Marco Borsato
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Marco Roberto Borsato |
| Born | December 21, 1966 Alkmaar, Netherlands |
| Genres | Pop, Nederpop |
| Occupations | Singer, actor |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Website | official website (Dutch) |
Marco Borsato (born December 21, 1966) is a Dutch singer. He started performing in Italian before 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. In fact, Marco admitted that his Italian is much better than his Dutch.
When Marco was 12 years old he decided he wanted to be a sushi chef. Marco, though brought up with Italian cuisine, had a great love for raw fish bound in seaweed. When he was older he went to school during the week and he worked in a restaurant during the weekends. During his conscription he was bound to the cavalery, where he was conscripted as a NCO. Success stayed out after Marco Borsato won the Dutch Soundmixshow on April 6, 1990 with his rendition of Billy Vera's song "At This Moment." During that time he was indeed working as a chef.
Marco brought out 3 albums with Italian songs, but it wasn't until 1994 that Marco gained popularity after his first Dutch single "Dromen Zijn Bedrog" which reached number one and remained number one for 12 weeks. His second single "Waarom Nou Jij" also reached the first place in the Dutch "Top 40." [1]
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. Because the majority of Marco's songs are originally written in Italian he has recently decided to compose songs in Dutch, after which he has become far more popular.
In 2009 Marco nearly went bankrupt when his company The Entertainment Group was caught up in a web of debt.
Marco married his wife Leontine Ruiters and they have 3 children together Luca (1998), Senna (2001 en Jada (2002).
[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 and honours
[edit] Honours
- 2004: Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau, for services to Dutch music and his dedication for War Child Netherlands
[edit] Awards
- 1996 - 2006: Won a TMF Award, 11 times for best Dutch singer (In 2006, he joined Anouk in announcing their withdrawal from future TMF Awards-nominations. "Every year the same faces can get boring".)
- 1997: Edison Award, 2 times (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 Award (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) |
| 2010 | Dromen Durven Delen | 1 | - | 4x Platinum |
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| Total | 42x 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)[2] | - | 29 | Zien |
| 2006 | "Because We Believe" (duet with Andrea Bocelli) | 1 | 4 | Amore |
| 2006 | "Rood" | 1 | 1 | Symphonica in Rosso |
| 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 |
| 2010 | "Schouder aan Schouder" (with Guus Meeuwis) | 2 | - | Dromen Durven Delen |
| 2010 | "Waterkant" | 9 | 50 | Dromen Durven Delen |
| 2010 | "Kerstmis" | 11 | -* | Dromen Durven Delen |
| 2011 | "Dichtbij" | 29 | -* | - |
| 2011 | "Kom maar op" | 29 | -* | - |
| 2011 | "One Thousand Voices" (as The Voice of Holland) | 1 | - | - |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Borsato.nl Official PC website (Dutch)
- Borsato.mobi Official Mobile website (Dutch)
- Borsatoweblog.nl Official Borsato weblog website (Dutch)
- War Child Netherlands website (Dutch)
- War Child International website (English)
- Works by or about Marco Borsato in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
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