Music career
Lau played guitar in several bands and was a member of the Dutch band Neerlands Hoop Express. In 1979 he founded the band The Scene with Lau as lead singer and guitarist.Avro Culturgids: Het Klassieke Hart van Thé LauWriting career
In 2000, he made his debut in literature by writing short stories ''De sterren van de hemel'' (meaning the stars of heaven). In 2003, his writings were published in a book titled ''Thé Lau, de teksten''. His first novel was Hemelrijk in 2004, followed by a collection of music stories entitled ''In de dakgoot'' (meaning in the gutter). In 2007 his work has appeared in ''1000 vissen'', a collection of stories about the Amsterdam's neighborhood Spaarndammerbuurt where Thé Lau had been living and working for 15 years.Illness and death
Lau was diagnosed with throat cancer in August 2013 and was told he could not be cured in April 2014. He died in June 2015 inIn popular culture
*''In vrijheid'' is a 2005 song Thé Lau wrote as a liberation song for Bevrijdingsdag (Liberation Day in the Netherlands). He performed it on May 5, 2005 and the song became very popular for the annual celebrations of the Day. *Thé Lau was part of the Dutch "Ticket For Tibet" event and took part in the album release of the collective in 2008.Discography
Source for Thé Lau discography / Source for The Scene discography:Albums
;with The Scene *1980: ''The Scene'' *1985: ''This is real'' *1988: ''Rij rij rij'' *1991: ''Blauw'' (NED #41) *1992: ''Open'' (NED #26) *1993: ''Avenue de la Scene'' (NED #34) *1994: ''The Scene Live'' (NED #43) *1996: ''Arena'' (NED #35) *1997: ''2 Meter Sessies'' (NED #53) *2000: ''Rauw, hees, teder – Het beste van'' (NED #69) *2007: ''2007'' (NED #79) *2009: ''Liefde op doorreis'' (NED #46) *2012: ''Code'' (NED #44) ;Solo *1998: ''1998'' *2002: ''De God van Nederland'' (re-released in 2004 with the bonus CD ''Overspel) *2006: ''Tempel der liefde'' (NED #63) *2014: ''Platina Blues''Singles
;with The Scene Non-charting *1980: "Young Dogs, Young Blood *1982: "The Beat" / "Bliss" *1982: "Stappen" / "Allied Cigarettes" *1986: "S.E.X." *1987: "Ritme" *1987: "Wereld" *1988: "Borderline" *1988: "Rij rij rij" *1989: "Rauw hees teder" Charting *1990: "Rigoreus" (NED #68) *1991: "Iedereen is van de wereld" (NED #62) *1991: "Blauw" (NED #15) *1992: "Zuster" (NED #33) *1992: "Open" (NED #40) *1992: "Samen" (NED #57) *1993: "Iedereen is van de wereld" / "Nieuwe laarzen (van een oude leest)" (The Scene / De Dijk) (NED #16) *2000: "Helden" (NED 84) ;Solo *2003: "Brandende regen" (NED #91) *2005: "In vrijheid" (NED #48) *2010: " Zing voor me (Lange Frans & Thé Lau) (NED #1) ;Collective *2004: "Lied voor Beslan" (by Artiesten voor Beslan) (NED #17)DVDs
*2003: ''The show''Bibliography
*2000: ''De Sterren van de Hemel'' *2003: ''De Teksten'' *2004: ''Hemelrijk'' *2006: ''In de Dakgoot'' ;Participations in collections *2007: ''1000 vissen'' (References
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