Benny Sings

Benny Sings
Born 1977 (age 34–35)
Dordrecht, Netherlands
Origin Netherlands
Genres Pop
Occupations Musician
Years active 1999–present
Labels Dox, Sonar Kollektiv
Website www.bennysings.com

Benny Sings (real name Tim Berkestijn) is a Dutch pop artist who has released albums on the Dox label. Since 2003, he has produced three studio albums and one live album. His most recent album, "Benny. . . at Home",[1] has met critical acclaim outside of the Netherlands. Benny Sings has been invited to perform on Radio Nova.

Benny was born in 1977. He grew up in the town of Dordrecht in the Netherlands, where he founded his first band, The Loveboat, whilst in high school. Benny went to the Royal Conservatory in The Hague where he studied sonology.

Michael Franks was a major influence on Benny's music.

Since 1999, Benny has been playing the bass in the hip-hop band Abstract Dialect and composing and producing with the soul band Heavenly Social, featuring Miss Dee. Additionally he is a part of the Dutch-language hip-hop collective, De Toffen.

Contents

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album Label Link
2003 Champagne People Sonar Kollektiv [1]
2005 I Love You (Live At The Bimhuis) Sonar Kollektiv [2]
2007 Benny... at home Sonar Kollektiv [3]
2011 ART Dox Records [4]

I Love You

  1. Little Donna
  2. Below the Waterfall
  3. New Bed
  4. So Light
  5. Yours
  6. No More Drinks
  7. Follow The Light
  8. Get There
  9. Me and My Guitar
  10. Make a Rainbow

Benny at home

Track Title Time
1 Coconut 4:39
2 For Your Love 4:10
3 Let Me In 3:46
4 Feather 5:01
5 Well Make Lovesongs 4:12
6 Blackberry Street feat. Urita 3:20
7 Over My Head 4:15
8 Overnight 4:58
9 All I'm Good For 4:07
10 I Can't Help Myself 4:14

References

  1. ^ "Benny at Home by Benny Sings" (Album tracklist). allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1068923. Retrieved 2008-01-07.