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Herman van Veen

Herman van Veen
Van Veen in 2013
Born
Hermannus Jantinus van Veen

(1945-03-14) 14 March 1945 (age 79)
Utrecht, Netherlands
Occupation(s)Stage performer, actor, author, singer-songwriter, musician
Years active1965–present
Spouses
  • Marijke Hoffman
    (m. 1967; div. 1971)
  • (m. 1972; div. 1993)
  • Gaëtane Bouchez
    (m. 1993)

Hermannus Jantinus van Veen (born 14 March 1945) is a Dutch stage performer, actor, author, singer-songwriter and musician. He worked with accompanists Laurens van Rooyen and Erik van der Wurff, both of whom were pianists and composers.

In addition to performing internationally, Van Veen is famous as the creator of Alfred J. Kwak (1976). The original one-man theatre show was adapted as a Dutch-German-Japanese cartoon (1989), which was broadcast internationally. In addition to creating the show's story, Van Veen also wrote, composed and performed most of the show's music.[1][2][3]

He also performed the voice-overs for the characters Johan Sebastian Kwak, Krabnagel de Kater and Professor Paljas (Professor Buffon) in the Dutch and German versions of Alfred J. Kwak.[citation needed]

Discography

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Albums

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Singles

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Year Title Peak chart positions
NED
Dutch
Top 40

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NED
Top 100

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BEL
(Fl)

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1968 "Het hondje"
1969 "Suzanne" 4 3
"Cirkels" Tip
"Drie schuintamboers"
"Waar ben je morgen" Tip
1970 "Fiets"
"Rozegeur & Marjolein" 21 18
1971 "De vluchteling"
"Helden"
1972 "Jakob en Esau"
1974 "Kletsnatte clowns"
1976 "Eenentwintig van een kwartje"
1977 "Hebben en houwen"
"Te hooi en te gras"
1979 "Weg da!"
"Opzij" 14 11 30
"Uit elkaar" 21 28
1980 "1984"
"Hallo, ik ben een zanger"
"Onder water"
1981 "Auseinander"
"Keerzij" Tip
1983 "De wolkentrapper"
"De bom valt nooit" Tip
"La bombe va pas tomber "
1984 "Hilversum III" 5 6 13
1985 "Geen baan"
1986 "Anne" 35 30
1987 "Zo vrolijk"
"Toveren" 45 35
1988 "De clowns" Tip 65
"Könntest du zaubern"
"Praatjes" 87
1989 "Kusje"
"Suzanne (1987)"
1990 "Blauwe plekken" 34 35
"Genoeg" 80
"Metliedje"
"Wat de oude vrouw bad"
1999 "Staakt makkers staakt" Tip 92
2002 "Andere namen" 94
2006 "Hij gaat er in"
2014 "Uitgerekend" Tip: 70
"–" denotes releases that did not chart or not released in the territory

References

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  1. ^ Official English profile Archived 31 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Wolf, Matt (11 November 1990). "Herman Van Who?". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 19 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
  3. ^ Rich, Frank (9 December 1982). "THE STAGE: VAN VEEN'S ONE-MAN SHOW". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
  4. ^ a b "Herman Van Veen". Dutchcharts.nl.
  5. ^ "Herman Van Veen". Ultratop.
  6. ^ "Herman Van Veen". Top 40.
  7. ^ "Herman Van Veen". Ultratop.be.
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