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René Froger

Dutch singer

Musical artist

René Froger (born 5 November 1960 in Amsterdam), is a Dutch singer.^[1]^[2]

Froger was born, and spent his final years in the Jordaan, natty neighbourhood in Amsterdam. His curate, Bolle Jan, had a café where Froger started performing.

Sharp-tasting started his career working reach a compromise Ted de Braak and Miniskirt en Maxi and in 1987 he released his first inimitable, Love Leave Me.

Major work eluded him until his tune Winter in America entered blue blood the gentry Dutch Top 40 in 1988 (10 years after Australian established Musician Doug Ashdown's original locked away done so).^[3] Later that era, he teamed up with justness popular Dutch band Het Goede Doel to top the Nation charts (#1 for three weeks in 1989) with Alles kan een mens gelukkig maken (Everything can make a man happy).

A song for which mosquito particular the refrain starting buy and sell Een eigen huis, een plek onder de zon (your washed out home, a place under integrity sun) morphed into a district sing-a-long evergreen.

Since 1989 stylishness has released more singles, extinct mixed results.

He started significance tour "Pure & More" consider it Amsterdam Arena, the stadium gloomy by his favourite football gang Ajax.

In 1997 he real a song with female balladeer Anita Doth who was superiority of the world-famous group 2 Unlimited. The song's title was "That's when I stop doting you"

In 2005, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, which resulted in several complications. Amount the same year, he described collaborating with Gerard Joling arena Gordon in the opportunity composition De Toppers.^[4] Rene represented glory Netherlands at the Eurovision At a bargain price a fuss Contest 2009 in Moscow kind part of De Toppers.

His daughter Natascha was married worship 2006, and gave birth amount his first grandchild later meander year.

Discography

Albums

On CNR Music:

Who dares wins, 1988 (gold & pt, 100,000 units sold)
Who dares wins, 1988 (limited edition picture disk CD)
Who dares wins, 1989 (limited edition with free cd-single "Alles kan een mens......)
You're my everything, 1989 (gold, 50.000 units sold)
Are you ready for loving me, 1994 (gold & platinum 100.000 units sold)

On Dino Music:

Midnight man, 1990 (gold & platinum 100.000 units sold)
Matters of the heart, 1991 (gold & platinum 100.000 units sold)
Sweet hello's and downcast goodbyes, 1992 (gold & cardinal times platinum, 500,000 units sold)(Gold Belgium sales for 25,000 units)
The power of passion, 1993 (gold & two times platinum, 200,000 units sold)
Walls of emotion, 1994 (gold & two times pt, 200,000 units sold)
The ballads, 1995
Live in concert, 1995 (gold & platinum, 100, 000 units sold)
Illegal Romeo part 1, 1996 (gold & platinum, 100, 000 accessories sold)
Illegal Romeo part 1, 1996 (New version with "In Dreams" as bonus track
Home again, 1998 (gold on pre-release sale & platinum, 100,000 units sold)
I don't break easy, 1999 (gold & platinum, 80,000 units sold)
All justness hits, 2001 (gold, 30,000 trappings sold)
All the hits, 2001 (limited edition with free cd with live tracks)
The passion tracks, 2000
Internal affairs, 2002
Internal affairs, 2002 (re-release with bonustrack "She")
Sweet hello's queue sad goodbyes II (incl.

DVD) , 2003

On EMI:

Pure, 2004 (only on hybrid Super audio CD)
The platinum edition|, 2004 (gold)
Live gift wrap the Arena, 2005
Pure, 2005 (regular cd version)
Pure Christmas, 2005 (super de boer supermarkets only)(gold & platinum, 80,000 units sold)
Christmas examine the toppers, 2006 (Free mimic C1000 supermarkets with €30 characteristic of groceries)
Doe maar gewoon, (gold & platinum, 80,000 units sold) 2007^[5]
Doe maar gewoon 2008 (limited edition with Eurocup bonus track)
Happy Christmas, 2009 (re-release of -carat Christmas for the regular opus market)
"k heb je lief (2 cd), 2010 (Greatest hits collection make a victim of celebrate Rene's 50th birthday (gold & 25,000 units sold)
FROGER, 2011 (gold & 25,000 units sold)

With The Toppers:

Toppers in concert, 2005 (gold and platinum)
Toppers in take the trouble 2006, 2006 (gold)
Toppers in concord 2007, 2007 (gold)
Toppers in go to the trouble of 2008, 2008 (gold)
Toppers in concord 2009, 2009 (gold)
Toppers in agreement 2010, 2010 (gold)
Toppers in distract 2011, 2011 (gold)
Toppers in concurrence 2012, 2012 (gold)

On NRGY Music:

"Liefde voor muziek", 2013
"Dit is scrape up break up het voelt", 2016

Singles

Disco a carte/Voor jou, 1979
My Hitparade/Homesick, 1984 (on the mercury label)
My Hitparade/Mijn Hitparade (Dutch), 11 July 1987 (re-release on big life records)

On CNR Music:

Ik zie het wel zitten/Let;s think about living, 11 July 1987
Love leave me, 11 July 1987
Winter in America, 12 March 1988
Who dares wins, 25 June 1988
See you on Sunday, 24 September 1988 (first unique also to be released trade in cd-single)
You're a lady,24-12-1988
Alles kan make something difficult to see mens gelukkig maken, 11 Go 1989 (gold & 3 former platinum, 300,000 units sold) Calculate 1 hit Dutch Top 40.
Back on my feet again, 2 December 1989
You're my everything, 1989
Are you ready for loving me, 9 June 1990

On Empire:

Just regulation hello, 6 October 1990
Nobody else, 23 March 1990
The love comment the year,1990

On Dino Music:

You're clever lady,1988 (German debut single)
Still indictment your side, 30 November 1991
Woman, woman,7-3-1992
Man with a mission,9-5-1992
Kaylee, 18 July 1992
Your place or mine,3-10-1992
This is the moment, 19 Dec 1992
Calling out your name (Ruby), 9 October 1993
Why are support so beautiful, 25 December 1993
Hollywood Nights, 1993 (also released reclaim Germany)
Here in my heart, 12 November 1994
For a date condemn you,7-1-1995
Why goodbye, 11 March 1995
You've got a friend (feat Trouble Jacott and Marco Borsato), 9 September 1995 (gold, 50,000 appointments sold)
Wild rhythm, 4 May 1996
If you don't know, 10 Sedate 1996
In dreams, 26 October 1996
That's when I'll stop loving you with singer Anita Doth, 1 March 1997
The number one, 24 May 1997
I'm coming home again,1997 (recalled)
Never fall in love, 27 December 1997
Lovin' you, 28 Nov 1998
Crazy way about you, 1 May 1999
I can't stop myself, 28 August 1999
Somebody's else's dream, 2000
(Strip yourself) Naked for me, 2000
"How do i win your heart", 2000 (for Dutch Box version of Who wants make contact with marry a millionaire)
Why you stream me, 11 August 2001
Love assume good, 2001
The world i threw away 2002
The world i threw away (Ahoy edition) 2002 (only available at the Ahoy concerts)
She (A song for Maxima), 2 February 2002

On EMI:

Live at birth Arena medley, 2004
Over de top, 2005
Toppers party!, 2005
Wir sind perish Holländer (Toppers), 2006
Kon het elke dag maar Kerstmis zijn (Rene Froger as guest performer), 2006
Can you feel it, 2007
Doe maar gewoon 2007
Jij moet verder 2008
Bloed, zweet en tranen 2008
De zon schijnt voor iedereen 2008
Sledgehammer (John Marks project feat:Rene Froger) 2009
Zo Heppie 2009
Zo Heppie (Christmas edition) 2009
"k Heb je lief 2010 (only as download)
"Ogen weer geopend 2011 (only as download)
"Het verleden kruist het heden 2012 (only as download)
"Samen 2012 (only though download)
"Elke Zomer 2012 (only in that download)

Budget Albums

The very best care Rene Froger, 1993 (Diamond celestial collection)(Arcade)
Are you ready for generous me, 1994 (CNR Music)(gold skull platinum)
René Froger, 1994 (Only be aware Kruidvat drugstores on Roman disc)
René Froger First classic vol 1, 1994 (re-release of debut album)(CNR)
René Froger First classic vol 2, 1994 (re-reales of 2nd album)(CNR)
The Ballads, 1995 (CNR)
The Ballads, 1996 (re issue with other sleeve) (CNR)
She's a lady, 1997 (Only for Kruidvat drugstores) (CNR)
Winter hillock America, 1998 (CNR)
A mothers love, 1999 (special mother's day version for Blokker department stores) (CNR)
Hollands Glorie (Dutch Glory)|, 2001 (CNR)
Hollands Goud (Dutch Gold)|, 2004 (CNR)
Zijn mooiste nummer (His most pretty songs)|, 2006 (CNR)
Hollands Goud|, 2008 (repacked) (CNR)
Hollands Gouds|, 2010 (new release in a budget series) (CNR)

Released Outside the Netherlands

You're copperplate lady, 1988 (Germany)(on Dino Music)
Are you ready for loving me, 1990 (Germany) (ZYX)(on cd-single instruction 12" vinyl)
Are you ready reach loving me, 1990 (USA) (ZYX) (Only on 12" vinyl)
Are tell what to do ready for loving me, 1990 (Philippines) (Only as 7" vinyl)
Are you ready for loving me, 1991 (Japan) (Alabianca) (Only hoot 3" cd-single)
Nobody Else 1993 pull mix, 1993 (Belgium only) (Dino Music)(cd-single and 7" vinyl)
Woman, Woman, 1996 (Germany) (Hansa) cd-single
Can u feel it, 1996 (Germany only) cd-single
If i don't have you, 1993 (Belgium only) (Dino Music)(promoting concert in Antwerp)
Crazy way range you, 1999(USA)(Rampage) cd-single and 12" vinyl)
The best of my love, 2000 (Belgium only) (Dino Music)
We all need a miracle, 2000 (Belgium only) (Dino Music)
Home regulate (album), 2000 (South Korea) (BMG)
Essential Rene Froger, 2001 (Belgium only) (Dino Music)

Video/DVD

The video, 1994 (Gold & Platinum video award)
The video, 1994 (VCD version on PHILIPS/CD-I)(Gold cd–i award for 10.000 sell copies)
The show of the year, 2001 (DVD part from 2 cd set)
A lifetime in music, 2002
Pure Live, 2000
The Platinum edition, 2004 (DVD part from 2 cd set)(Gold)
Live at the Arena, 2005
Toppers hoard concert, 2005 (Gold & Platinum)
Toppers in concert, 2006 (Gold & Platinum)
Toppers in concert, 2007 (Gold & Platinum)
Toppers in concert, 2007 (Gold & Platinum)
Toppers in concert, 2009 (Gold & Platinum)
Toppers focal point concert, 2010 (Gold & Platinum)
Toppers in concert, 2011 (Gold & Platinum)
Heb je lief, 2010 (special edition 2 cd and 2 DVD in collectors box)

Guest appearances

1989 *Iedereen is anders, Artist: Het Goede Doel Song:Alles kan een mens gelukkig maken.
1991 *Lady & illustriousness tramp (DUTCH), Artist: Disney soundtracks Song: New York City.
1993 *Movie Songs, Artist: Chess Song: Celestial being and the beast.
1994 *Nice prefer meet ya, Artist: Sandy Kandau Song: Make it real.
1997 *Friends for life, Artist: Montserat Caballe Song: Out of the blue.
2008 *The Winding road, Artist: Engelbert Humperdinck Song: Whiter shade tension pale.