A Balladeer
A Balladeer (stylized as a balladeer) is the moniker of Dutch singer, songw… Read Full Bio ↴A Balladeer (stylized as a balladeer) is the moniker of Dutch singer, songwriter and musician, Marinus de Goederen.
Originally, A Balladeer was the name of band fronted by De Goederen. The group made melancholy ballads and catchy pop songs. After their début EP, Rumor Had It (2004), they started the long process of making their first album, for a long time without a record company and with their own money. Eventually signed by EMI, Panama hit the stores in May 2006. An extensive club tour of The Netherlands followed. In February 2007 A Balladeer won a Dutch Zilveren Harp ('Silver Harp') award.
Later that year Marinus, Tijs and Erik started working on their second album, which came out to critical acclaim in September 2008, entitled Where Are You, Bambi Woods?. Peaking at #16 in the Dutch album charts it is A Balladeer's highest charting album to this day. It was also the final album made in the original band line-up.
Today, A Balladeer is the solo moniker of Marinus de Goederen, who released his 2010 solo album Sorry, kid. as mr. a balladeer, but soon reverted to the old band name and released several more albums, including I Can't Keep Track of Each Fallen Robin (2012), A Wolf at the Door (2016) and the seasonal album, December (2017).
Originally, A Balladeer was the name of band fronted by De Goederen. The group made melancholy ballads and catchy pop songs. After their début EP, Rumor Had It (2004), they started the long process of making their first album, for a long time without a record company and with their own money. Eventually signed by EMI, Panama hit the stores in May 2006. An extensive club tour of The Netherlands followed. In February 2007 A Balladeer won a Dutch Zilveren Harp ('Silver Harp') award.
Later that year Marinus, Tijs and Erik started working on their second album, which came out to critical acclaim in September 2008, entitled Where Are You, Bambi Woods?. Peaking at #16 in the Dutch album charts it is A Balladeer's highest charting album to this day. It was also the final album made in the original band line-up.
Today, A Balladeer is the solo moniker of Marinus de Goederen, who released his 2010 solo album Sorry, kid. as mr. a balladeer, but soon reverted to the old band name and released several more albums, including I Can't Keep Track of Each Fallen Robin (2012), A Wolf at the Door (2016) and the seasonal album, December (2017).
More Genres
No Artists Found
More Artists
Load All
No Albums Found
More Albums
Load All
No Tracks Found
Genre not found
Artist not found
Album not found
Search results not found
Song not found
A Balladeer Lyrics
All I Wanted you rave on about a car drive somewhere out in Germany you…
Alright Mr. DeMille alright, Mr. DeMille, I’m ready for my close-up I've been…
America America I wasn't even seventeen when I believed the grass was…
Blank so here we go again straight into reverse now that I have…
Christmas from Hell Oh what a jolly, jolly time this is With bows of…
Copper Shades the copper shades you wore were very big and green and I…
Fortune Teller look at you now in such a rush but one big…
Good Year For The Papers our fireworks at New Year were the bomb the fun was…
Hail Mary To me it's as plain as day You love me in…
Hamburg And then there was A flood of tears in secrecy A questio…
Herbst So spring never came No need to digress It is what it…
I Saw You Hiding From the Rain Today it was a cloudless day that day when you semi-sadly said: …
Jesus Doesn't Love Me there was this long-haired girl down in Texas she had a…
Left-Over Tears Lost and here I am again crying back again trying to think clear …
Let It Snow The world is getting colder The frost is in the ground We…
Mary Had A Secret We met at redhead Mary's house on a Bible study…
Mob Wife Not long before this doom and gloom We christened each and…
Nightmare On Elm Street He'd asked her to come to California where it's even…
Not Only During Christmas Each time the end of the year Somehow comes as a…
Oh California It could be the Christmas season Why I want to get…
Once A Dreamer I was this dreamer in advance Then life showed up in…
Plan B so here's the plan: you take the car and drive it…
Poster Child The smell of the sage bush reaches your brain. The scent…
Pre-Berlin Just a perfect day (for this time of year) We're making…
Robin Well, it's been a few days now So how have you…
Robin II well, it's been a few days now, so how have…
Rumor Had It rumor had it you'd move abroad about a year ago this guy…
Seashell you had a thing with water you took me out…
Sirens damn, this is bad - this is so bad I get…
Summer the Benz fans are turned up high land pans before…
Superman Can't Move His Legs skipping streets in springtime chasing sunlight on my bike …
Swim With Sam Sam here says he lost his call On the day…
Tarot Tequila Life wasn't easy, Belle would confide You couldn't stop cryi…
The Boys Of Summer Nobody on the road Nobody on the beach I feel it in…
They've Shut Down Marks & Spencer they've shut down Marks & Spencer the windows all are blind…
Under the Ivy It wouldn't take me long To tell you how to find…
Welcome To Vegas so welcome to Vegas where lights are like stars out in the…
When Dean Was The Man you see, I have this picture, all perfect and pretty in…
Where Are You Bambi Woods? You never were a beauty queen Who dreamed she'd hit the…
Winterschläfer that was your mom who I just informed now go back…
Wishes Horses I hope you can forgive me For giving up the fight We…