Gustaaf Stephanus Modestus "Guus" Meeuwis (born 23 March 1972) is a Dutch singer-songwriter. As part of the band Vagant, he scored several hits in the Netherlands and Flanders during the 1990s and first decade of the 2000s.[1][2] On 24 May 2015, Meeuwis became the first Dutch language performing artist ever to play a fully booked concert at London's Royal Albert Hall.
Guus Meeuwis | |
|---|---|
 Meeuwis performing in 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 23 March 1972 Mariahout, Netherlands |
| Genres | Pop |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Website | https://www.guusmeeuwis.nl/ |
Biography
edit
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. Vagant consisted of Marc Meeuwis, Jan Willem Rozenboom, Hugo van Bilsen, Robin van Beek and Dirk Oerlemans. At the end of 2001, the group decided to split and Meeuwis continued on as a solo artist. Marc Meeuwis and Jan Willem Rozenboom are still involved with Meeuwis as of 2023.
Honours
edit- Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau (2013)[3]
Guus Meeuwis & Vagant discography
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL [4] |
BEL (FLA) [5] | |||
| Verbazing |
|
1 | 41 | |
| Schilderij |
|
14 | — |
|
| 1 voor allen |
|
34 | — | |
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | ||||
Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL Top 40 [10] |
NL Top 100 [4] |
BEL (FLA) [5] | ||||
| "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 tel tot 3" | 1997 | 16 | 23 | —[A] | Schilderij | |
| "'t Dondert en 't bliksemt" | 1998 | 12 | 15 | — | ||
| "Ik wil met je lachen" | 19 | 21 | — | |||
| "Ze houdt gewoon van mij" | 1999 | —[B] | 50 | — | 1 voor allen | |
| "Je hoeft niet veel van me te houden" | —[C] | 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
editAlbums
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL [4] |
BEL (FLA) [5] | |||
| 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 |
|
1 | 188 |
|
| Morgen |
|
1 | 49 |
|
| Geluk |
|
1 | 35 |
|
| Deel zoveel |
|
1 | 164 |
|
| Uit het hoofd |
|
3 | 141 | |
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | ||||
Compilation albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL [4] | ||||
| 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
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL [4] |
BEL (FLA) [5] | |||
| 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 | |
| Groots met een zachte G 2022 – Live in het Philips Stadion |
|
17 | — | |
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | ||||
Singles
editAs lead artist
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL Top 40 [10] |
NL Top 100 [4] |
BEL (FLA) [5] | ||||
| "Leve het leven" | 2002 | — | 70 | — | Non-album single | |
| "Eerste lief" | — | 85 | — | Guus Meeuwis | ||
| "Brabant" | 2003 | —[D] | 28 | — | ||
| "Ik wil je" | —[E] | 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" | —[F] | 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" | —[G] | 6 | — | |||
| "Schouder aan schouder" (with Marco Borsato) |
2010 | 2 | 1 | —[H] | 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" | —[I] | 1 | —[J] | |||
| "Als ze danst" | —[K] | 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" | —[L] | 62 | — | |||
| "Als de liefde" | —[M] | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Zonder jou" | 2014 | —[N] | 33 | — | ||
| "Jij bent de liefde" | 2015 | —[O] | 64 | — | Morgen | |
| "Dankjewel" | —[P] | — | — | |||
| "Kus van mij" | 2016 | —[Q] | — | — | ||
| "Tabee 2016 with Diggy Dex" | —[R] | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Je staat niet alleen" | 2018 | — | — | — | Geluk | |
| "Je moet het voelen" | —[S] | — | — | |||
| "Kom we gaan" | 2019 | —[T] | — | — | Geluk | |
| "Nooit niet verliefd with Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano" | —[U] | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Nacht with Kraantje Pappie" | 2020 | 25 | 17 | — | Deel zoveel | |
| "Was je maar hier" | —[V] | — | — | |||
| "Echte Mannen" | —[W] | — | — | |||
| "Net als dansen" | 2021 | —[X] | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Hoe dan ook with Acda & De Munnik" | 2023 | —[Y] | — | — | Uit het hoofd | |
| "Wat Ik Ook Ga Doen" | 2024 | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "In Oranje" | 2024 | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | ||||||
As featured artist
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL Top 100 [4] | ||||||
| "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
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL Top 40 [10] |
NL Top 100 [4] |
BEL (FLA) [5] | ||||
| "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. | ||||||
Notes
edit- ^ "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.[5]
- ^ "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.[10]
- ^ "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.[10]
- ^ "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.[10]
- ^ "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.[10]
- ^ "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.[10]
- ^ "Laat mij in die waan" 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.[10]
- ^ "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.[5]
- ^ "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.[10]
- ^ "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.[5]
- ^ "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.[10]
- ^ "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.[10]
- ^ "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.[10]
- ^ "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.[10]
- ^ "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.[10]
- ^ "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.[10]
- ^ "Kus van mij" did not enter the Dutch Top 40, but peaked at number ten on the Tipparade chart, which acts as an extension to the Top 40.[10]
- ^ "Tabee 2016" did not enter the Dutch Top 40, but peaked at number nineteen on the Tipparade chart, which acts as an extension to the Top 40.[10]
- ^ "Je moet het voelen" did not enter the Dutch Top 40, but peaked at number ten on the Tipparade chart, which acts as an extension to the Top 40.[10]
- ^ "Kom we gaan" did not enter the Dutch Top 40, but peaked at number one on the Tipparade chart, which acts as an extension to the Top 40.[10]
- ^ "Nooit niet verliefd" did not enter the Dutch Top 40, but peaked at number fifteen on the Tipparade chart, which acts as an extension to the Top 40.[10]
- ^ "Was je maar hier" did not enter the Dutch Top 40, but peaked at number nineteen on the Tipparade chart, which acts as an extension to the Top 40.[10]
- ^ "Echte Mannen" did not enter the Dutch Top 40, but peaked at number fifteen on the Tipparade chart, which acts as an extension to the Top 40.[10]
- ^ "Net als dansen" did not enter the Dutch Top 40, but peaked at number twenty three on the Tipparade chart, which acts as an extension to the Top 40.[10]
- ^ "Hoe dan ook" 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.[10]
External links
edit- (in Dutch) Guus Meeuwis official website
References
edit- ^ "Guus Meeuwis op het podium verrast met Tilburgse erepenning". NPO Radio 2 (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ^ "Guus Meeuwis geeft exclusief concert in Tivoli". NPO 3FM (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ^ Geerts, John (2013-05-30). "Guus Meeuwis Ridder in de Orde van Oranje Nassau • Tilburgers.nl •". Tilburgers.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-05-15.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Discografie Guus Meeuwis". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Dutch album certifications – Guus Meeuwis" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 16 November 2018. Enter Guus Meeuwis in the "Artiest of titel" box.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "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 Meeuwis — NW8 (album)". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ^ "Guus Meeuwis — Armen open (album)". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ^ "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.