Raymond van het Groenewoud

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| birth_name = Raymond van het Groenewoud

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1950|2|14}}

| birth_place = Schaerbeek, Belgium

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| genre = Alternative rock, rock and roll, gospel, Blues

| occupation = Singer, instrumentalist, composer, songwriter

| instrument = guitar, Piano

| years_active = 1972–present

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Raymond van het Groenewoud (born 14 February 1950) is a Belgian musician. He was born in Schaerbeek, of Dutch descent, and he sings primarily in Dutch. His biggest hits include "Vlaanderen Boven", "Meisjes", "Je Veux de l'Amour", "Zjoske Schone Meid" and "Liefde voor Muziek".{{Cite web |date=4 August 2023 |title=Biography Raymond Van Het Groenewoud |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/raymond-van-het-groenewoud-mn0002169072 |publisher=AllMusic |language=en}} He refers to himself as a musician but also a poet, philosopher and clown.{{Cite web |date=7 August 2023 |title=Raymond van het Groenewoud|trans-title= |url=https://www.democrazy.be/artiesten/raymond-van-het-groenewoud/ |website=democrazy.be |language=nl}}

Career

His debut was as a guitar player with Johan Verminnen. In 1972 he started the group Louisette with Erik van Neygen. A number of solo albums followed, accompanied by his group De Centimeters. In 1977 he had his first hit record, the single "Meisjes" from the album Nooit Meer Drinken.{{Cite web |date=13 February 2020 |title=Raymond van het Groenewoud wordt 70: een portret van het podiumbeest dat onderweg geen enkele fan heeft verloren |trans-title=Raymond van het Groenewoud turns 70: a portrait of the stage animal who hasn't lost a single fan along the way |url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2020/02/05/raymond-van-het-groenewoud-wordt-70/ |website=VRT |language=nl}}

His lyrics are sometimes happy, sometimes sad, jovial or philosophical. In 1980 he had his first success in the Netherlands with a concert at the Pinkpop Festival and the hit "Je Veux de l'Amour".

He wrote the soundtrack for the film Brussels by Night by Marc Didden (1983).

In 1990 most of his songs were re-recorded for a compilation album, with a new single "Liefde voor Muziek", a parody of the gospel by James Brown in the movie The Blues Brothers. It reached number one in Belgium and the Netherlands.{{Cite web |date=29 July 2004 |title=Raymond van het Groenewoud, antiposeur |trans-title= |url=https://www.de-lage-landen.com/article/raymond-van-het-groenewoud-antiposeur |website=de-lage-landen.com |language=nl}}

File:Raymond van het Groenewoud, 1995.jpg

In the 2000s he became renowned for his protest songs, including the anti-Bush Weg met Amerika (Eng: Down with America) and "WapperSong", which rallied against the plans for Antwerp's Lange Wapper bridge.

To celebrate his 70th anniversary, a well received three-part documentary about his life and career, called Raymond! was broadcast by VRT (Belgium) and NTR (Netherlands) in 2020.{{Cite web |date=7 August 2023 |title=Raymond! |url=https://noxville.tv/Producties/raymond!.html |website=noxville.tv |language=nl}}

72-year old Van het Groenewoud and his band performed a nearly 8-hour long concert at the closure of the Gentse Feesten in 2022, playing 111 songs.{{cite web |date=25 July 2022 |title=100 nummers en een concert van bijna 8 uur: Raymond van het Groenewoud sluit Gentse Feesten af met legendarisch concert |url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20220725_92223834 |website=Het Nieuwsblad |language=nl}}

Awards and honours

Central artist at Nekka-Nacht: 1999 and 2010{{cite web |title=Nekka-Nacht 2010 – 60 jaar Raymond van het Groenewoud: Overzicht |url=https://nekka.be/nekka-nacht-2010/ |publisher=nekka.be |language=nl |publication-date=2 December 2009}}
Radio 2 Hall of Fame: 2002 (song Chachacha), 2010 (career award){{Cite web |date=19 November 2010 |title=Sommers en Van het Groenewoud in Eregalerij |trans-title= |url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2010/11/19/sommers_en_van_hetgroenewoudineregalerij-1-908914/ |website=VRT |language=nl}}
ZAMU career achievement award: 2004
Golden medal of honor of the Flemish Parliament: 2007
Music Industry Award: 2017 (career award)
HUMO's pop poll: Best national singer of last 50 years: 2017{{Cite web |date=18 December 2017 |title=50 jaar Humo's Pop Poll: Raymond van het Groenewoud en Jo Lemaire, beste Belgische zanger en zangeres |trans-title= |url=https://www.humo.be/nieuws/50-jaar-humo-s-pop-poll-raymond-van-het-groenewoud-en-jo-lemaire-beste-belgische-zanger-en-zangeres~b687ca5f/ |website=HUMO |language=nl}}
SABAM Lifetime achievement award: 2022{{Cite web |date=21 November 2022 |title=Sabam eert Raymond van het Groenewoud met carrièreprijs |trans-title= |url=https://www.sabam.be/nl/news/sabam-eert-raymond-van-het-groenewoud-met-carriereprijs |website=sabam.be |language=nl}}

Discography

=Albums=

Je moest eens weten hoe gelukkig ik was (1973)
Ik doe niet mee (1975)
Nooit meer drinken (1977)
Ethisch reveil (1979)
Leven en liefdes (1981)
Brussels by Night (1984)
Habba! (1984)
Ontevreden (1986)
Intiem (1988)
Sensatie (1992)
RvhGBox 10 (1993)
Walhalla (1995)
Ik ben God niet (1996)
Liefde voor muziek (1996)
Tot morgen (1998)
Een jongen uit Schaarbeek (2001)
Ballades (2004)
Meneer Raymond (2005)
Feest! Live! (2008)
De laatste rit (2011)
Allermooist Op Aard (2017)
Speel (2020)
Egoïst (2023)

=Compilation albums=

Meisjes (Het beste van Raymond van het Groenewoud) (1990)
Het beste van Raymond van het Groenewoud (1974-1976) (1999)
Alle 40 Goed (2010)
Essential (2011)
Archivaris (2018){{Cite web |date=7 August 2023 |title=Raymond van het Groenewoud |url=https://www.musicmeter.nl/artist/11211 |website=musicmeter.nl |language=nl}}

=Live=

Kamiel in België (1978)
De minister van ruimtelijke ordening (1994)
Live Zoals het Is (2008)
Live in de AB (2013)

=Soundtracks=

Brussels by Night (1983)
Walhalla (1995)
Iedereen Beroemd (2000)

=Singles=

"Meisjes" (1977)
"Vlaanderen boven" (1978)
"Je Veux de l'Amour" (1980)
"Cha cha cha" (1981)
"Stapelgek op jou" (1985)
"Ik ben de man" (1990)
"Meisjes (nieuwe versie)" (1990)
"Liefde voor muziek" (1991)
"Warme dagen" (1992)
"l'Etranger, c'est mon ami" (1993)
"Vlaanderen boven (nieuwe versie)" (2002)
"Zoals gewoonlijk" (2004)
"Wat een fijne dag / Het zou niet mogen zijn" (2010)
"Goeiemorgen ouwe rotkop" (2011)
"Jouw liefde" (2011)
"Schandalig content" (2015)
"Omdat ik van je hou (nieuwe versie)" (2015)
"Deze blanke jongen komt zo hard" (2016)
"Meisjes (nieuwe versie)" (2017)
"Vallen en opstaan" (2017)
"Bonestaakdans" (2017)
"Er is er geen één zoals jij)" (2018)
"Spiegel" (2018)
"Wat je doet met mij" (2019)
"Bitter en bot" (2020)
"Het is zo fijn wanneer je nergens aan denkt" (2020)
"Tegenwoordig" (2020)
"Gewoon in Amsterdam" (2020)
"Ademen" (2021)

=DVDs=

Live in Antwerpen (2004)

References

External links

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{{official|https://www.raymondvanhetgroenewoud.be }}
[https://houbi.com/belpop/groepen/groenewoud.htm Introduction at the Belgian Pop & Rock archive]
[http://www.concertnews.be/recensietonen.php?id=469&kop=%20Nekka%20Nacht%202010%20-%20Raymond%20van%20het%20Groenewoud%20e.v.a.&waar=%20Sportpaleis%20Merksem concertnews.be]

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