Simon Nicolaas (Simon) Keizer (

Volendam Volendam () is a fishing town in the municipality of Edam-Volendam, province of North Holland, Netherlands. As of 1 January 2021, it has a population of 22,715. It is twinned with Coventry, England. History Originally, Volendam was the location o ...

, born 16 May 1984) is a Dutch singer-songwriter. Together with Nick Schilder, he formed a duo called

Nick & Simon Nick & Simon are a Dutch singer-songwriter duo composed of Simon Keizer and Nick Schilder. They became popular in their home country the Netherlands in 2006. Their album ''Luister'' (''Listen'') reached double platinum status in four months. I ...

Biography

Simon wrote his first song in 2000 called ''Still Searching'', which he dedicated to his deceased father. Later, he recorded the song together with his classmate Nick Schilder. Since 2002 he has been making music with Nick and additionally writes songs with or for Jan Smit.

Monique Smit Margaret Gertrude Mary (Monique) Smit (born 9 April 1989) is a Dutch singer and television presenter. Early life Monique grew up in Volendam as the younger sister of Jan Smit. After finishing school, she attended Don Bosco College, and later ...

, sister of Jan Smit and also a singer, contacted Simon to participate on her first album, called ''Stel je voor'' (2008). Simon was also Jan Smit's backing vocalist.

Private life

Simon is the son of Klaas Keizer and Gerda Keizer-Keijzer. He has one elder sister, Carina. His father died in 1999 from cancer. Since September 2004 he has been in a relationship with Annemarie Hoek, with whom he lives. They became engaged in 2011. The two were married on 13 April 2012 in a private ceremony in Edam, the Netherlands.
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BZN BZN (''Band Zonder Naam''; Dutch for "Band Without Name") was a Dutch pop group that had a string of hits from 1966 to 2007 on. BZN recorded mostly in English and French, but also had success with material in Dutch and German. History BZN star ...

singer Jan Keizer.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Keizer, Simon 1984 births Living people Dutch male singer-songwriters Dutch singer-songwriters People from Volendam 21st-century Dutch male singers 21st-century Dutch singers