Gers Pardoel

Gerwin Pardoel (born 12 May 1981), better known by his stage name Gers Pardoel or mononymously as Gers, is a Dutch rapper. He rose to fame in 2009, due to his successful collaboration with The Opposites on the single "Broodje Bakpao". Pardoel's debut studio album Deze wereld is van jou was released in November 2011 and was certified Platinum by the NVPI. The Nederhop artist is best known for his number-one single "Ik neem je mee", which became the most successful Dutch-language and Dutch-artist hit in the Dutch Top 40 ever.

Biography 1981–2002: Early life Gerwin Pardoel was born on 12 May 1981 in Nijmegen, thirty-five minutes before his younger twin brother Robbie. When Pardoel was young, his father was purchaser at a nursing home. Later, his father worked for the theme park De Efteling in Kaatsheuvel. His mother was a housewife and took care of the children.

2002–2010: Career beginnings Pardoel became interested in hip hop. In Rotterdam, he met rapper Postman (Remon Stotijn). Postman and his then-wife Anouk helped him to discover the world of hip hop. They made up Pardoel's stage name Gers. Despite the fact that the name Gers is very similar to his own name Gerwin, "gers" also means "cool" or something like that in Rotterdam dialect. Postman highly influenced Pardoel's performing stile. The next success for Pardoel was the single "Ik ga hard". This song, by The Partysquad featuring Gers Pardoel, Adje, Jayh and Reverse, became a popular song among teenagers.

2011–present: Deze wereld is van jou and De toekomst is van ons On 14 October 2011, Pardoel released his debut studio album Deze wereld is van jou. After a lot of work (the recordings of the album started already in 2009), the release was finally there. The second single of the album, "Ik neem je mee", became a great success and reached the number-one position in both the Dutch Top 40 and the Mega Single Top 100. The album was certified Platinum by the NVPI. Van Gool also posted on Instagram on the topic, screenshots of her private profile are visible in the newspaper articles. The newspaper added specifically that they were able to check police reports supplied by van Gool which confirmed her allegations. Subsequently Pardoel did not return in the 2022 season of The Voice Kids. It is noteworthy that both VTM which airs The Voice Kids and Het Laatste Nieuws are brands of Mediahuis. However, also in 2022, Pardoel was welcomed as the presenter of the Flemish version of Come Dance With Me on Play4, a channel of SBS Belgium.

Discography

Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications NL BEL(FLA) Deze wereld is van jou Released: 14 October 2011 Label: TopNotch 3 7 BEA: Gold NVPI: Platinum Juli Released: 6 July 2018 Label: Goudrocc — 176"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Singles As lead artist Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album NLTop 40 NLTop 100 NVPI: Platinum "Bagagedrager"(featuring Sef)2012 2 2 3BEA: Gold NVPI: Platinum "Dans met mij"(featuring Willem)group=upper-alpha|"Dans met mij" did not enter the Dutch Top 40, but peaked at number 16 on the Tipparade chart, which acts as an extension to the Top 40. NLTop 100 BEL(FLA) "Koningslied"(song 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.

Awards and nominations

Gers Pardoel has been nominated for several Dutch awards since 2010.

3FM Awards The 3FM Awards is an annual awards ceremony by the Dutch radio station 3FM. Pardoel has been nominated for five awards in 2012 and won two awards of them.

"Ik neem je mee" Best Single Deze wereld is van jou Best Album

Best Hiphop Artist Best New Artist 3FM Serious Talent Award

3VOOR12 Awards Every year, the Dutch multimedia platform 3VOOR12 composes a top 100-list of the best songs of the year. Pardoel's song "Ik neem je mee" ended at the 20th position in the list of 2011, while Gotye's song "Somebody That I Used to Know" ended at the first position and became Song of the Year 2011.

"Ik neem je mee" Song of the Year

Edison Music Awards The Edison Music Awards is an annual Dutch music awards ceremony. The awards are for outstanding achievements in the music industry. It is one of the oldest music awards ceremonies in the world, having been presented since 1960. Pardoel has been nominated once for an Edison Music Award.

"Broodje Bakpao" (with The Opposites and Sef) Best Single

Mega Awards The Mega Award is awarded every year to the best Dutch artist of the year. It is initiated by 3FM, TROS and GfK Dutch Charts. Pardoel received the Mega Award in 2011.

Gers Pardoel Mega Award 2011

Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards is an annual awards show that airs on Nickelodeon that honors the year's biggest television, movie and music acts, as voted by Nickelodeon viewers. Pardoel has been nominated for one of the Netherlands Kids Choice Awards 2012. In 2013 he was nominated as well and won the award.

Gers Pardoel Favourite star: Netherlands/Belgium

State Awards The State Awards are awards for Dutch hip hop and urban artists. The ceremony is held every year since 2008. Pardoel has been nominated four times in 2010 and 2011.

"Broodje Bakpao" (with The Opposites and Sef) Best Single Gers Pardoel Rookie of the Year

"Morgen ben ik rijk" Best Single Gers Pardoel Best Artist

TMF Awards The TMF Awards are presented annually by Dutch music channel The Music Factory. Pardoel received two awards.

Best Video Super Chart Award