Gustaaf Stephanus Modestus "Guus" Meeuwis (born 23 March 1972) is a Dutch singer-songwriter. As part of the band Vagant, he scored several hits in the Netherlands and Flanders during the 1990s and first decade of the 2000s. On 24 May 2015, Meeuwis became the first Dutch language performing artist ever to play a fully booked concert at London's Royal Albert Hall.

Biography

Guus Meeuwis was born at a monastery in Mariahout, a small village in the municipality of Laarbeek where his parents were living temporarily. He attended Stella Maris College, and went on to study jurisprudence in Tilburg. It quickly became apparent that Meeuwis was musically talented while at school. Following a romantic weekend in Bruges with his girlfriend Valérie he wrote the song "Het is een Nacht" ("It is a Night"), with which, in 1994, he won a prize at the AHC-Studentensongfestival in Leiden. He and his backing band were awarded a record contract, under the name "Guus Meeuwis & Vagant", after a café they frequented. Vagant consisted of Marc Meeuwis, Jan Willem Rozenboom, Hugo van Bilsen, Robin van Beek and Dirk Oerlemans. At the end of 2001, the group decided to split and Meeuwis continued on as a solo artist. Marc Meeuwis and Jan Willem Rozenboom are still involved with Meeuwis as of 2023.

Honours Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau (2013)

Guus Meeuwis & Vagant discography Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications NL BEL(FLA) Verbazing Released: 29 April 1996 Label: WVS Music 1 41 NVPI: 2× Platinum Schilderij Released: 1 December 1997 Label: WVS Music 14 — NVPI: Platinum 1 voor allen Released: 29 March 2001 Label: WVS Music 34 — "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album NLTop 40 NLTop 100 BEL(FLA) "Het is een nacht..."1995 1 1 1 Verbazing "Per spoor (Kedeng kedeng)"1996 1 1 5 "Zo ver weg" 3 4 47 "Verliefd zijn" 36 37 — "Ik tel tot 3"1997 16 23 — Schilderij "'t Dondert en 't bliksemt"1998 12 15 — "Ik wil met je lachen" 19 21 — "Ze houdt gewoon van mij"1999 — 50 — 1 voor allen "Je hoeft niet veel van me te houden" — 53 — "Denk nou eens na"2000 — 74 — "Op straat"2001 — 62 — "Haven in zicht" — 86 —"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Solo discography Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications NL BEL(FLA) Guus Meeuwis Released: September 2002 Label: EMI Music 25 — Wijzer Released: 29 October 2005 Label: EMI Music 5 — NVPI: Platinum Hemel nr. 7 Released: 14 September 2007 Label: EMI Music 1 — NVPI: Platinum NW8 Released: 11 May 2009 Label: EMI Music 1 — NVPI: 2× Platinum Armen open Released: 13 May 2011 Label: Universal Music 1 — NVPI: Platinum Het kan hier zo mooi zijn Released: 10 May 2013 Label: Universal Music 2 170 NVPI: Gold Hollandse meesters with New Cool Collective Released: 17 October 2014 Label: Universal Music 1 188 NVPI: Gold Morgen Released: 9 October 2015 Label: Universal Music 1 49 NVPI: Platinum Geluk Released: 18 May 2018 Label: Modestus 1 35 NVPI: Gold Deel zoveel Released: 31 July 2020 Label: Modestus 1 164 NVPI: Gold Uit het hoofd Released: 19 May 2023 Label: Modestus 3 141"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Compilation albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications NL Tien jaar levensecht Released: 5 November 2004 Label: EMI Music 1 NVPI: Platinum Het beste van Guus Meeuwis Released: 12 November 2010 Label: EMI Music 2 NVPI: Platinum"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Live albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications NL BEL(FLA) Live in het Philips Stadion Released: 1 September 2006 Label: EMI Music 6 — NVPI: Platinum Groots met een zachte G — Live in het Philips Stadion 2007 Released: 21 November 2007 Label: EMI Music 13 — Groots met een zachte G — Live in het Philips Stadion 2008 Released: 10 September 2008 Label: EMI Music 4 — NVPI: Platinum Groots met een zachte G 2010 Released: 10 September 2010 Label: EMI Music 2 — NVPI: Gold Groots met een zachte G 2013 Released: 4 October 2013 Label: Universal Music 2 193 Groots met een zachte G 2022 – Live in het Philips Stadion Released: 9 December 2022 Label: Modestus 17 — Groots De Laatste – Live in het Philips Stadion Released: 24 October 2024 Label: Modestus —"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Singles As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Album NLTop 40 NLTop 100 BEL(FLA) "Leve het leven"2002 — 70 — "Eerste lief" — 85 — Guus Meeuwis "Brabant"2003 — 28 — "Ik wil je" — 30 — "Hé zon" — 94 — rowspan="2" "Waar moet 'ie in? (Daar moet 'ie in)"(with Edwin Evers)2004 17 — — "Toen ik je zag" — 39 — 10 jaar levensecht "Geef mij je angst"2005 1 1 — "De weg" 7 8 — Wijzer "Jouw hand"2006 30 28 — "Ik wil dat ons land juicht" 5 2 — Live in het Philips Stadion 2006 "Tranen gelachen"2007 1 1 — Hemel nr. 7 "Proosten" 3 1 — "Genoten" — 58 — "Ik wil nog niet naar huis"2008 33 10 — Groots met een zachte G — Live in het Philips Stadion 2008 "Dat komt door jou"2009 11 4 — NW8 "Ik ook van jou" 32 39 — "Laat mij in die waan" — 6 — "Schouder aan schouder"(with Marco Borsato)2010 2 1 — Groots met een zachte G 2010 "Majesteit"(with Youp van 't Hek) — 2 — "Dit lied"2011 22 8 — Armen open "Armen open" — 1 — "Als ze danst" — 97 — "Nergens zonder jou"(with Gers Pardoel) 5 5 — "Het kan hier zo mooi zijn"2013 26 4 — Het kan hier zo mooi zijn "Zeeën van tijd" — 62 — "Als de liefde" — — — rowspan="2" "Zonder jou"2014 — 33 — "Jij bent de liefde"2015 — 64 — Morgen "Dankjewel" — — — "Kus van mij"2016 — — — "Tabee 2016 with Diggy Dex" — — — "Je staat niet alleen"2018 — — — Geluk "Je moet het voelen" — — — "Kom we gaan"2019 — — — Geluk "Nooit niet verliefd with Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano" — — — "Nacht" with Kraantje Pappie2020 25 17 — Deel zoveel "Was je maar hier" tip19 — — "Echte Mannen" tip15 — Tip29 "Net als dansen" 2021 tip23 — — "Hoe dan ook with Acda & De Munnik" 2023 tip8 — — Uit het hoofd "Wat Ik Ook Ga Doen"2024 — — — "In Oranje"2024 - — — "Verliefd Zijn with Paul Elstak"2025 - — — "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

As featured artist Title Year Peak chart positions Album NLTop 100 "This is a Night (Het is een nacht)"(The Baseballs featuring Guus Meeuwis)2011 70 Strings 'n' Stripes"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Other appearances Title Year Peak chart positions NLTop 40 NLTop 100 BEL(FLA) "Als je iets kan doen"(charity single by supergroep Artiesten voor Azië)2005 1 1 — "Koningslied"(single by various Dutch artists for the investiture of Willem-Alexander)2013 2 1 41 "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

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References

External links Guus Meeuwis official website