Herman van Veen | |
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 Van Veen in 2013 | |
| Born | Hermannus Jantinus van Veen 14 March 1945 Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Occupation(s) | Stage performer, actor, author, singer-songwriter, musician |
| Years active | 1965–present |
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Hermannus Jantinus van Veen (born 14 March 1945) is a Dutch stage performer, actor, author, singer-songwriter and musician. He worked with accompanists Laurens van Rooyen and Erik van der Wurff, both were pianist annex composer.
In addition to performing internationally, van Veen is famous as the creator of Alfred J. Kwak (1976). The original one-man theatre show was adapted as a Dutch-German-Japanese cartoon (1989), which was broadcast internationally. In addition to creating the show's story, van Veen also wrote, composed and performed most of the show's music.[1][2][3]
He also performed the voice-overs for the characters Johan Sebastian Kwak, Krabnagel de Kater and Professor Paljas (Professor Buffon) in the Dutch and German versions of Alfred J. Kwak.
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NED Dutch Top 40 [6] |
NED Top 100 [4] |
BEL (Fl) [7] | |||
| 1968 | "Het hondje" | – | – | – | |
| 1969 | "Suzanne" | 4 | 3 | – | |
| "Cirkels" | Tip | – | – | ||
| "Drie schuintamboers" | – | – | – | ||
| "Waar ben je morgen" | Tip | – | – | ||
| 1970 | "Fiets" | – | – | – | |
| "Rozegeur & Marjolein" | 21 | 18 | – | ||
| 1971 | "De vluchteling" | – | – | – | |
| "Helden" | – | – | – | ||
| 1972 | "Jakob en Esau" | – | – | – | |
| 1974 | "Kletsnatte clowns" | – | – | – | |
| 1976 | "Eenentwintig van een kwartje" | – | – | – | |
| 1977 | "Hebben en houwen" | – | – | – | |
| "Te hooi en te gras" | – | – | – | ||
| 1979 | "Weg da!" | – | – | – | |
| "Opzij" | 14 | 11 | 30 | ||
| "Uit elkaar" | 21 | 28 | – | ||
| 1980 | "1984" | – | – | – | |
| "Hallo, ik ben een zanger" | – | – | – | ||
| "Onder water" | – | – | – | ||
| 1981 | "Auseinander" | – | – | – | |
| "Keerzij" | Tip | – | – | ||
| 1983 | "De wolkentrapper" | – | – | – | |
| "De bom valt nooit" | Tip | – | – | ||
| "La bombe va pas tomber " | – | – | – | ||
| 1984 | "Hilversum III" | 5 | 6 | 13 | |
| 1985 | "Geen baan" | – | – | – | |
| 1986 | "Anne" | 35 | 30 | – | |
| 1987 | "Zo vrolijk" | – | – | – | |
| "Toveren" | – | 45 | 35 | ||
| 1988 | "De clowns" | Tip | 65 | – | |
| "Könntest du zaubern" | – | – | – | ||
| "Praatjes" | – | 87 | – | ||
| 1989 | "Kusje" | – | – | – | |
| "Suzanne (1987)" | – | – | – | ||
| 1990 | "Blauwe plekken" | 34 | 35 | – | |
| "Genoeg" | – | 80 | – | ||
| "Metliedje" | – | – | – | ||
| "Wat de oude vrouw bad" | – | – | – | ||
| 1999 | "Staakt makkers staakt" | Tip | 92 | – | |
| 2002 | "Andere namen" | – | 94 | – | |
| 2006 | "Hij gaat er in" | – | – | – | |
| 2014 | "Uitgerekend" | – | – | Tip: 70 | |
| "–" denotes releases that did not chart or not released in the territory | |||||
