His life in four parts
André Hazes during a TV -optreden in 1977 In this period he has made some achievements, but singing sentimental songs is him. “Sometimes I almost puke when I sang such a tearjerker.” © ANP.
BIOGRAPHY HAZES during his lifetime legendary levenslied- singer André Hazes (53) died on September 23, 2004 Millions followed his impressive funeral in the Amsterdam Arena. Now, almost 10 years later, the Amsterdam folk hero as popular. The AD looks into four parts back on his turbulent life. Today Part 2: Andrés breakthrough.
“The ups and downs we’ve been through together, make our unbreakable bond. The beautiful remains the lesser fades. ” Rachel (44), mother of daughter Roxeanne (21) and son Dré (20), is, after a handful or not by her and other descendants authorized biographies published about Hazes’ history, cautious statements about her life with André . Exactly one year after his death, that was different. When immersed in deep mourning widow gave a book of personal memoirs from which they without mince take frank and realistic, seemingly reflects on her turbulent marriage ‘with the’ capricious, unpredictable and sometimes extremely jealous singer. “It was not an easy man. Sometimes a hothead, then a blissfully happy family man. ” She also mentions a ‘complicated existence’, highs and lows. Caused partly filled by her husband
The singer with his first wife Annie Dijkstra © HH / Berry Stokvis. Annie Dijkstra
Ras Amsterdam André and his primal Rotterdam superfan Rachel married in the fall of 1991, he 40, she only 21 years. At that time, Hazes, in 1976 broke through with his first hit Lonely This Christmas, there is a whole life and two failed marriages on it. In the text of his debut song he refers to a six-month prison sentence he received after he imposed “purely out of financial trouble” committed a theft at the age of 17. Andre, as appears from the tearjerker, felt all alone behind bars. But the somber, almost depressed mood had another base. The relationship with the woman he had tied the knot two years earlier was far from optimal. Heat and stability, to which he had so desired, after a childhood with quarreling parents and a chronic lack of love he did not return to his wife. André Hazes married on April 5, 1974 by Annie Dijkstra. They have been together then daughter Nathalie (now 40) was born in November last year. Soon come hairline cracks in their relationship. “It was a bad marriage in which I, in retrospect, too few have invested.” Annie also contributes to the negative atmosphere with its risky hobby: she turns addicted to gambling. The money André with performances gathers together, disappear without knowing that in the bingo palaces and the armed bandits of Amsterdam pubs. André sometimes had to borrow money from the café Krommerdt, where he worked as a singing bartender, to pay the rent.
Single Case of Mom (1977) © AD. Semi-literary
While his home is shaky, he brings in 1977 Philips to record the song Mamma from which he finally established his name in the Netherlands. In the wake of that phenomenal success hastily cobbled together a Christmas album with tearjerker melodies and semi-literary texts by people like Herman Pieter de Boer. Who wrote them, afraid of his reputation, under the pseudonym Johnny Austerlitz. André adore the rougher The Rolling Stones, Q65, Muddy Waters and BB King, can zwijmelrepertoire get barely out of his throat. Nevertheless, it occurs everywhere and nowhere on it. “Sometimes dozens of times a week and the money flowed in buckets inside.” But his debts upset he did not feel smooth. That was because Annies spending. “But also by myself. I gave 600 guilders from 500 if I had earned. ” The sudden fame changing him. He, a man with an ever-gnawing feeling of inferiority by his thick stature is overwhelmed by the positive attention. “Everyone wanted to be my friend.” The contrast between his youth and the new age dawns almost unbridgeable large. “At first I was a victim, now part I suddenly calling the shots.” André enjoy, get short of star quality, drinks a lot and gets to despair Annie whole nights. Sometimes he does not come home. Where he is? He afterwards sometimes do not know.
Single Cover Kite (1978) © AD.
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After two fatty hits he launched in 1977, now a beer-drinking workaholic, but singlet equal number three: De Vlieger (“I here is a letter for my mother … “). It later became immensely popular song comes in that year no further than the tipparade. Andre is stunned. He had expected more and falls into a deep hole. He begins to hate. His repertoire imposed by others “Sometimes I almost puke when I sang such a tearjerker.” With beer – “my best friend” – he extinguishes his negative feelings. Philips still sees him as Jordanian torch singer. If the company once again wants to sing him a sentimental song über André refuses resolutely. He is considering to give up. His early career Friends advised him to get off, but the singer ignores their advice. He goes back behind the bar and sings only behind the bar, the songs of his choice. Only occasionally he acts still in the country or on TV.
Vinkeveen
Increasingly fled the André Amsterdam rent small house where he and Annie ends meet trying to tie. With his car and caravan he Crost a campsite in Vinkeveen. There, all alone, he finds the peace to think about the future. Shortly after the Kite debacle begins in February 1978 divorce proceedings. Annie demands, we can read an unrealistically high maintenance for herself and daughter Nathalie. Multiple biographies Ridiculous, you André, because “they did not take it so closely with the marital fidelity. In mid-1979, the divorce, after months of legal wrangling, a fact. Annie pleases two years later by son Francis. She claims that the youngster was conceived by André. After another lingering lawsuit, the singer will be the same. “She did not have a leg to stand on.” Annie remains as tormented wife. They “punish” Andre hits him with something deep in the heart, he can not see his daughter Nathalie. The hero is a broken man. But he keeps his back, as best as it can, right.
Throat Problems
grief Nathalie continues to gnaw, but becomes somewhat in the background as inevitable fact. Andre gets more and more fun to sing. After a difficult period, he again enjoys a bit of life. “I’m back,” he says proudly to anyone willing to listen. But when adversity strikes in full force. He gets serious throat problems. The many antibiotics André swallowed, do not go on, because it washes away the pills with beer. On his vocal cords polyps turn out to be. The result of an unhealthy lifestyle, conclude the doctors. Hazes has, it is claimed, plundered his instrument. He goes in ’79 under the knife, be silent 10 days compulsory – ‘impractical for a race-yak when I “- and scrambles up again. “I’m going to immediately amend my life,” says the singer recovered in this paper. Good again in his skin is André, while Philips continues to force him tearjerkers 7 years younger secretary Ellen Wolf bump. My blonde goddess. ” The lovesick Hazes will drink less. He is happy, but again wring something. Ellen’s parents see him totally not sit. And Andrés own father fired her up to make it “with that hotshot. Mainly from When Andre comes out, he forever cut all ties with his dad. Meanwhile, he is still very sad that he no longer sees his own blood Nathalie. And he got the hump when he discovers Annie during their marriage harbored more than warm feelings for one of his brothers. Ellen has bruised many wounds. And she appears to be a source of inspiration. “My muse.”
As a singing bartender at the Red Krommerdt © HH / Berry Stokvis. Rhyming Dictionary
At the kitchen table, with the Prism Rhyming Dictionary within reach, he writes They in no time Believes In Me: Based on Kenny Rogers’ hit She Believes In Me. He brings the song out yet. Andre has broken with Philips, once again made large debts, trying to get Ellens modest salary around and feels compelled to address. Thread of what career slump again He draws – ‘in the doom and happiness in 1979 – a contract with record label EMI, and the carnivalesque A Glass of Beer tackle his first number 1 hit. Through EMI he meets Tim Greek, drummer for the band Ekseption. Greek wants to introduce a new musical style in the Netherlands together with his musical friends Jacques Verburgt and John van der Ven: a combination of sentimental and pop with rougher accompanied by drums and guitars. Hazes shows the ideal figure for achieving their ambitions. In the studio then see You do not have to say A little love, Summer, lonely without you, Little Boy, Deep in my heart and a friend was born. The last song, is played on radio stations. The eponymous album which opens in 1980 is 9 weeks high in the album list, and there are 100,000 copies. Hazes that Greeks are “ultimate gabber ‘calls, is euphoric. Especially when the last round (“It is time, high time, thank you very much for yet another evening socializing … ‘) the anthem of tigers is pub. André Hazes’ career is thanks to Greek discovery of the ‘levenspop’, again like a rocket. In 1981 blockbusters follow if it is cold without you, and what is love. He sings the new material straight from his heart and usually in one or two takes in. And put in a few minutes if need some new lyrics on paper. Pierre Kartner worships Hazes’ poetic creations. “By André tears flow from his pen.” A new album, titled Just André, rolls quickly off the presses. Say no more, and she believes in me (dedicated to Ellen who let the sun shine in my life again and broke with her parents to be with me) insist. Again bangers hits. The plate is half a million copies sold five times platinum. Andre is a king. And proud that his written, deepest inner feelings as wide strike. “All of the Netherlands want to hear me again.”
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