Clouseau is a Belgian pop group, which has had several hits in Belgium and the Netherlands since its establishment halfway into the 80's. Their most famous hits are Daar gaat ze ("There she goes", a #1 hit in the Netherlands in 1990) and Passie ("Passion", a #1 hit in the Netherlands in 1995). This article mainly describes pop as used in its more recent sense, as a subgenre of popular music. ...

Clouseau was set up by Bob Savenberg, who named the band after Inspector Clouseau, a character he enjoyed imitating and after whom he had named his radio station. Inspector Jacques Clouseau is a bumbling fictional French detective who was a character in the Blake Edwards Pink Panther series. ... A radio station is a sound broadcasting service. ...

Initially, Clouseau only performed local acts, which were often successful. Singer Koen Wauters soon left the group to sing for another local band, but in 1987 he was persuaded to return. 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1987 followed they were discovered at the Marktrock festival in Leuven, Belgium. Their first single Brandweer ("Fire department") sold 427 pieces. In November of that year followed their television debut. Around the 15th of August, Marktrock is a popular crowd-puller music festival in the heart of the university town of Leuven. ... Leuven in 2004 Leuven (Louvain in French, Löwen in German) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant, of which it is the capital. ... For other uses, see November (disambiguation). ...

In 1989 Clouseau participated in the Belgian tryouts for the Eurovision Song Contest with the song Anne. Clouseau came in second, but Anne became an enormous hit in Belgium and a (minor) hit in the Netherlands. The popularity of Clouseau in Belgium skyrocketed, and that year Clouseau produced its first album, Hoezo? ("How?"). 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Running since 1956, the Eurovision Song Contest (in French: Concours Eurovision de la Chanson) is an annual televised song contest with participants from numerous countries whose national television broadcasters are members of the European Broadcasting Union. ...

In 1990 the single Daar gaat ze was a big success in Belgium and the Netherlands, and several hit singles followed. On September 30 of that year, Tjen Berghmans left the group. 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 92 days remaining, as the final day of September. ...

In October 1990 Clouseau released their second album, Of zo... ("Or so..."). In March 1991, Karel Theys left the group, leaving them with only three members. In that year Clouseau came in 16th in the Eurovision Song Contest, but their participation resulted in a European breakthrough. Their English language album Close Encounters was especially a success in Germany. During this time, Clouseau also produced live albums. October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

In 1992 followed a Dutch-language album, Doorgaan ("Continue"). At the same time, Clouseau began a European tour as part of the program of the band Roxette. The second English-language album, In every small town was recorded in Los Angeles. 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dutch (Nederlands   listen?) is a West Germanic, Low German language spoken worldwide by around 24 million people, mostly in the Netherlands and Belgium. ... Roxette in Munich 2001 For a brief period of time in the early 1990s, Roxette, a pop/rock duo from Sweden, stood among the top bands in worldwide sales and notoriety, brandishing a simple yet effective blend of pop with a slight edge and occasional hints of dance. ... The Downtown Los Angeles skyline. ...

In 1995 came the album Oker ("Ochre"), which featured the single Passie. In 1996, founder Bob Savenberg left the group. In September of the same year came the album Adrenaline ("Adrenalin"). A large tour followed the production of the album. 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... September is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with the length of 30 days. ...

On December 22, 1998 singer Koen Wauters married the Dutch television journalist Carolyn Lilipalli (they divorced in 2002). In 1999 came the album In Stereo. Clouseau also started on a new direction. A live album was released in 2000, and Clouseau began a new tour in Belgium and the Netherlands. December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

In 2001, Clouseau come out with the disco oriented CD En Dans ("And Dance") - with artwork by Marcel Vanthilt - and the title track became a huge hit. Whilst the fans were waiting for new material, the two remaining bandmembers presented Idool 2003 and Idool 2004 (the Belgian version of "Idol") on VTM. In October they released the album Vanbinnen ("Inside"). 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... VTM or Vlaamse Televisie Maatschappij is the main commercial television station in Flanders, the Dutch-speaking north of Belgium. ... October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ...

For some years now (2002-2003-2004) Clouseau has been giving concerts at Het Sportpaleis (sports arena) in Antwerp. These concerts, performed around the Christmas period, have been a big success, as they were always sold out well in advance and have resulted in multiple concerts being added to each year's series of concerts.

Members

• Tjen Berghmans (up to September 1990)
• Karel Theys (up to March 1991)
• Bob Savenberg (up to 1996)
• Kris Wauters
• Koen Wauters

Discography

• Hoezo? (1989)
• Of zo... (1990)
• Close Encounters (1991)
• Live '91 (1991)
• Doorgaan (1992)
• In Every Small Town (1993)
• Het Beste van (1993)
• Oker (1995)
• Adrenaline (1996)
• 87- 97 (1997)
• In Stereo (1999)
• Live (2000)
• Ballades (2001)
• En Dans (2001)
• Live in het Sportpaleis DVD ("Live at the Sport Palace, Antwerp") (2003)
• Vanbinnen (2004)