Guus Meeuwis

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 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 Label: EMI Music 5 — NVPI: Platinum Label: EMI Music 1 — NVPI: Platinum Label: EMI Music 1 — NVPI: 2× Platinum Label: Universal Music 1 — NVPI: Platinum Label: Universal Music 2 170 NVPI: Gold Label: EMI Music 1 NVPI: Platinum Label: EMI Music 2 NVPI: Platinum Label: EMI Music 6 — NVPI: Platinum 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 Label: EMI Music 2 — NVPI: Gold 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

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.