Steven "Stef" Bos (born 12 July 1961 in
Veenendaal
Veenendaal () is a municipality and a town in central Netherlands, located in the province of Utrecht. Veenendaal is the only population centre within its administrative borders. The municipality had a population of 67.601 inhabitants on 1 january ...
) is a Dutch singer who has been living in
Cape Town
Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the legislative capital of the country, the oldest city in the country, and the second largest ...
,
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
. He sings in Dutch (and occasionally 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 ...
), and has been successful in Belgium, the Netherlands and South Africa ever since his breakthrough single "Papa" (''Daddy'') came out in 1990.
He wrote Belgium's entry into the 1989
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing pr ...
, "Door De Wind".
[Barclay, Simon (2010) ''The Eurovision Song Contest Lugano 1956 - Oslo 2010: Complete & independent Guide'', lulu.com, , p. 88]
Stef recorded an album (''Together as One'') in 1993 on which he worked together with
Johannes Kerkorrel
Johannes Kerkorrel (27 March 1960 – 12 November 2002), born Ralph John Rabie, was a South African singer-songwriter, journalist and playwright.
Career
Rabie, who was born in Johannesburg, worked as a journalist for the Afrikaans newspapers '' ...
and
Tandie Klaasen, two famous South African singers. From that moment on he fell in love with South Africa, the language
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 ...
and its music. We can hear the influence from Africa in his later albums like ''De onderstroom'' (''The Undercurrent'').
Discography
Albums
#1990 - Is dit nu later
#1992 - Tussen de liefde en de leegte
#1994 - Vuur
#1995 - Schaduw in de nacht
#1997 - De onderstroom
#1998 - Stad en land - Live 92/98
#1999 - Zien
#2000 - Beste van Bos (South Africa)
#2000 - Noord & Zuid (Het beste van Stef Bos)
#2001 - Van Mpumalanga tot die Kaap
#2003 - Donker en licht
#2003 - Donker en licht (Limited edition, South Africa, 5000 copies)
#2003 - Jy vir my
#2003 - Donker en licht (Limited edition, 3000 copies)
#2005 - Ruimtevaarder (South Africa)
#2005 - Ruimtevaarder
#2007 - Storm
#2009 - In een ander licht
#2010 - Kloofstraat
#2011 - Minder Meer
#2013 - Mooie waanzinnige wereld
#2015 - Kaalvoet
#2015 - Sprong in de tijd
#2017 - Kern
#2019 - In Een Ander Licht 2019
#2019 - Ridder van Toledo
#2020 - Tijd om te gaan leven
Singles
#1990 - Is dit nu later
#1990 - Gek Zijn Is Gezond
#1991 - Laat Vandaag Een Dag Zijn
#1991 - Papa
#1991 - Breek De Stilte
#1991 - Wat een wonder
#1992 - Jij Bent Voor Mij
#1993 - De Radio
#1993 - Awuwa (Zij Wil Dansen)
#1994 - Vuur/Pepermunt
#1994 - Pepermunt/Vuur
#1994 - Hilton Barcelona
#1995 - Twee Mannen Zo Stil
#1995 - Vrouwen Aan De Macht
#1996 - Schaduw In De Nacht
#1996 - Two Of A Kind
#1996 - Onder In My Whiskeyglas
#1997 - De Dag Zal Komen
#1997 - De Tovenaar
#1999 - Papa (live)
#1999 - Ik Geloof In Jou
#1999 - Niets Te Verliezen
#2000 - Ginette
#2000 - Kind Van de Vijand
#2000 - Suikerbossie
#2003 - Ik Mis Jou
#2003 - Engjelushe
#2004 - Zij Weet
#2005 - Ruimtevaarder
#2009 - In een ander licht
#2010 - Kloofstraat
References
External links
Stef Bos Official SiteStef Bos Lyrics in German and FrenchGuitar tabs from Stef Bos
1961 births
Living people
Dutch emigrants to South Africa
Dutch male singers
People from Veenendaal
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