch singer-songwriter. As part of the band Vagant, he scored several hits in the Netherlands and Flanders during the 1990s and first decade of the 2000s. On 24 May 2015, Meeuwi ...

(b. 1972): Dutch singer and songwriter * Meau (b. 2000): Dutch singer-songwriter * Miners of Muzo * Misha Mengelberg * Willem Mengelberg *

Michelle Michelle may refer to: People * Michelle (name), a given name and surname, the feminine form of Michael * Michelle Courtens, Dutch singer, performing as "Michelle" * Michelle (German singer) * Michelle (Scottish singer) (born 1980), Scottis ...

(b. 1981): Dutch singer * CB Milton (b. 1968): Dutch Euro-house vocalist *

Michael Moore Michael Francis Moore (born April 23, 1954) is an American filmmaker, author and left-wing activist. His works frequently address the topics of globalization and capitalism. Moore won the 2002 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for ' ...

* Irene Moors *

Danny de Munk Dennis "Danny" de Munk (born 19 February 1970 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch actor, singer, musical actor and former child star. Career De Munk started acting at the age of 13 as the leading role in the film Ciske de Rat (Ciske the Rat), directed by ...

(b. 1970): Dutch actor, singer, musical actor and former child star *

Harry Muskee Harry "Cuby" Muskee (10 June 1941 – 26 September 2011) was the singer of the blues band Cuby + Blizzards, which he co-founded with Eelco Gelling. Muskee was born in Assen, and died in Rolde aged 70. Biography Muskee was born in the Wilhelmin ...

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Nielson (b. 1989): Dutch singer-songwriter *

Noisia Noisia (stylised as NOISIΛ; "VISION" turned upside down) was a Dutch electronic music trio consisting of members Nik Roos, Martijn van Sonderen and Thijs de Vlieger from Groningen, Netherlands. They produce a wide variety of music including dr ...

(b. 2002): Dutch

Drum and Bass Drum and bass (also written as drum & bass or drum'n'bass and commonly abbreviated as D&B, DnB, or D'n'B) is a genre of electronic dance music characterized by fast breakbeats (typically 165–185 beats per minute) with heavy bass and sub-ba ...

and Breaks *

Normaal Normaal is a rock band from the Netherlands, more specifically from the Achterhoek region, who sing in Achterhooks, a local variety of the Low Saxon language group. , who was an arts student at an arts academy, stationed in Amsterdam in the 19 ...

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Jacob Obrecht Jacob Obrecht (also Hobrecht; 1457/8

* Trijntje Oosterhuis (b. 1973): Dutch pop and

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Wijnand Ott Wijnand Ott (born 12 October 1955) is a Dutch musician. In 1980, Ott joined Diesel Diesel may refer to: * Diesel engine, an internal combustion engine where ignition is caused by compression * Diesel fuel, a liquid fuel used in diesel engines ...

Oliver Heldens Olivier J. L. Heldens (born 1 February 1995) is a Dutch DJ and electronic music producer from Rotterdam. He is regarded as a pioneer of the future house genre, propelling it to international attention and scoring numerous chart successes, includ ...

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Patricia Paay Patricia Anglaia Margareth Paaij (born 7 April 1949), best known as Patricia Paay, is a Dutch singer, radio host, glamour model and television personality. In the Netherlands, she is well known for her musical career, which spans over four decade ...

(b. 1949): Dutch model, singer, and commercial actress * Poldervokaal — Dutch vocal ensemble, formed in 1986 Back to top

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Sandra Reemer Barbara Alexandra "Sandra" Reemer (17 October 1950 – 6 June 2017) was an Indo-Dutch singer and television presenter. She represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest on three occasions, tying with Corry Brokken for most app ...

Carlo Resoort Carlo Resoort (born 1 March 1973) is a Dutch DJ, remixer and producer. He is best known as the main act of 4 Strings. Music career Resoort originally began working with Jan De Vos when they found a mutual interest in dance music. The two sp ...

* Rita Reys (1924–2013): Dutch jazz singer *

(b. 1949 ): Dutch violinist, conductor, and composer *

Edsilia Rombley Edsilia Francisca Rombley (born 13 February 1978) is a Dutch singer and television presenter. She began her career in 1995, as a member of the Dutch girl group Dignity. Rombley began her solo career in 1996, after winning the Dutch talent show ''S ...

(b. 1978): Dutch singer *

Maarten van Roozendaal Maarten van Roozendaal (2 May 1962 – 1 July 2013) was a Dutch singer, comedian and songwriter. He recorded "I'm So Curious", and variously worked with Paul de Munnik, Willem Ennes, Egon Kracht, Marcel de Groot and Kim Soepnel. Biography Van Roo ...

Stochelo Rosenberg Stochelo Rosenberg (born 19 February 1968) is a Gypsy jazz guitarist who leads the Rosenberg Trio. Biography Rosenberg started playing guitar when he was ten years old. A member of the Sinti, he heard music often at home and from relatives. Wit ...

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S10 S10 may refer to: Automobiles * Chevrolet S-10, a pickup truck * Nissan Silvia (S10), a sports car * Toyota Crown (S10), a luxury car Aviation * Lake Chelan Airport, in Chelan County, Washington, United States * Letov Š-10, a Czech trainer ...

(b. 2000): Dutch singer, rapper and songwriter * Harry Sacksioni (b. 1950): Dutch composer and guitar virtuoso *

Daniël Sahuleka Daniël Sahuleka (born 6 December 1950) is an Indonesian-Dutch singer-songwriter and performing artist. Sahuleka created more than 110 compositions. Daniel owns all copyright of his songs. Many of his songs have become evergreen hits, such as "Y ...

Mathilde Santing Mathilde Santing (born Mathilde Eleveld, 24 October 1958) is a Dutch singer. Santing was born in Amstelveen, Netherlands. She started receiving national attention in 1981 after she appeared in a Dutch television program called ''Sonja Op Maandag ...

* Peter Schaap *

Marga Scheide Margareth "Marga" Scheide (born 15 February 1954 in Amsterdam, Netherlands) is a Dutch singer and former Model (person), model. She was a member of the girl group Luv'. Alongside Patty Brard and José Hoebee, she scored a string of international ...

(b. 1954): Dutch former model and singer *

Nick Schilder Nicolaas Maria "Nick" Schilder (born 6 November 1983) is a Dutch singer-songwriter. Together with Simon Keizer, he forms a duo called Nick & Simon. Biography Career Nick was born in Volendam, into a musical family which has produced other famous ...

Nick & Simon * Teddy Scholten (1926–2010): Dutch singer * Birgit Schuurman (b. 1977): Dutch rock singer and actress * Katja Schuurman (b. 1975): Dutch television and film actress, VJ, singer, and television personality * Milly Scott (b. 1933): Dutch singer and actress *

Ramses Shaffy Ramses Shaffy (29 August 1933 – 1 December 2009) was a Dutch-French singer and actor who became popular during the 1960s. His most famous songs include "Zing, vecht, huil, bid, lach, werk en bewonder", "We zullen doorgaan", "Pastorale", "Samm ...

(1933–2009): Dutch singer, chansonnier, and actor * René Shuman (b. 1967): Dutch singer *

Sita Sita (; ) also called as Janaki and Vaidehi is a Hindu goddess and the female protagonist of the Hindu epic, ''Ramayana''. She is the consort of Rama, the avatar of the god Vishnu, and is regarded as a form of Vishnu's consort, Lakshmi. She ...

* Jan Smit * Monique Smit *

Wibi Soerjadi Wibi Soerjadi (born March 2, 1970) is an Indonesian-Dutch concert pianist and composer. Biography Wibi Soerjadi was born March 2, 1970, in Leiden, Netherlands. He began studying piano at age eleven with Bob Brouwer and later at the Sweelinck Co ...

(b. 1970): Dutch internationally recognized concert pianist *

Solex Solex may refer to: * Solex (musician), Dutch musician * Solex Carburetor, a French manufacturer of carburetors and the powered bicycle VéloSoleX * Solex College, a former private for-profit college in Chicago, Illinois * Solex Unit, a fictiona ...

Wim Sonneveld Willem "Wim" Sonneveld (; 28 June 1917 – 8 March 1974) was a Dutch cabaret artist and singer. Together with Toon Hermans and Wim Kan, he is considered to be one of the 'Great Three' of Dutch cabaret. Sonneveld is generally viewed as a Dutch cu ...

(1917–1974): Dutch

artist and singer * Spinvis (Erik de Jong) (b. 1961): Dutch pop singer and musician * San Holo *

Bonnie St. Claire Bonnie St. Claire (born Bonje Cornelia Swart, 18 November 1949) is a Dutch singer and actress who has a recording history that began in the 1960s and went through to the 1990s. She was part of the trio Bonnie, Debbie & Rosy, and part of the duo ...

Ede Staal Ede Ulfert Staal (2 August 1941 – 22 July 1986) was a Dutch singer-songwriter from the Northern province of Groningen (province), Groningen who sang mainly in Gronings dialect. Early life Ede Staal was born in 1941 in Warffum, the son of a Nati ...

* De Staat *

Thérèse Steinmetz Thérèse Steinmetz (born 17 May 1933) is a Dutch singer, best known for her participation in the 1967 Eurovision Song Contest. Early career Steinmetz studied at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, and appeared in various theatre, television an ...

* Robert Jan Stips *

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Mieke Telkamp Mieke Telkamp (; 14 June 1934 – 20 October 2016) was a Dutch singer. Her career spanned over 50 years, both as a singer and a TV personality. Telkamp's most popular song was the 1971 Dutch version of ''Amazing Grace'', which sold over 1 million ...

* Julian Thomas * Tiësto (b. 1969):

trance Trance is a state of semi-consciousness in which a person is not self-aware and is either altogether unresponsive to external stimuli (but nevertheless capable of pursuing and realizing an aim) or is selectively responsive in following the dir ...

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Mirjam Timmer Mirjam Timmer (born 1 July 1982) is a Dutch singer-songwriter. Since 2006, she has performed under the name Mir, short for Mirjam, but also the Russian word for "Peace". Timmer is from the Frisian village of Wergea, where she was exposed to mu ...

(b. 1982): Dutch singer-songwriter *

Ronnie Tober Ronald Edwin Tober (born 21 April 1945) is a Dutch singer, known for representing the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 with the song "Morgen". Early life Tober was born in Bussum, Netherlands, but moved to the United States with ...

(b. 1945): Dutch-born singer *

Lee Towers Leendert "Leen" Huijzer (; born 23 March 1946), better known by his stage name Lee Towers, is a Dutch singer with international success. He remains as one of the best-selling artists and holds the record for the most concerts performed by a singl ...

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Valensia Aldous Byron Valensia Clarkson (born April 13, 1971, in The Hague), better known as simply Valensia, is a Dutch composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist. Early life Valensia grew up in Waalwijk and used to spend a lot of his time at the fam ...

(b. 1971): Dutch singer, composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist *

Ria Valk Ria Valk (born 11 February 1941 in Eindhoven) is a Dutch singer, presenter, actress, lyricist and painter. She is best known as a singer of cheerful and comical songs. She acted in the TV series ''Zeg 'ns Aaa'' and paints figurative art. Biograp ...

Conny Vandenbos Jacoba Adriana Hollestelle (16 January 1937 – 7 April 2002), known professionally as Conny Vandenbos, was a popular Dutch singer. She had her first radio hit in 1966 and continued to make hit recordings throughout the 1970s. She represented the ...

(1937–2002): Dutch singer *

Vast Countenance Vast Countenance is a Folk rock, rock 'n' folk band from Volendam, the Netherlands, founded in 1999. Vast Countenance toured the Netherlands and the United States. Its albums have been released in several countries. Biography Start off Vast Counte ...

* Herman van Veen (b. 1945): Dutch stage performer, actor, musician and singer/songwriter and author *

Cees Veerman Cornelis Pieter "Cees" Veerman (born 8 March 1949) is a retired Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and economist. Veerman applied at the Rotterdam School of Economics in May 1967 majoring in Economics obtaining a ...

Piet Veerman Piet Veerman (born 1 March 1943) is a Dutch pop musician. From 1964 to 1985 he was a guitarist and singer for The Cats, and since 1968 the lead singer for all the singles of this band. He released a first solo album in 1975 but started his solo ca ...

Vengaboys Vengaboys () are a Dutch Eurodance music group based in Rotterdam. The group was the creation of Dutch producers Wessel van Diepen and Dennis van den Driesschen (known as Danski and Delmundo). It consists of lead vocalist Kim Sasabone, female vo ...

*Venus Flytrap: Dutch indie rock band * Danny Vera (b. 1977): Dutch singer-songwriter and musician *

Mariska Veres Maria Elizabeth Ender, better known as Mariska Veres () (1 October 1947 – 2 December 2006), was a Dutch singer who was best known as the lead singer of the rock group Shocking Blue. Described as being similar to a young Cher, she was known fo ...

(1947–2006): Dutch lead singer of the rock group Shocking Blue * Vicetone * Ad Visser * Eefje de Visser * Hans Vonk *

Cornelis Vreeswijk Cornelis Vreeswijk (; ; 8 August 1937 – 12 November 1987) was a Dutch-born Swedish singer-songwriter, poet and actor. He emigrated to Sweden with his parents in 1949 at the age of twelve. He was educated as a social worker and hoped to become ...

(1937–1987): Dutch singer-songwriter, poet, and actor * Henny Vrienten (b. 1948): Dutch composer of TV- and film-scores *

Erwin de Vries Erwin de Vries (21 December 1929 – 31 January 2018) was a Surinamese painter and sculptor. De Vries was born in Paramaribo, and is the half-brother of Henry Lucien de Vries, who served as governor of Suriname from 1965 until 1967. Wim Bos V ...

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Toni Willé Toni Willé (full name Antonia Johanna Cornelia Veldpaus; born 26 June 1953) is a Dutch country pop artist who was lead vocalist of the band, Pussycat. Background Toni is the daughter of Marie Verheijen and Toon Veldpaus. A few weeks before ...

(b. 1953): Dutch singer, songwriter *

Edo de Waart Edo de Waart (born 1 June 1941, Amsterdam) is a Dutch conductor. He is Music Director Laureate of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. De Waart is the former chief conductor of the Royal Flemish Philharmonic (2011-2016), Artistic Partner with the S ...

* Linda Wagenmakers (b. 1975): Dutch singer *

Nick van de Wall Nick Leonardus van de Wall (; born 9 September 1987), better known as Afrojack, is a Dutch DJ, music producer and remixer from Spijkenisse, South Holland. In 2007, he founded the record label Wall Recordings; his debut album '' Forget the World' ...

(AKA Afrojack) DJ and music producer *

Albert West Albertus Petrus Enricus Gerardus Westelaken (2 September 1949 – 4 June 2015), better known by his stage name Albert West, was a Dutch pop singer and record producer. He was the lead singer of The Shuffles from 1963 to 1973. He was born in ...

Henk Westbroek Hendrik Otto "Henk" Westbroek (born 27 February 1952) is a Dutch radiohost, singer, songwriter and former owner of a café named 'Stairway to Heaven' in the city of Utrecht. He was also a political activist for Leefbaar Utrecht and Leefbaar Nede ...

(b. 1952): Dutch radio host, singer, songwriter and café owner * Danny Wolfers *

Piter Wilkens Piter Wilkens (born August 26, 1959 in Leeuwarden, Netherlands) is a singer, guitarist, composer, lyricist, and producer who performs mainly in his native West Frisian language. His performances are often solo, but he also performs with a back up b ...

(b. 1959): Dutch singer, guitarist, composer, lyricist, and producer *

Henk Wijngaard Henk Wijngaard (b. Stadskanaal, June 13, 1946) is a Dutch country singer. Personal life He was born in Stadskanaal. Wijngaard's mother was a refugee from France and his father a Canadian allied soldier. He was initially employed as a truck dri ...

(b. 1946): Dutch

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