He started his career working with Ted de Braak and Mini en Maxi and in 1987 he released his first single, Love Leave Me.

Major success eluded him until his song Winter in America entered the Dutch Top 40 in 1988 (10 years after Australian folk Musician Doug Ashdown's original had done so).

He started the tour "Pure & More" in Amsterdam Arena, the stadium occupied by his favourite football team Ajax.

In 1997 he recorded a song with female singer Anita Doth who was part of the world-famous group 2 Unlimited.

In the same year, he stated collaborating with Gerard Joling and Gordon in the opportunity formation De Toppers.