De Kreuners
De Kreuners | |
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 De Kreuners in 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Lier, Belgium |
| Genres | Rock music |
| Years active | 1978–2012, 2017–present |
| Labels | Mercury, EMI |
| Members | Walter Grootaers Erik Wauters Jan Van Eyken Axl Peleman Ben Crabbé |
De Kreuners are a Flemish rock band established in 1978. They first received interest when they won the first Humo's Rock Rally in 1978,[1] but didn't get a record contract. They self released their first three singles.[2] They recorded their first single Nummer een in London. It became their first success. After these three singles, they signed with Warner Bros. and released in 1981 's Nachts kouder dan buiten. It sold 30,000 copies.[3] By the time of their second album, 1982's Er sterft een beer in de taiga, they were one of Flanders' most successful bands, and the record became gold in two days time.[2] In 1990 they switched to EMI and released their biggest success, the 1990 album Hier en nu, which sold 100,000 copies.[2] The single Ik Wil Je has sold over 1 million copies (separate and on full CDs and compilations).[3] Their best of Het beste van de Kreuners is already certified platina before its release date.
On 13 February 2012 the band announced officially the end of their career, which they rounded off with two concerts in Belgium.[4]
In 2017, the band announced their comeback, followed by a tour in Belgium and the Netherlands.[5]
The current line-up consists of:
- Walter Grootaers: lead vocals
- Erik Wauters: guitar
- Jan Van Eyken: guitar
- Axl Peleman: bass-guitar
- Ben Crabbé: percussion
Axl Peleman is the replacement of Berre Bergen, who left the band in 2007.
Discography
[edit]- 1981 's Nachts kouder dan buiten
- 1982 Er sterft een beer in de taiga
- 1983 Natuurlijk zijn er geen Alpen in de Pyreneeën
- 1984 Weekends in België (live album)
- 1986 Dans der onschuld
- 1990 Hier en nu
- 1991 Het beste van De Kreuners
- 1992 Knagend vuur
- 1995 De Kreuners
- 1998 Pure Pop
- 2000 / 2003 Originele hits / Essential
- 2003 1978
- 2003 25 jaar het beste van De Kreuners
- 2005 DVD - Live 2005
- 2008 30 Jaar de Kreuners (3CD box)
- 2012 De Laatste Kreun / Best of 3 CD
- 2012 Live in Zwortegem
- 2018 De Singles
Singles
| Title | Year |
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| Nummer een | 1980 |
| Nee oh nee | 1981 |
| Zij heeft stijl | 1981 |
| Gezellig samenzijn | 1981 |
| Madame WuWu | 1981 |
| Layla | 1982 |
| Beest | 1982 |
| Cous cous kreten | 1982 |
| Doe het gevecht | 1983 |
| Vuil water | 1984 |
| Ik dans wel met mezelf | 1985 |
| Sha la | 1985 |
| Jongens hebben geluk | 1986 |
| Wij gaan deserteren | 1986 |
| A rum a drum drum | 1987 |
| Koes koes kreten | 1989 |
| Verliefd op Chris Lomme | 1989 |
| Ik wil je | 1990 |
| Nu of nooit | 1990 |
| Zo jong | 1990 |
| Maak we wakker | 1991 |
| Layla | 1991 |
| Het regent meer dan vroeger | 1991 |
| In de zin van mijn leven | 1991 |
| Help me door de nacht | 1991 |
| Ik ben bij jou | 1991 |
| De hemel nooit beloofd | 1991 |
| Vergeet het maar | 1995 |
| Er komt een tijd | 1996 |
| Wat komen moet dat komt | 1996 |
| Vader moeder appelspijs | 1996 |
| We kleuren de nacht | 1998 |
| De laatsten zullen de eersten zijn | 1998 |
| Waar en wanneer | 1998 |
| Meisje Meisje | 2003 |
| Ja! | 2003 |
| Lust slaapt nooit | 2004 |
| Pinguïns in Texas | 2008 |
| Stil in mij | 2008 |
| Das wat ik zeggen wou | 2010[6] |
| Radio | 2012 |
| Viktoria | 2017 |
| Ik Wil Je ft. Joost Klein | 2020 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Grijp, Louis Peter (2001). Een muziekgeschiedenis der Nederlanden, Volume 1 (in Dutch). Amsterdam University Press. p. 916. ISBN 978-90-5356-488-2. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
- ^ a b c Luyken, Corné (9 April 2008). "De uitzinnige liefde voor De Kreuners" (in Dutch). BN De Stem. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
- ^ a b "Cadeautip: 30 jaar De Kreuners" (in Dutch). Showbizzsite.be. 27 November 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
- ^ "Biography De Kreuners". allmusic.com. 26 July 2023.
- ^ "De Kreuners keren terug "met héél véél hits"". VRT (in Dutch). 9 November 2017.
- ^ "De Kreuners kreunen weer" (in Dutch). De Standaard. 10 February 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
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