Jeroen van der Boom

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Name = Jeroen van der Boom

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Born = 22 June 1972
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Genre = Pop, pop rock
Occupation = Singer
Years_active = 1996-present
Label = Red Bullet
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URL = [http://www.jeroenvanderboom.nl JeroenvanderBoom.nl]
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Jeroen van der Boom (Nijmegen, 22 June 1972 is a Dutch singer who rose to fame in 2007 with his #1 hit single "Jij bent zo".

Biography

During his time as a student, Jeroen van der Boom was already an artist. He played in a relatively unknown band called "The Travellers". After he graduated, he started working in the entertainment scene.

Television

In 1996, he was employed by SBS 6 as the presenter of the TV programme "Real TV", which was later renamed to "Explosief". After that, he also worked for the music show "15 Miljoen Mensen", "Barney's Dart Show" (with Raymond van Barneveld), and Domino Day. In 2002, he founded his own production company: "Rebel-TV & Events".

He played in several theatre shows, including "Barcelona" and "Novomundo".

As of 2007, Van der Boom is a voice actor for "Café de Wereld", and an entertainer in "Koppensnellers".

Music

Van der Boom regularly gave concerts in the Netherlands, and was eventually given the opportunity to record an album. This album featured cover versions of (amongst others) "Don't Stop Me Now" (by Queen) and "Wonderful Tonight" (by Eric Clapton). In 2007, he recorded a cover of Tom Jones's song "She's a Lady", and was a supporting act during Jones's concert in the Heineken Music Hall on 21 April 2007.

On 18 June 2007, his single "Jij bent zo" (a cover of David Bisbal's "Silencio") was released. It unexpectedly became a huge hit, and rose to the first place on both the Top 40 and the Single Top 100.

On November 12 2007 a new single was released, Eén wereld. In december, this song went to the nr. 1 position in the charts, and remained there for two weeks.

Awards

On 12 September 2007, Van der Boom received the "Pluim van de Duim" from Juan da Silva, head of Free Record Shop, for his "positive contribution to the Dutch pop music scene" with "Jij bent zo".

Discography

ingles

*Toekomst (2004)
*Café de Wereldcup (2006)
*She's a Lady (2007)
*Jij bent zo (2007)
*Eén Wereld (2007)

Albums

*Jij bent zo (2007)