A balladeer

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a balladeer is a Dutch musical group, originating from Amsterdam, formed around singer-songwriter Marinus de Goederen.

In 2002, the band won the 3FM BuZz Award and the following an award at the finale of the annual Dutch musical contest the Grote Prijs van Nederland. They performed in several openingshows, including international acts of Saybia and Keane.

Their first EP was released in early 2004, named 'Rumor Had It'. The EP featured 4 songs, including the critically acclaimed 'They've Shut Down Marks & Spencer', which resulted in considerable airplay in the Netherlands. a balladeer recorded their first album in Brussels in 2005. On May 5, 2006 the debut album was released by EMI Music, named 'Panama'. The single 'Swim with Sam' was the first single was a hitsong in the Netherlands. positie 30.

Early 2007 the band won a Zilveren Harp (Dutch: Silver Harp), a supporting prize for promising musical artists. In February their third single was release, a ballad called 'Robin II'.

Contents 1 Band line up 1.1 Current members 1.2 Past members 2 Discography 2.1 Albums 2.2 EP's 2.3 Singles 3 External link

[edit] Band line up

[edit] Current members

• Marinus de Goederen - vocals, piano, guitar
• Erik Meereboer - guitar, backing vocals
• Tijs Stehmann - drums

[edit] Past members

• Walter Wilhelm - Bass (2003 - 2004)

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

• Panama (2006)

[edit] EP's

• Rumor Had It (2004)

[edit] Singles

• Swim With Sam (2006)
• Fortune Teller (2006)
• Robin II (2007)

[edit] External link

• Official website (Dutch)