Gordon | |
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 Heuckeroth in 2013 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Cornelis Willem Heuckeroth |
| Born | 6 July 1968 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
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| Years active | 1986–present |
| Labels | CNR, EMI |
| Website | www |
Cornelis Willem "Gordon" Heuckeroth (Dutch: [ˈgɔrdən ˈhøːkəˌrɔt]; born 6 July 1968), known simply as Gordon, is a Dutch singer and television personality. Internationally, he is best known for his membership of the supergroup the Toppers, which represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Shine". He left the group in 2011.
In 1990, Heuckeroth came third in the Nationaal Songfestival.[1] In 1991, he had a Dutch number one hit with the single "Kon ik maar even bij je zijn" (If only I could be with you for just a while).[2] In 2003, Heuckeroth again participated in the Nationaal Songfestival, finishing second after Esther Hart.
Heuckeroth joined Dutch singers Gerard Joling and René Froger in a series of concerts under the name the Toppers. The Toppers represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia, but did not qualify for the final, finishing in seventeenth place in the semi-final. In 2009, Heuckeroth left the Toppers, but re-joined the group a few weeks later. He permanently left the group in 2011.
From 2007 to 2008, Heuckeroth had his own radio show on Radio 538.[3] On television, he was part of the jury of Idols in 2007, X Factor from 2009 to 2013, Holland's Got Talent from 2010 to 2017, and The Voice Senior in 2018.
In 2013, Heuckeroth received widespread criticism for a viral video in which he is seen making racist jokes about a Chinese Holland's Got Talent contestant.[4][5][6][7][8]
In March 2021, Heuckeroth presented a petition to Sander Dekker, caretaker Minister for Legal Protection, calling for an identification requirement for social media accounts. He wanted an end to anonymous threats and homophobia that he and others had received. Dekker called it an interesting proposal that he would take up with European colleagues.[9]
He is the owner of The Burger Room, a highly touted, Wizard of Oz themed restaurant and bar in Amsterdam.
