Marco Borsato
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| Marco Borsato | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | December 21, 1966 Alkmaar, Netherlands |
| Genre(s) | Pop, Nederpop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actor |
| Years active | 1990—present |
| Website | official website (Dutch) |
Marco Roberto Borsato (born December 21, 1966) is a popular Dutch singer, previously performing in Italian only to be recognised by the mainstream public when switching to Dutch in 1994. He is married to Leontine Ruiters and has three children.
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[edit] Biography
Marco was born in the Wilhelmina Hospital in Alkmaar as the son of Roberto Borsato and Mary de Graaf. He has a brother, Armando, and a sister, Sylvana. The family moved to Italy, where the father started up a restaurant in Garda. Marco spent a significant amount of time in Italy and speaks fluent Italian.
Marco debuted as a singer after he won the Dutch Soundmixshow programme on April 7, 1990 with his rendition of the song At This Moment by Billy Vera.
He had three albums in Italian and became popular with a larger audience when he brought out a Dutch-language album and the single "Dromen Zijn Bedrog" reached number one in the Dutch charts.
Many of his songs are actually Dutch covers or adaptations of Italian songs, (for example by Riccardo Fogli, Giorgia, Riccardo Cocciante, Claudio Baglioni, Marco Masini and Zucchero). In particular, he had quite a success with an adaptation of Margherita by Riccardo Cocciante.
[edit] Other functions
Marco Borsato is an ambassador of the Dutch NGO War Child, which helps children in (post-)conflict areas to cope with their war experiences.
[edit] Awards
- 1996 - 2006 Won a TMF Award 11 times for best Dutch singer
- 1997 Two Edison's (Best Singer, Best Single of the Year)
- 1999 Golden Harp (with John Ewbank)
- 2000 Hitkrant Award, for the song Binnen ("Inside")
- 2000 Honorary Award for Best Album (Luid en duidelijk ("Loud and Clear")) and Best Singer
- 2001 Edison (Best Singer)
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Year | Album | Chart positions | Dutch certification (sales) |
Belgian certification (sales) |
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| 1990 | Emozioni | 48 | NR | NR | |
| 1991 | Sento | - | NR | NR | |
| 1992 | Giorno per giorno | - | NR | NR | |
| 1994 | Marco | 2 | 2 | 2x platinum (200,000) |
gold (25,000) |
| 1995 | Als geen ander | 1 | 1 | 4x platinum (360,000) |
gold (25,000) |
| 1997 | De waarheid | 1 | 1 | 6x platinum (540,000) |
1x platinum (50,000) |
| 1998 | De bestemming | 1 | 1 | 5x platinum (450,000) |
gold (25,00) |
| 2000 | Luid en duidelijk | 1 | 1 | 5x platinum (400,000) |
gold (25,00) |
| 2002 | Onderweg | 1 | 1 | 3x platinum (280,000) |
3x Platinum (150,000) |
| 2002 | Onderweg: Live in De Kuip | 1 | 2 | Platinum (80,000) |
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| 2004 | Zien | 1 | 1 | 4x platinum (320,000) |
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| 2004 | Zien: Live in de Kuip 2004 (CD/DVD) | 1 | 1 | Platinum (80,000) |
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| 2006 | Symphonica in Rosso(CD/DVD) | 1 | 1 | 4x Platinum (280,000) |
Gold (15,000) |
| 2008 | Wit Licht | 1 | 1 | 3x Platinum (180,000) |
Platinum (30,000) |
| Total | 37x platinum (3,170,000) |
5x Platinum+ 5x Gold (345,000) |
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- Note: In January 2006, the Dutch music association changed the status of Gold and Platinum. From 2006 on, a platinum album is acquired with 70,000 sales (formerly 80,000).
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | Album | |
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| 1990 | "Emozione / At This Moment" | 4 | - | Emozioni |
| 1990 | "Una donna cosi" | 29 | - | Emozioni |
| 1991 | "Sento" | 43 | - | Sento |
| 1992 | "Un po' bambino" | 37 | - | Giorno per giorno |
| 1994 | "Dromen zijn bedrog" | 1 | 41 | Marco |
| 1994 | "Waarom nou jij" | 1 | 4 | Marco |
| 1995 | "Je hoeft niet naar huis vannacht" | 9 | 19 | Als geen ander |
| 1995 | "You've Got a Friend" (with René Froger and Ruth Jacott) | 3 | - | - |
| 1995 | "Kom maar bij mij" | 20 | 48 | Als geen ander |
| 1996 | "Ik leef niet meer voor jou" | 8 | 17 | Als geen ander |
| 1996 | "Vrij zijn / Margherita" | 3 | - | Als geen ander |
| 1996 | "De waarheid" | 2 | 29 | De waarheid |
| 1997 | "Wereld zonder jou" (duet with Trijntje Oosterhuis) | 3 | - | De waarheid |
| 1998 | "De bestemming" | 1 | 12 | De bestemming |
| 1998 | "Het water / De speeltuin" | 10 | - | De bestemming |
| 1999 | "Binnen" | 1 | 38 | Luid en duidelijk |
| 2000 | "Wat is mijn hart" | 16 | - | Luid en duidelijk |
| 2001 | "Lopen op het water" (duet with Sita) | 1 | 1 | Onderweg |
| 2002 | "Zij" | 11 | 12 | Onderweg |
| 2003 | "Afscheid nemen bestaat niet" | 1 | 1 | Zien |
| 2004 | "Voorbij" (duet with Do) | 1 | 2 | Zien |
| 2004 | "Wat zou je doen?" (duet with Ali B) | 1 | - | Zien: Live in de Kuip |
| 2004 | "Laat me gaan" (only released in Belgium)[1] | - | 29 | Zien |
| 2006 | "Because we believe" (duet with Andrea Bocelli) | 1 | 4 | Amore |
| 2006 | "Rood" | 1 | 1 | - |
| 2006 | "Everytime I Think of You" (duet with Lucie Silvas) | 1 | The Same Side | |
| 2008 | "Wit Licht" | 1 | 3 | Wit Licht |
| 2008 | "Stop de Tijd" | 1 | 3 | Wit Licht |
| 2008 | "Dochters" | 1 | 23* | Wit Licht |
[edit] External links
- Borsato.nl Official PC website (Dutch)
- Borsato.mobi Official Mobile website (Dutch)
- War Child Netherlands website (Dutch)
- War Child International website (English)
- Works by or about Marco Borsato in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
