Rob de Nijs

[1] In 1969 De Nijs took part in the Dutch heat of the Eurovision Song Contest and through musicals like Sajjuns Fiksjen he landed himself a role in children's TV-series Oebele.

The hits continued through 1975-1976, notably "Malle Babbe" and "Zet een Kaars voor Je Raam" (a Dutch translation by Lennaert Nijgh of David McWilliams's "Can I Get There by Candlelight?").

In 1980 De Nijs released Met Je Ogen Dicht("With Your Eyes Closed") which included the top 10-hit "Zondag" and became the Netherlands' best-selling album of the year.

In 1986 De Nijs released an album of covers from the 1950s/1960s-era; it included his version of "Living Doll"shortly after the Comic Relief-remake topped the charts.

In 1990 Stranger In Your Land was released, his first album of English originals plus translations of "Zonder Jou" ("On My Own"; 1981 duet with Demis Roussos), "Bo" (1983) and "Toerist In Het Paradijs" (1989) which became the title-track.

In 2017 De Nijs released Niet voor het laatst (Not for the Last Time) ; on this album he collaborated with Meuldijk again and sang a duet with his son Robbert.

On March 31, 2020 he appeared on the demissionary talkshow De Wereld Draait Door (The World Continues to Turn) to perform two new songs.

Rob de Nijs in 1969