Guus Meeuwis

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Guus Meeuwis
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Meeuwis performing in 2007
Background information
Born (1972-03-23) 23 March 1972 (age 51)
Mariahout, Netherlands
Genres Pop
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active1995–present
Website http://www.guusmeeuwis.com/

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. 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.

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Biography

Guus Meeuwis in the Holland Heineken House in 2012. Holland Heineken Huis 8.jpg
Guus Meeuwis in the Holland Heineken House in 2012.

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

Guus Meeuwis & Vagant discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
NL
[2]
BEL
(FLA)

[3]
Verbazing
  • Released: 29 April 1996 [4]
  • Label: WVS Music
141
Schilderij
  • Released: 1 December 1997 [6]
  • Label: WVS Music
14
  • NVPI: Platinum [5]
1 voor allen
  • Released: 29 March 2001 [7]
  • Label: WVS Music
34
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
NL
Top 40

[8]
NL
Top 100

[2]
BEL
(FLA)

[3]
"Het is een nacht..."1995111Verbazing
"Per spoor (Kedeng kedeng)"1996115
"Zo ver weg"3447
"Verliefd zijn"3637
"Ik tel tot 3"19971623 [upper-alpha 1] Schilderij
"'t Dondert en 't bliksemt"19981215
"Ik wil met je lachen"1921
"Ze houdt gewoon van mij"1999 [upper-alpha 2] 501 voor allen
"Je hoeft niet veel van me te houden" [upper-alpha 3] 53
"Denk nou eens na"200074
"Op straat"200162
"Haven in zicht"86
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Guus Meeuwis discography

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
NL
[2]
BEL
(FLA)

[3]
Guus Meeuwis25
Wijzer
  • Released: 29 October 2005 [9]
  • Label: EMI Music
5
  • NVPI: Platinum [5]
Hemel nr. 7
  • Released: 14 September 2007 [10]
  • Label: EMI Music
1
  • NVPI: Platinum [5]
NW8
  • Released: 11 May 2009 [11]
  • Label: EMI Music
1
  • NVPI: 2× Platinum [5]
Armen open1
  • NVPI: Platinum [5]
Het kan hier zo mooi zijn
  • Released: 10 May 2013 [13]
  • Label: Universal Music
2170
  • NVPI: Gold [5]
Hollandse meesters
(with New Cool Collective Big Band)
  • Released: 17 October 2014
  • Label: Universal Music
1188
  • NVPI: Gold [5]
Morgen
  • Released: 9 October 2015
  • Label: Universal Music
149
  • NVPI: Platinum [5]
Geluk
  • Released: 18 May 2018
  • Label: Modestus
135
  • NVPI: Gold [5]
Deel zoveel
  • Released: 31 July 2020
  • Label: Modestus
1164
  • NVPI: Gold [5]
Uit het hoofd
  • Released: 19 May 2023
  • Label: Modestus
3141
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
NL
[2]
Tien jaar levensecht
  • Released: 5 November 2004 [14]
  • Label: EMI Music
1
  • NVPI: Platinum [5]
Het beste van Guus Meeuwis
  • Released: 12 November 2010 [15]
  • Label: EMI Music
2
  • NVPI: Platinum [5]
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Live albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
NL
[2]
BEL
(FLA)

[3]
Live in het Philips Stadion
  • Released: 1 September 2006 [16]
  • Label: EMI Music
6
  • NVPI: Platinum [5]
Groots met een zachte G —
Live in het Philips Stadion 2007
  • Released: 21 November 2007 [17]
  • Label: EMI Music
13
Groots met een zachte G —
Live in het Philips Stadion 2008
  • Released: 10 September 2008 [18]
  • Label: EMI Music
4
  • NVPI: Platinum [5]
Groots met een zachte G 2010
  • Released: 10 September 2010 [19]
  • Label: EMI Music
2
  • NVPI: Gold [5]
Groots met een zachte G 2013
  • Released: 4 October 2013 [20]
  • Label: Universal Music
2193
Groots met een zachte G 2022 – Live in het Philips Stadion
  • Released: 9 December 2022
  • Label: Modestus
17
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Singles

As lead artist

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
NL
Top 40

[8]
NL
Top 100

[2]
BEL
(FLA)

[3]
"Leve het leven"200270Non-album single
"Eerste lief"85Guus Meeuwis
"Brabant"2003 [upper-alpha 4] 28
"Ik wil je" [upper-alpha 5] 30
"Hé zon"94Non-album singles
"Waar moet 'ie in? (Daar moet 'ie in)"
(with Edwin Evers)
200417
"Toen ik je zag"3910 jaar levensecht
"Geef mij je angst"200511
"De weg"78Wijzer
"Jouw hand"20063028
"Ik wil dat ons land juicht"52Live in het Philips Stadion 2006
"Tranen gelachen"200711Hemel nr. 7
"Proosten"31
"Genoten" [upper-alpha 6] 58
"Ik wil nog niet naar huis"20083310Groots met een zachte G — Live in het Philips Stadion 2008
"Dat komt door jou"2009114NW8
"Ik ook van jou"3239
"Laat mij in die waan" [upper-alpha 7] 6
"Schouder aan schouder"
(with Marco Borsato)
201021 [upper-alpha 8] Groots met een zachte G 2010
"Majesteit"
(with Youp van 't Hek)
2Non-album single
"Dit lied"2011228Armen open
"Armen open" [upper-alpha 9] 1 [upper-alpha 10]
"Als ze danst" [upper-alpha 11] 97
"Nergens zonder jou"
(with Gers Pardoel)
55
"Het kan hier zo mooi zijn"2013264Het kan hier zo mooi zijn
"Zeeën van tijd" [upper-alpha 12] 62
"Als de liefde" [upper-alpha 13] Non-album singles
"Zonder jou"2014 [upper-alpha 14] 33
"Jij bent de liefde"2015 [upper-alpha 15] 64Morgen
"Dankjewel" [upper-alpha 16]
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
NL
Top 100

[2]
"This is a Night (Het is een nacht)"
(The Baseballs featuring Guus Meeuwis)
201170 Strings 'n' Stripes
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Other appearances

TitleYearPeak chart positions
NL
Top 40

[8]
NL
Top 100

[2]
BEL
(FLA)

[3]
"Als je iets kan doen"
(charity single by supergroep Artiesten voor Azië)
200511
"Koningslied"
(single by various Dutch artists for the investiture of Willem-Alexander)
20132141
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Notes

  1. "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. [3]
  2. "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. [8]
  3. "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. [8]
  4. "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. [8]
  5. "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. [8]
  6. "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. [8]
  7. "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. [8]
  8. "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. [3]
  9. "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. [8]
  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. [3]
  11. "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. [8]
  12. "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. [8]
  13. "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. [8]
  14. "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. [8]
  15. "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. [8]
  16. "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. [8]

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