Herman van Veen
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 were pianist annex composer.
Herman van Veen | |
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 Van Veen in 2013 | |
| Born | Hermannus Jantinus van Veen 14 March 1945 Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Occupation(s) | Stage performer, actor, author, singer-songwriter, musician |
| Years active | 1965–present |
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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.
Discography
Albums
- Herman van Veen (II) (1969) NLD No. 6[4]
- Carré Amsterdam (1971) NLD No. 2
- Carré III - Amsterdam (1976) NLD No. 14
- Overblijven (1977) NLD No. 7
- Op handen (1978) NLD No. 23
- De wonderlijke avonturen van... (1979) NLD No. 8
- Carré IV - Een voorstelling (1979) NLD No. 24
- Uit elkaar (1979) NLD No. 41
- Kerstliederen (1979) NLD No. 8
- Iets van een clown (1981) NLD No. 10
- Zolang de voorraad strekt (1982) NLD No. 49
- Signalen (984) NLD No. 2
- De wisselaars (1985) NLD No. 32
- Anne (1986) NLD No. 10
- Carre V - De zaal is er (1987) NLD No. 31
- In vogelvlucht - 20 jaar zijn mooiste liedjes (1987) NLD No. 3, BEL No. 39[5]
- De Clowns (1988) NLD No. 73
- Rode wangen (1989) NLD No. 72
- Blauwe plekken (1990) NLD No. 15
- Alfred Jodocus Kwak (1990) NLD No. 32
- In vogelvlucht 2 - Zijn mooiste liedjes (1991) NLD No. 26
- You Take My Breath Away - Herman van Veen Sings Popclassics (1992) NLD No. 73
- Voor wie anders (1993) NLD No. 63
- Stille nacht (with Ton Koopman) (1994) NLD No. 27
- Sarah (1996) NLD No. 21
- De Voetbalsupporter (1996) NLD No. 73
- Carré 7 - Alles in de wind (1997) NLD No. 85
- Nu en dan - 30 jaar Herman van Veen (1998) NLD No. 11
- Je zoenen zijn zoeter (with The Rosenberg Trio) (1999) NLD No. 16
- Carré 8 (2000) NLD No. 78
- Er was eens... Herman van Veen zingt en vertelt een kerstverhaal (2001) NLD No. 60
- Andere namen (2003) NLD No. 12, BEL No. 36
- Vaders (2005) NLD No. 19, BEL No. 52
- Chapeau (with Edith Leerkes) (2007) NLD No. 70
- Nederlanders (2007) NLD No. 24
- 100 (2009) NLD No. 7, BEL No. 70
- Vandaag (2012) NLD No. 28
- Kersvers (2014) NLD No. 2, BEL No. 39
- 10 keer Herman van Veen - Een keuze (2016) NLD No. 94
- Vallen of springen (2017) NLD No.15, BEL No. 62
- Dat kun je wel zien dat is hij (2021) NLD No. 18
- Dat kun je wel zien - live in Carré (2022)
- Moeders (2022), featuring Edith Leerkes
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NED Dutch Top 40 [6] |
NED Top 100 [4] |
BEL (Fl) [7] | |||
| 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
- Official English profile Archived 31 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- Wolf, Matt (11 November 1990). "Herman Van Who?". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 19 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
- Rich, Frank (9 December 1982). "THE STAGE: VAN VEEN'S ONE-MAN SHOW". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
- "Herman Van Veen". Dutchcharts.nl.
- "Herman Van Veen". Ultratop.
- "Herman Van Veen". Top 40.
- "Herman Van Veen". Ultratop.be.
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