1. Fr… Read Full Bio ↴Two musicians from The Netherlands are known as Frank Boeijen:
1. Frank Boeijen is a Dutch singer/songwriter, who was the front man of popular (and eponymous) pop group De Frank Boeijen Groep from 1980 until 1991, the year he went solo. As leader of De Frank Boeijen Groep, Boeijen was one of the pioneers of Nederpop; along with the likes of Doe Maar en Het Goede Doel. After the peak of Nederpop passed, Boeijen broke new ground by touring theatres with his band and bringing pop music to new auditoriums and audiences. As a solo artist, he has kept to this theatre based approach of his music and maintained a productive pace.
Frank Boeijen was born in Nijmegen, The Netherlands on November 27, 1957, as the last in a family of ten children. His father was a typesetter in a factory. His older brothers were into American pop music; in the Boeijen household, Bob Dylan and Neil Young were often to be found on the record player (years later, Boeijen would write a song about this, appropriately titled Robbert Zimmerman). Young Frank learned to play the guitar. After finishing high school, Boeijen started a musical collaboration with guitarist Wout Pennings. Boeijen en Pennings released an album together in 1977. The songs of the album were re-recorded and the album was re-released a year later, with Rob de Nijs acting as producer. It was appropriately titled Boeijen en Pennings. To fulfil live engagements, drummer Henk Wanders en bass player Nels Busch joined the duo.
Pennings left the band in 1979 and was replaced with guitar player Wil Theunissen. The name was changed into the Frank Boeijen Groep. The b-side of their fist single, a song entitled Verjaardagsfeest was picked on up by radio disc jockey Frits Spits, who played the record a lot during his evening show. The group released their debut album, simply entitled Frank Boeijen Groep, album later that year. On the base of the airplay of Verjaardagsfeest, the album reached the Tipparade.
Nederpop, pop music with Dutch vocals, was becoming a mainstream success in the early eighties, and the Frank Boeijen Groep hitched a wagon to that train, when their single Linda, reached the Top Forty. Zwart Wit, another single, written after a racial murder had taken place in Amsterdam, became a number one hit. 1982's Twee and 1983's 1001 Hotel became big sellers.
In 1984, the Frank Boeijen Groep was awarded the Zilveren Harp by Conamus. In that same year, album Kontakt was released. Lead guitarist Wil Theunissen quit the group later that year and replaced with Maarten Peters, who himself was replaced two years later by Ger Hoeijmakers. In 1985, the group released Foto Van Een Mooie Dag. Single Kronenburg Park -- named after Kronenburger Park a park in Nijmegen, Boeijen's place of birth and residence -- became a huge success. Follow up, In Nature, released in 1986, didn't do as well, but still sold respectively.
Towards the end of the eighties, Boeijen's music fell somewhere in between het levenslied of André Hazes, the chansons of Ramses Shaffy and the pop of Doe Maar. According to Frank Boeijen and his manager Paul Schouwenaars the group had outgrown clubs and tents. With the release of album Welkom In Utopia in 1987, the group decided to tour Dutch theatres. The Welkom In Utopia tour started in the Stadsschouwburg in Amsterdam in September of the same year. Two more albums were released: studio album Een Zomer Aan Het Eind Van De Twintigste Eeuw (1989) and live album Hier Komt De Storm. During these years, Frank Boeijen dated Sky Channel presenter Amanda Redington. The two would marry in 1990. The album Dans In Slow Motion, released in 1988, was written for her. In juni 1994 scheidden ze weer van elkaar.
In the spring of 1991, Boeijen announced the ending of his group. In November of that year, he released his first solo album Wilde Bloemen. The musicians on the album were drummer Norman Bonink, guitar player Peter van Benthem and bass player Michel van Schie. Van Schie was replaced by touring bass player René te Voortwis, and pianist Ton Snijders was also recorded. Wilde Bloemen featured several duets with other well known Dutch musicians, among them were: Twee Gezichten, a song written and recorded with Henk Hofstede of The Nits); and Het IJs, written and recorded with Henny Vrienten of Doe Maar).
In the summer of 1993, Boeijen recorded Jazz in Barcelona; an album concerned with the break up between him and Amanda Redington. The subsequent theatre tour was a big success, with sold out shows every evening. Traces of Boeijen's break up were also to be found on next album De Ontmoeting (1994 - an even more spare and intimate affair than Jazz In Barcelona. De Ontmoeting also featured a single, Twee Mannen Zo Stil, with music and lyrics by Boeijen and Stef Bos. Although the single failed to mount the charts, over the years it became a Nederpop classic, often played at funerals. In the same year, Boeijen produced an album for Liesbeth List, the female voice of Ramses Shaffy's recordings. In 1995, another live album, Stormvogels, hit the shelves.
Boeijen returned with two new albums in 1997: a greatest hits compilation, Het Beste En Het Mooiste and an album of new material, Vaderland. The year before, Boeijen had travelled extensively through Asia, and a lot of the songs, although concerning Boeijen and The Netherlands, were written from a distant perspective. In 1999, De Ballade van de Dromedaris, recorded in Peter Gabriel's Real World Studio's appeared, followed by live album Door De Jaren Heen, containing several duets with Ramses Shaffy, Liesbeth List and Stef Bos. Both albums were big sellers. In 2001, Heden, was released. Drummer Norman Bonink left the group to join BLØF. He seat was filled by Oscar Kraal. Helder contained a collaboration between Boeijen and BLØF front man Paskal Jakobsen, single Geen Gevaar. The song was released in the summer of 2002. In the same year, Boeijen won an Edison award as best singer.
2. Frank Boeijen is also the name of the keyboardist for the Dutch group The Gathering.
1.000.000 sterren
Frank boeijen Lyrics
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Het antwoord is nee
Maar om me heen doet iedereen vreemd
Vriend of vijand wil met me mee
Maar jij weet wel beter
Ik ben nog steeds onzeker
Als tien jaar terug toen wij dronken
Speelden en droomden van hoe ik nou leef
1.000.000 sterren als er één valt
Dan heb je
1.000.000 wensen als er één valt
Wat zou ik willen wensen
Voor een kind in Beiroet
Cowboys in Beiroet
Spelen op straat 's avonds laat
Schieten met scherp
De sterren van de hemel
1.000.000 sterren als er één valt
Dan heb je
1.000.000 wensen als er één valt
Wat zou ik willen wensen
Ik doe mijn wens voor jou
Jij bent bang dat het schip zinkt
Maar wij spelen door
Tot diep in de nacht kijken wij omhoog
Hoe een ster valt
1.000.000 sterren als er één valt
Dan heb je
1.000.000 wensen als er één valt
Wat zou ik willen wensen
Ik doe mijn wens voor jou
Hoop dat je gelukkig wordt
Ik doe mijn wens voor jou
En voor jou
En voor jou
En voor jou
The lyrics of Frank Boeijen's "1.000.000 sterren" explore themes of change, insecurity, and empathy. The singer is asked if he has changed, and he responds negatively, but notes that everyone around him is acting strangely, both friends and foes. He admits to feeling just as uncertain as he did ten years ago when he and his companion dreamed while drunk of how he would live his life.
The song's chorus uses the imagery of stars falling to express the idea that even with a million wishes, each one is precious and worth considering. The singer then shares his own wishes, which include the hope for children in Beirut to be able to play without fear, imagining cowboys playing with toy guns in a city that is often associated with conflict.
The final verse focuses on the singer's own personal connections, as he makes a wish for his friend, whom he fears is afraid of risks and potential failures. The hope is that this friend will find fulfillment and happiness, but he extends this gesture to everyone around him, wishing for their good fortune and wellbeing.
Line by Line Meaning
Je vroeg ben je veranderd
A question was asked whether there has been any changes, and the answer is no.
Het antwoord is nee
The answer is negative.
Maar om me heen doet iedereen vreemd
Despite no changes, everyone around seems to behave differently.
Vriend of vijand wil met me mee
Both friends and foes express a desire to go along with the singer.
Maar jij weet wel beter
But you know better.
Ik ben nog steeds onzeker
The singer still feels insecure, just like they were ten years ago when they played and dreamed while drunk.
Als tien jaar terug toen wij dronken Speelden en droomden van hoe ik nou leef
A comparison is made to ten years ago when the singer and the listener played and dreamed while drunk about how the singer would live now.
1.000.000 sterren als er één valt
There are a million stars, and when one falls,
Dan heb je
You get
1.000.000 wensen als er één valt
A million wishes when one falls.
Wat zou ik willen wensen
What would I want to wish for?
Voor een kind in Beiroet
For a child in Beirut,
Cowboys in Beiroet
Cowboys in Beirut,
Spelen op straat 's avonds laat
Playing on the streets late at night,
Schieten met scherp
Firing sharp shots,
De sterren van de hemel
Shooting the stars from the sky.
Ik doe mijn wens voor jou
I make my wish for you.
Jij bent bang dat het schip zinkt
You are scared that the ship will sink.
Maar wij spelen door
But we keep playing.
Tot diep in de nacht kijken wij omhoog
Until late at night, we look up.
Hoe een ster valt
Watching how a star falls.
Hoop dat je gelukkig wordt
I hope you become happy.
En voor jou
And for you,
En voor jou
And for you.
En voor jou
And for you.
Contributed by Joseph H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@MissVenezuelaFan
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@g.j.koster1986
Frank, veel te groot voor dit landje waarin echt talent veelal wordt miskend en prutsers een podium krijgen.
@dqpfjggisjgIdksorp
Klopt. Zijn stem is heel uniek. Als ze een nummer in het Engels hadden gemaakt, had het een hit kunnen zijn.
@MissVenezuelaFan
Zoals Angela Visser ooit zei
tijdens haar Miss Universe interview over Nederland...
(We are a ☮️☮️☮️ country)
You Rocks Angela 👏🏻🥳👑👏🏻🥳👑👏🏻🥳👑
🌼🌼🌼 Puur nostalgisch...🌷🌷🌷
Hier wordt je gelukkig van... 😍😍😍
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤍🤎 You for ever Holland!!!
@anschelstraete3951
💕zalig An 2 x geweest id vooruit Gent . 😊🌺🌹🌞
@dqpfjggisjgIdksorp
Haha, toen ik 10 was ofzo hield ik zoveel van dit nummer. Dat is 4 jaar geleden😂😂
@Thomatensoep
Nu 6 jaar
@dqpfjggisjgIdksorp
@@Thomatensoep Goed gerekend
@xXMzGoLdYXx
Nederpop is nog steeds Top toen dan he!
@stilloloco
2021 blijft een goeie nummer. Love it
@KerimJensen
geweldig lied een parel in de nederlandse popmuziek