"Wit licht" (

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: "''White Light''") is a single by Dutch singer-songwriter

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 arti ...

, from his album "''Wit licht''". The song was released on April 18, 2008. It was written and produced by

John Ewbank John Ewbank may refer to: *John Ewbank (composer), British-born Dutch composer, lyricist and record producer * John Ewbank (climber), Australian rock climber *John Wilson Ewbank John W. Ewbank (4 May 1799 – 28 November 1847), was an English-bo ...

. It reached the peak position in both the

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and the Dutch Top 40. In Flanders, the song reached the third position in the

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. On March 20, 2008, it was announced that an eponymous album and an eponymous movie, with Borsato in one of the leading roles, would be released. The album ''Wit licht'' was released on September 17 and reached the peak position in both the Album Top 100 in the Netherlands and the Ultratop 100 Albums in Flanders. The movie '' Wit licht'', directed by Jean van de Velde, premiered on December 8 in the

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movie theater in

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. Prince

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and princess Máxima visited the première.

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{{Authority control Marco Borsato songs 2008 singles Dutch Top 40 number-one singles Universal Music Group singles 2008 songs Songs written by John Ewbank (composer)

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