[2] In 1994, his song "Dromen zijn bedrog" spent a then-record 12 weeks at number one, a feat which stood for 17 years.

Despite his long run of commercial success, his music was removed from all Dutch public radio stations' playlists in 2022 after sexual assault allegations relating to The Voice of Holland scandal.

[10] Borsato's career as a musician debuted in 1990, when he won the Dutch talent show Soundmixshow hosted by Henny Huisman with his rendition of Billy Vera's "At This Moment."

[12] Borsato earned newfound popularity in 1994, when he began to sing songs in Dutch, as recommended by his songwriting partner John Ewbank.

[13] His first Dutch-language single "Dromen Zijn Bedrog" ("Dreams Are Deceptive”) reached number one in the Netherlands and stayed there for 12 weeks, selling over 240,000 copies.

[20] Borsato's eleventh album Dromen durven delen was released in 2010 to another number-one debut and five weeks on top.

[24] In 2019, Borsato released the single "Hoe het danst" with Dutch DJ Armin van Buuren and singer Davina Michelle.

[27] With these, his number of concerts at De Kuip increased to 14, breaking The Rolling Stones' previous venue record of 10.

[28] Borsato scored the 40th top 40 hit of his career with "Lippenstift" in October 2019, making him the seventh musical act to accomplish so.

[29] In January 2020, Borsato announced an indefinite professional hiatus because of burnout, including the cancellation of several planned large concerts for the year and a full duets album, which would have featured "Hoe het danst".

[30][31] He returned from his silence in March 2021 with the single "Een moment" featuring Rolf Sanchez and John Ewbank, inspired by Borsato's recent divorce.

[31] In December 2021, Borsato cancelled a scheduled tour amidst allegations of inappropriate sexual contact with minors during barbecues he held for his The Voice Kids contestants.

[33][34] In February 2004, he traveled to Afghanistan as an ambassador and held an official meeting with Afghani president Hamid Karzai.

[42] In a 2021 interview with television presenter Linda de Mol, Borsato said that he frequently cheated on Ruiters because of an "intimacy vacuum" in their relationship.

[43] Borsato and fellow judge Ali B were rumored to have had sex with his The Voice contestant Maan de Steenwinkel.

[45] Before being accused of serial sexual assault, Borsato earned a reputation as "the ideal son-in-law" because of his smaller stature and history of kind behavior to employees and fans.

[8][49][50] On 20 January 2022, a report by Dutch online investigative show BOOS accused Borsato of inappropriately touching six contestants, three of whom were underage, while he was a judge on The Voice Kids.

In one of the alleged incidents, Borsato groped a 14-year-old girl's buttocks during a professional barbecue he held for The Voice Kids.

The three underage victims claimed that Borsato "mainly touched their buttocks unsolicited and for a long time in work spheres.

[53] As a result of the allegations, Borsato's music was banned from the playlists of radio stations operated by NPO, Talpa and Qmusic.