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Encyclopedia > Marco Borsato
Marco Borsato
Background information
Born December 21, 1966
Alkmaar, Netherlands
Genre(s) Pop
Occupation(s) Singer
Years active 1990—present
Website official website (Dutch)

Marco Borsato (born on December 21, 1966 in Alkmaar, the Netherlands), is one of the most famous Dutch singers. Marco Borsato previously performed in Italian, but wasn't recognized by the mainstream public until he switched to Dutch in 1994. December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Accijnstoren, Alkmaar Alkmaar is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of Noord Holland. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music. ... December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Accijnstoren, Alkmaar Alkmaar is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of Noord Holland. ... Ercole de Roberti: Concert, c. ...

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Biography

Marco was born in the Wilhelmina Hospital in Alkmaar as the son of Roberto Borsato and Mary de Graaf. The family moved to Italy, where the father started up a restaurant in Garda. Marco spent a significant amount of time in Italy and speaks fluent Italian. The family is composed of another son Armando, and a daughter Sylvana. Accijnstoren, Alkmaar Alkmaar is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of Noord Holland. ... Belvedere in the town of Garda, Italy Garda is a commune in the province of Verona, in Veneto Italy. ...


Marco debuted as a singer after he won the Dutch Soundmixshow program on April 7, 1990 with his rehearsal of the song At This Moment by Billy Vera. April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... This article is about the year. ... Billy Vera (born May 28, 1944) is an American singer and actor. ...


Other functions

Marco Borsato is an ambassador of the Dutch NGO War Child, which helps children in (post)conflict areas to cope with their war experiences. War Child is a charity organisation founded by British filmmakers Bill Leeson and David Wilson in 1993, which particularly focusses on mental help for children in war situations. ...


Awards

  • 1996 - 2006 Won a TMF Award 11 times for best Dutch singer
  • 1997 Two Edison's (Best Singer, Best Single of the Year)
  • 1999 Golden Harp (with John Ewbank)
  • 2000 Hitkrant Award, for the song Binnen ("Inside")
  • 2000 Honorary Award for Best Album (Luid en duidelijk ("Loud and Clear")) and Best Singer
  • 2001 Edison (Best Singer)

1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The TMF Awards are an annual television awards show broadcast live on TMF (The Music Factory). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... John Ewbank is a Dutch composer. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... This article is about the year 2001. ...

Discography

Albums

Year Album Chart positions Dutch certification
(sales)
NL BEL
1990 Emozioni 48
1991 Sento -
1992 Giorno per giorno -
1994 Marco 2 2x platinum
(140,000)
1995 Als geen ander 1 4x platinum
(280,000)
1997 De waarheid 1 6x platinum
(420,000)
1998 De bestemming 1 5x platinum
(350,000)
2000 Luid en duidelijk 1 4x platinum
(280,000)
2002 Onderweg 1 3x platinum
(210,000)
2002 Onderweg: Live in De Kuip 1 Platinum
(70,000)
2004 Zien 1 1 4x platinum
(280,000)
2004 Zien: Live in de Kuip 2004 (CD/DVD) 1 Platinum
(70,000)
2004 Symphonica in Rosso(CD/DVD) 1 4x Platinum
(280,000)
Total 30x platinum
(2,380,000)

Motto: Je Maintiendrai (Dutch: Ik zal handhaven, English: I shall maintain) Anthem: Wilhelmus van Nassouwe National animal: Lion Capital (and largest city) Amsterdam Dutch2 Government Parliamentary democracy Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Beatrix  - Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende Independence Eighty Years War   - Declared July 26, 1581   - Recognised January 30, 1648 (by Spain... Motto: Dutch: Eendracht maakt macht French: Lunion fait la force German: Einigkeit macht stark (English: Strength through Unity) Anthem: La Brabançonne (The Song of Brabant) Capital Brussels Largest city Brussels, Antwerp1 Dutch, French, German Government Federal constitutional monarchy  - King Albert II  - Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt Independence from Netherlands... This article is about the year. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Singles

Year Single Chart positions Album
NL BEL
1990 "Emozione / At This Moment" 4 Emozioni
1990 "Una donna cosi" 29 Emozioni
1991 "Sento" - Sento
1992 "Un po' bambino" 37 Giorno per giorno
1994 "Dromen zijn bedrog" 1 Marco
1994 "Waarom nou jij" 1 Marco
1995 "Je hoeft niet naar huis vannacht" 9 Als geen ander
1995 "You've Got a Friend" (with René Froger and Ruth Jacott) 3 -
1995 "Kom maar bij mij" 20 Als geen ander
1996 "Ik leef niet meer voor jou" 8 Als geen ander
1996 "Vrij zijn / Margherita" 3 Als geen ander
1996 "De waarheid" 2 De waarheid
1997 "Wereld zonder jou" (duet with Trijntje Oosterhuis) 3 De waarheid
1998 "De bestemming" 1 De bestemming
1998 "Het water / De speeltuin" 10 De bestemming
1999 "Binnen" 1 Luid en duidelijk
2000 "Wat is mijn hart" 16 Luid en duidelijk
2001 "Lopen op het water" (duet with Sita) 1 Onderweg
2002 "Zij" 11 Onderweg
2003 "Afscheid nemen bestaat niet" 1 (8) 1 (1) Zien
2004 "Voorbij" (feat. Do) 1 (3) 2 Zien
2004 "Wat zou je doen?" (duet with Ali B) 1 (4) - -
2004 "Laat me gaan" - 29 Zien
2006 "Because We Believe" (duet with Andrea Bocelli) 1 (6) 4 Amore
2006 "Rood" 1 (11) 1 (9) -
2006 "Everytime I Think of You" (duet with Lucie Silvas) 1 (3) The Same Side

The Dutch Top 40 (: Nederlandse Top 40) is a weekly music chart, which first started as the Veronica Top 40, because the pirate radio channel Veronica first introduced it. ... Motto: Dutch: Eendracht maakt macht French: Lunion fait la force German: Einigkeit macht stark (English: Strength through Unity) Anthem: La Brabançonne (The Song of Brabant) Capital Brussels Largest city Brussels, Antwerp1 Dutch, French, German Government Federal constitutional monarchy  - King Albert II  - Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt Independence from Netherlands... This article is about the year. ... This article is about the year. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Trijntje Oosterhuis (born February 5, 1973, Amsterdam, The Netherlands) is a Dutch singer. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... This article is about the year 2001. ... Sita Vermeulen (born June 8, 1980) is a Dutch Pop singer. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Do on the cover of her EP Love Is Killing Me Dominique Rijpma Van Hulst (stage name Do) is a singer born on 7th September 1981 in Eindhoven, Netherlands. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... he has a son and his name is bevis and his daughter named butt head Bocelli has congenital glaucoma. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Everytime I Think of You is a duet recorded by two pop adult contemporary singers Marco Borsato and Lucie Silvas. ... Lucie Silvas (born September 4th 1980 in Surrey) is a British singer/songwriter. ... The Same Side is the third studio album by British singer-songwriter Lucie Silvas. ...

Chart trajectories

  • All the following trajectories are for the Dutch Top 40 chart.
"Zij"
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
Position
15
14
11
15
14
17
22
24
25
25
25
27
29
27
39
"Afscheid nemen bestaat niet"
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Position
30
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
5
4
14
14
20
25
30
32
32
"Voorbij"
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
Position
35
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
6
8
12
15
21
24
25
"Wat zou je doen?" (with Ali B)
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Position
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
5
6
6
6
12
22
22
23
24
31
"Because we believe"
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14
Position
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
5
10
10
12
19
32
"Rood"
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Position
36
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
5
7
7
8
16
19
24
28
32

The Dutch Top 40 (: Nederlandse Top 40) is a weekly music chart, which first started as the Veronica Top 40, because the pirate radio channel Veronica first introduced it. ...

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