Ruben Annink

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Ruben Annink
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Born
Ruben Cornelis Lucas Moolhuizen

(1998-06-13) 13 June 1998 (age 27)
Amsterdam
NationalityDutch
Website https://www.rubenannink.com/

Ruben Cornelis Lucas Moolhuizen (born 13 June 1998), known by his stage name as Ruben Annink (born in Amsterdam on June 13, 1998), is a Dutch singer-songwriter.

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Career

In 2012, he participated in the second season of The Voice Kids ., [1] but didn't get past the "Battle-round". In 2015, he was a candidate in the fourth season of De beste singer-songwriter in which he became the runner up in the finals [2] against Anna Rune.

On 22 May 2015, Ruben Annink appeared as a guest, with Ali B, in the Dutch TV program De Wereld Draait Door . Here he and Ali performed the song "Terwijl jullie nog bij me zijn", [3] as an hommage to Ali B his kids. In 2018, Ruben Annink left his record label Trifecta and joined Warner Music Benelux. [4]

On 25 January 2016, he wrote a song about writer Pia de Jong in honor of her book called Charlotte [5] which she presented in De Wereld Draait Door . The day after he performed the song in the same program. Also in 2016 he brought out the single 'Nu of Nooit', [6] together with rapper Johnna Fraser and DJ and vlogger Monica Geuze and wrote the Dutch themesong for Angry Birds: The Movie. [7]

In February 2017, he released the song "Twee Shots" [8] with rapper Keizer, a month later the single "Rokjesdag" [9] followed. Later that year he released the song "Tijdmachine" [10] with Teske De Schepper.

In the end of August 2019, Ruben appeared in the Dutch TV program Beste Zangers [11] and in early 2020 he played at Eurosonic Noorderslag. This performance was the startingpoint of a clubtour crossing through the Netherlands. [12] Unfortunately this tour was postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. From that point on Ruben focused on creating new songs, of which he released 'Papa' [13] and 'Dat Het Morgen Lukt' [14] for the multiple champion paralympic snowboarder Bibian Mentel who was fighting cancer. His clubtour recommenced in October 2021.

Discography

Singles

Singles and chartposition(s) in the Dutch Top 40 Date of releaseDate of entryHighest positionWeeksComments
Terwijl jullie nog bij me zijn25 May 201513 June 2015323with Ali B /

Nr. 10 in thee Single Top 100

Nu of nooit20164 June 2016tip6with Monica Geuze & Jonna Fraser /

Nr. 34 in the Single Top 100

Iemand202011 July 2020tip22
Single and chartposition(s) in the Flemish Ultratop 50 Date of releaseDatum of entryHighest positionWeeksComments
Miljoen201716 September 2017tipwith StukTV
Wie ze was20184 August 2018tip

References

  1. "Ruben Annink". CTM. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  2. "Ruben Annink: She Broke My Heart (Finale) De Beste Singer-Songwriter van Nederla – De Beste Singer Songwriter van Nederland – BNNVARA". De Beste Singer Songwriter van Nederland (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  3. "Ali B in tranen tijdens prachtig lied voor zoontjes in DWDD". televizier.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  4. "Ruben Annink tekent bij Warner Music Benelux". Entertainment Business (in Dutch). 15 July 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  5. "Níet behandelen was redding van Charlotte (15)". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 29 January 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  6. Nu of nooit (feat. Ruben Annink & Jonna Fraser), 20 May 2016, retrieved 14 February 2022
  7. Pieneman, Sven (29 April 2016). "'Ik Leef' van Ruben Annink – nieuwe song voor 'Angry Birds: De Film'". That's Gaming (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  8. Twee Shots (feat. Keizer), 24 February 2017, retrieved 14 February 2022
  9. Rokjesdag, 30 March 2017, retrieved 14 February 2022
  10. Tijdmachine, 19 May 2017, retrieved 14 February 2022
  11. "Liedjes afl. Ruben Annink – Beste Zangers – Beste Zangers". AVROTROS.nl (in Dutch). 21 September 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  12. "Ruben Annink opnieuw de clubs in". Ruben Annink (in Dutch). 2 October 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  13. Papa, 30 April 2021, retrieved 14 February 2022
  14. Dat Het Morgen Lukt, 10 November 2020, retrieved 14 February 2022