Guus Meeuwis
| Guus Meeuwis | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Background information | |
| Born |
23 March 1972 Mariahout, Netherlands |
| Genres | Pop |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1995-present |
| Associated acts | Guus Meeuwis & Vagant |
| Website | http://www.guusmeeuwis.com/ |
Gustaaf Stephanus Modestus "Guus" Meeuwis (born 23 March 1972) is a Dutch singer and songwriter. As part of the band Vagant, he scored several hits in the Netherlands and Flanders during the '90s and first decade of the 2000s.
On 24 May 2015 Meeuwis was the first Dutch language performing artist ever to play a concert at London's Royal Albert Hall.
Biography
Guus Meeuwis in the Holland Heineken House in 2012.
Guus Meeuwis was born at a monastery in Mariahout, a small village in the municipality of Laarbeek where his parents were living temporarily. He attended Stella Maris College, and went on to study jurisprudence in Tilburg. It quickly became apparent that Meeuwis was musically talented while at school. Following a romantic weekend in Bruges with his girlfriend Valérie he wrote the song Het is een Nacht ("It is a Night"), with which, in 1994, he won a prize at the AHC-Studentensongfestival in Leiden. He and his backing band were awarded a record contract, under the name "Guus Meeuwis & Vagant", after a café they frequented. Marc Meeuwis, Jan Willem Rozenboom, Hugo van Bilsen, Robin van Beek en Dirk Oerlemans. At the end of 2001 the group decided to split and Meeuwis continued on as a solo artist.
Honours
- Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau (2013)
Guus Meeuwis & Vagant discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL [1] |
BEL (FLA) [2] | |||
| Verbazing |
|
1 | 41 | |
| Schilderij |
|
14 | — |
|
| 1 voor allen |
|
34 | — | |
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | ||||
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL Top 40 [7] |
NL Top 100 [1] |
BEL (FLA) [2] | ||||
| "Het is een nacht..." | 1995 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Verbazing | |
| "Per spoor (Kedeng kedeng)" | 1996 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| "Zo ver weg" | 3 | 4 | 47 | |||
| "Verliefd zijn" | 36 | 37 | — | |||
| "Ik fap tot 3" | 1997 | 16 | 23 | —[upper-alpha 1] | Schilderij | |
| "'t Dondert en 't bliksemt" | 1998 | 12 | 15 | — | ||
| "Ik wil met je lachen" | 19 | 21 | — | |||
| "Ze houdt gewoon van mij" | 1999 | —[upper-alpha 2] | 50 | — | 1 voor allen | |
| "Je hoeft niet veel van me te houden" | —[upper-alpha 3] | 53 | — | |||
| "Denk nou eens na" | 2000 | — | 74 | — | ||
| "Op straat" | 2001 | — | 62 | — | ||
| "Haven in zicht" | — | 86 | — | |||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | ||||||
Guus Meeuwis discography
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL [1] |
BEL (FLA) [2] | |||
| Guus Meeuwis |
|
25 | — | |
| Wijzer |
|
5 | — |
|
| Hemel nr. 7 |
|
1 | — |
|
| NW8 |
|
1 | — |
|
| Armen open |
|
1 | — |
|
| Het kan hier zo mooi zijn |
|
2 | 170 |
|
| Hollandse meesters (with New Cool Collective Big Band) |
|
1 | 188 | |
| Morgen |
|
1 | 49 | |
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | ||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL [1] | ||||
| Tien jaar levensecht |
|
1 |
| |
| Het beste van Guus Meeuwis |
|
2 |
| |
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | ||||
Live albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL [1] |
BEL (FLA) [2] | |||
| Live in het Philips Stadion |
|
6 | — |
|
| Groots met een zachte G — Live in het Philips Stadion 2007 |
|
13 | — | |
| Groots met een zachte G — Live in het Philips Stadion 2008 |
|
4 | — | |
| Groots met een zachte G 2010 |
|
2 | — |
|
| Groots met een zachte G 2013 |
|
2 | 193 | |
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | ||||
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL Top 40 [7] |
NL Top 100 [1] |
BEL (FLA) [2] | ||||
| "Leve het leven" | 2002 | — | 70 | — | Non-album single | |
| "Eerste lief" | — | 85 | — | Guus Meeuwis | ||
| "Brabant" | 2003 | —[upper-alpha 4] | 28 | — | ||
| "Ik wil je" | —[upper-alpha 5] | 30 | — | |||
| "Hé zon" | — | 94 | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Waar moet 'ie in? (Daar moet 'ie in)" (with Edwin Evers) |
2004 | 17 | — | — | ||
| "Toen ik je zag" | — | 39 | — | 10 jaar levensecht | ||
| "Geef mij je angst" | 2005 | 1 | 1 | — | ||
| "De weg" | 7 | 8 | — | Wijzer | ||
| "Jouw hand" | 2006 | 30 | 28 | — | ||
| "Ik wil dat ons land juicht" | 5 | 2 | — | Live in het Philips Stadion 2006 | ||
| "Tranen gelachen" | 2007 | 1 | 1 | — | Hemel nr. 7 | |
| "Proosten" | 3 | 1 | — | |||
| "Genoten" | —[upper-alpha 6] | 58 | — | |||
| "Ik wil nog niet naar huis" | 2008 | 33 | 10 | — | Groots met een zachte G — Live in het Philips Stadion 2008 | |
| "Dat komt door jou" | 2009 | 11 | 4 | — | NW8 | |
| "Ik ook van jou" | 32 | 39 | — | |||
| "Laat mij in die waan" | —[upper-alpha 7] | 6 | — | |||
| "Schouder aan schouder" (with Marco Borsato) |
2010 | 2 | 1 | —[upper-alpha 8] | Groots met een zachte G 2010 | |
| "Majesteit" (with Youp van 't Hek) |
— | 2 | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Dit lied" | 2011 | 22 | 8 | — | Armen open | |
| "Armen open" | —[upper-alpha 9] | 1 | —[upper-alpha 10] | |||
| "Als ze danst" | —[upper-alpha 11] | 97 | — | |||
| "Nergens zonder jou" (with Gers Pardoel) |
5 | 5 | — | |||
| "Het kan hier zo mooi zijn" | 2013 | 26 | 4 | — | Het kan hier zo mooi zijn | |
| "Zeeën van tijd" | —[upper-alpha 12] | 62 | — | |||
| "Als de liefde" | —[upper-alpha 13] | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Zonder jou" | 2014 | —[upper-alpha 14] | 33 | — | ||
| "Jij bent de liefde" | 2015 | —[upper-alpha 15] | 64 | — | Morgen | |
| "Dankjewel" | —[upper-alpha 16] | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | ||||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL Top 100 [1] | ||||||
| "This is a Night (Het is een nacht)" (The Baseballs featuring Guus Meeuwis) |
2011 | 70 | Strings 'n' Stripes | |||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | ||||||
Other appearances
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL Top 40 [7] |
NL Top 100 [1] |
BEL (FLA) [2] | ||||
| "Als je iets kan doen" (charity single by supergroep Artiesten voor Azië) |
2005 | 1 | 1 | — | ||
| "Koningslied" (single by various Dutch artists for the investiture of Willem-Alexander) |
2013 | 2 | 1 | 41 | ||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | ||||||
External links
- (Dutch) Guus Meeuwis official website
Notes
- ↑ "Ik tel tot 3" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number fourteen on the Ultratip chart, which acts as an extension to the Ultratop 50.[2]
- ↑ "Ze houdt gewoon van mij" did not enter the Dutch Top 40, but peaked at number three on the Tipparade chart, which acts as an extension to the Top 40.[7]
- ↑ "Je hoeft niet veel van me te houden" did not enter the Dutch Top 40, but peaked at number fourteen on the Tipparade chart, which acts as an extension to the Top 40.[7]
- ↑ "Brabant" did not enter the Dutch Top 40, but peaked at number eight on the Tipparade chart, which acts as an extension to the Top 40.[7]
- ↑ "Ik wil je" did not enter the Dutch Top 40, but peaked at number three on the Tipparade chart, which acts as an extension to the Top 40.[7]
- ↑ "Genoten" did not enter the Dutch Top 40, but peaked at number four on the Tipparade chart, which acts as an extension to the Top 40.[7]
- ↑ "Laat mij in die waan" did not enter the Dutch Top 40, but peaked at number ttwo on the Tipparade chart, which acts as an extension to the Top 40.[7]
- ↑ "Schouder aan schouder" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number fifteen on the Ultratip chart, which acts as an extension to the Ultratop 50.[2]
- ↑ "Armen open" did not enter the Dutch Top 40, but peaked at number three on the Tipparade chart, which acts as an extension to the Top 40.[7]
- ↑ "Armen open" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 23 on the Ultratip chart, which acts as an extension to the Ultratop 50.[2]
- ↑ "Als ze danst" did not enter the Dutch Top 40, but peaked at number twelve on the Tipparade chart, which acts as an extension to the Top 40.[7]
- ↑ "Zeeën van tijd" did not enter the Dutch Top 40, but peaked at number eleven on the Tipparade chart, which acts as an extension to the Top 40.[7]
- ↑ "Als de liefde" did not enter the Dutch Top 40, but peaked at number 28 on the Tipparade chart, which acts as an extension to the Top 40.[7]
- ↑ "Zonder jou" did not enter the Dutch Top 40, but peaked at number four on the Tipparade chart, which acts as an extension to the Top 40.[7]
- ↑ "Jij bent de liefde" did not enter the Dutch Top 40, but peaked at number two on the Tipparade chart, which acts as an extension to the Top 40.[7]
- ↑ "Dankjewel" did not enter the Dutch Top 40, but peaked at number seven on the Tipparade chart, which acts as an extension to the Top 40.[7]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Discografie Guus Meeuwis". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Discografie Guus Meeuwis". ultratop.be (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ↑ "Guus Meeuwis & Vagant — Verbazing (album)". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- 1 2 "Guus Meeuwis". go.3fm.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ↑ "Guus Meeuwis & Vagant — Schilderij (album)". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ↑ "Guus Meeuwis & Vagant — 1 voor allen (album)". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Top 40-artiest: Guus Meeuwis" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ↑ "Guus Meeuwis — Wijzer (album)". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ↑ "Guus Meeuwis — Hemel nr. 7 (album)". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ↑ "Guus goud en platina". Sky Radio (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- 1 2 "Guus Meeuwis — NW8 (album)". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ↑ Vermonden, Ronnie (16 November 2010). "Goud en Dubbel Platina voor Meeuwis". Omroep Brabant (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ↑ "Guus Meeuwis — Armen open (album)". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ↑ "Album Guus platina". NPO Radio 2 (in Dutch). 21 June 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ↑ "Guus Meeuwis — Het kan hier zo mooi zijn (album)". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ↑ "Guus Meeuwis — Tien jaar — levensecht (album)". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ↑ "Guus Meeuwis — Het beste van Guus Meeuwis (album)". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ↑ "Guus Meeuwis — Live in het Philips Stadion (album)". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ↑ "Guus Meeuwis — Groots met een zachte G — Live in het Philips Stadion 2007 (album)". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ↑ "Guus Meeuwis — Groots met een zachte G — Live in het Philips Stadion 2008 (album)". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ↑ "Guus Meeuwis — Groots met een zachte G 2010 (album)". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ↑ "Groots Met Een Zachte G 2013 (2Cd+Dvd)". bol.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 December 2013.
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