René Froger

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Name = René Froger


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Background = solo_singer
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Origin = Amsterdam, Netherlands
Instrument = Vocals
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Occupation = Singer
Years_active = 1987–present
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URL = [http://www.renefroger.nl/ www.renefroger.nl]
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René Froger (Amsterdam, 5 November 1960) is a Dutch singer.

He was born and spent his first years in the Jordaan. His father, Bolle Jan, had a café where Froger started performing. He began with Ted de Braak and Mini en Maxi and in 1987 he debued with the single, "Love Leave Me", but he was not very successful until his hit "Winter in America" was in Dutch Top 40, later his hit "Alles kan een mens gelukkig maken", with Het Goede Doel was the number one of that list.

From 1989 on, he has released more singles, but they have not been very successful.

He started the tour "Pure & More" in Amsterdam Arena, he is a fan of Ajax.

In 2005, he was diagnosed a prostate cancer which has had several complications.

In 2005, he stated collaborating with Gerard Joling and Gordon in the gelegenheidsformatie De Toppers. His daughter Natascha got married on 21 April 2006 and she gave birth to his first grandchild on 23 October 2006. Rene will represent the Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow as part of Toppers.

Discography

Albums

*"Who dares wins", 1988
*"You're my everything", 1989
*"Midnight man", 1990
*"Matters of the heart", 1991
*"Sweet hello's and sad goodbyes", 1992
*"The power of passion", 1993
*"Are you ready for loving me", 1994
*"Walls of emotion", 1994
*"The ballads", 1995
*"Live in concert", 1995
*"Illegal Romeo part 1", 1996
*"Home again", 1998
*"I don't break easy", 1999
*"All the hits", 2001
*"Internal affairs", 2002
*"Sweet hello's and sad goodbyes II", 2003
*"Pure", 2004
*"The platinum edition"|, 2004
*"Live at the Arena", 2005

ingles

*"Love leave me", 11-7-1987
*"Winter in America", 12-3-1988
*"Who dares wins", 25-6-1988
*"See you on Sunday", 24-9-1988
*"You're a lady",24-12-1988
*"Alles kan een mens gelukkig maken", 11-3-1989
*"Back on my feet again", 2-12-1989
*"Are you ready for loving me", 9-6-1990
*"Just say hello", 6-10-1990
*"The love of the year", 12-1-1991
*"Nobody else", 23-3-1991
*"Still on your side", 30-11-1991
*"Woman woman",7-3-1992
*"Man with a mission",9-5-1992
*"Kaylee", 18-7-1992
*"Your place or mine",3-10-1992
*"This is the moment", 19-12-1992
*"Calling out your name (Ruby)", 9-10-1993
*"Why are you so beautiful", 25-12-1993
*"Here in my heart", 12-11-1994
*"For a date with you",7-1-1995
*"Why goodbye", 11-3-1995
*"You've got a friend", 9-9-1995
*"Wild rhythm", 4-5-1996
*"If you don't know", 10-8-1996
*"In dreams", 26-10-1996
*"Thát's when I'll stop loving you", 1-3-1997
*"The number one", 24-5-1997
*"Never fall in love", 27-12-1997
*"Lovin' you", 28-11-1998
*"Crazy way about you", 1-5-1999
*"I can't stop myself", 28-8-1999
*"Why you follow me", 11-8-2001
*"She (A song for Maxima)", 2-2-2002
*"Live at the Arena", 4-12-2004
*"Over de top", 12-4-2005||30-4-2005
*"Toppers party!", 16-7-2005
*"Wir sind die Holländer", 3-6-2006
*"Kon het elke dag maar Kerstmis zijn", 23-12-2006
*"Can you feel it", 16-6-2007

External links

* [http://www.renefroger.nl/ Website]