Ad Visser

Ad Visser (born 28 April 1947 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch VJ, presenter, writer, and music artist.

In 1965, Visser performed with his avant-garde pop trio Blurp on AVRO television.

He presented the AVRO programmes Superclean Dreammachine (1968–1980) and TopPop (1970–1985).

In 1982, he wrote a science-fiction novel called Sobriëtas and released an accompanying record as a multimedia project. The album was released in 18 countries and the single from the album, "Giddyap a Gogo", which Visser recorded with Daniel Sahuleka, reached the Dutch Top 40, which resulted in Visser's only appearance as an artist in his own Toppop programme.

In the 1990s, Visser released the Brainsessions CDs which generate alpha waves to give the listener a trance-like experience.

Discography

David Bowie

David Robert Jones (8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016), known as David Bowie (/ˈboʊ.i/), was an English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, painter, and actor. He was a figure in popular music for over five decades, and was considered by critics and musicians as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s. His career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, and his music and stagecraft significantly impacted popular music. During his lifetime, he sold an estimated 140 million records worldwide. In the UK, he was awarded nine platinum album certifications, eleven gold and eight silver, and released eleven number-one albums. In the US, he received five platinum and seven gold certifications. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996.

André van Duin

Adrianus Marinus Kyvon (born Adrianus Marinus Kloot; 20 February 1947), known by his stage name André van Duin, is a Dutch comedian, actor, singer-songwriter, author, television presenter, television director, television producer and screenwriter.

Career

1960s: New Harvest and Snip & Snap

Van Duin was discovered in 1964 when he won the AVRO talent contest show New Harvest (Dutch: Nieuwe Oogst), giving him the opportunity to debut on television alongside singing father and daughter Willy and Willeke Alberti.

From 1967 onwards, he made regular appearances on Dutch television and took apprenticeship at comedians Snip & Snap's theatre shows.

1970s: Revue, Dik Voormekaar Show, big hits

In the 1970s André van Duin set up his own Revue with Frans van Dusschoten (the straight man) and Corrie van Gorp. These shows were televised on TROS and in 1975 Van Duin won an award for Dag Dag Heerlijke Lach. During this decade Van Duin had hits such as "Het bananenlied" (1972, parody of the Banana Boat Song), "Angelique", "De tamme boerenzoon", "Doorgaan", and "Willy Alberti, bedankt".

Jett Rebel

Jelte Steven Tuinstra (born January 24, 1991), known by his stage name as Jett Rebel, is a Dutch singer-songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist and recording artist. He is the recipient of various 3FM awards, including the 3FM Serious Talent Award 2014.

Jett Rebel has released 2 EPs. The first, Venus, was released in May 2013 on Sony Music. Music videos were made for the songs "Do You Love Me at All" and "Louise", these were also released as singles in May and October 2013 respectively. The second EP, Mars, was released in January 2014. Only one song, "Tonight", has been made into a single. There's also a music video for this song. In April 2014 a song called "On Top of the World" was released as a bonus song on the soundtrack of The Amazing Spider-Man 2. On May 9, 2014, Jett Rebel released his first studio album Venus & Mars. It consists of his two EPs (Venus and Mars), and the songs "On Top of the World" and "#".

A second studio album Hits for Kids was released on October 31, 2014. The album consists of 14 songs, of which one, "Pineapple Morning", was released as a single with a music video. Lyric videos have been made for all 14 songs of the album. The album is sold on CD, LP and digital download formats.