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.
De Ontmoeting
Frank boeijen Lyrics
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De fles is leeg
Ik breng je naar huis
Het is veilig
We hebben gepraat
Na al die tijd
We hebben gelachen
Om fouten
Nu is het te laat
Maar jouw gezicht
En je mond
Het is zo vertrouwd
Het is ondraaglijk
Die afstand
Ik zou zo graag
Met jou
O liefste
Het heeft geen enkele zin
Om stil te staan
Bij wat er gebeurd is
Vind je niet
Wat meer kan ik doen
Wat meer kun jij doen
Dan verder te gaan
Verder te leven
Met deze herinnering
Deze waanzin
Kom blijf niet staan
Ik laat je gaan
Maar jouw gezicht
En je mond
Het is zo vertrouwd
Het is ondraaglijk
Die afstand
Ik zou zo graag
Met jou
O liefste
Jouw armen
En je ogen
Het is zo vertrouwd
Het is ondraaglijk
Die afstand
Ik zou zo graag
Met jou
O liefste
The lyrics of Frank Boeijen's song De Ontmoeting speak of a bittersweet encounter between two old acquaintances. They have talked and laughed about their mistakes but it is now too late to change anything. The singer finds comfort in the familiarity of the other person's face and voice, but the distance between them is unbearable. They both realize that it is pointless to dwell on the past and must find a way to move forward with the memory of this encounter.
The song is a poignant reflection on missed opportunities and unfulfilled desires. The singer longs to be closer to the other person and is tormented by the fact that it can never be. The use of repetition throughout the lyrics underscores this feeling of futility and creates a haunting melody that lingers long after the song is over. Boeijen's emotive vocals and simple yet evocative lyrics make De Ontmoeting a powerful and unforgettable song.
Line by Line Meaning
Kom laten we gaan
Let's leave this place and move on.
De fles is leeg
We have finished our drink, it is time to leave.
Ik breng je naar huis
I will take you home, I want you to be safe.
Het is veilig
You don't have to worry, you will be safe with me.
We hebben gepraat
We had a conversation and caught up with each other.
Na al die tijd
After all these years of not seeing each other.
We hebben gelachen
We laughed and enjoyed each other's company.
Om fouten
We laughed at our past mistakes.
Hoe het zou zijn gegaan
We wondered how things would have been if we did not make mistakes in the past.
Nu is het te laat
We cannot change the past, it is too late to do so.
Maar jouw gezicht
Your face, the way you look at me.
En je mond
Your mouth, the way you speak to me.
Het is zo vertrouwd
It feels so familiar and comforting.
Het is ondraaglijk
But it also hurts because I cannot have you.
Die afstand
The distance between us, either physical or emotional.
Ik zou zo graag
I would really like to be with you.
Met jou
To be together with you.
O liefste
Oh, my dearest love.
Het heeft geen enkele zin
It is pointless and useless.
Om stil te staan
To dwell on what has happened in the past.
Bij wat er gebeurd is
To focus on what has happened and not move on from it.
Vind je niet
Don't you agree?
Wat meer kan ik doen
What more can I do to change the past?
Wat meer kun jij doen
What more can you do to change the past?
Dan verder te gaan
We need to move on from the past and continue living.
Verder te leven
To keep living and not dwell on the past.
Met deze herinnering
Keeping this memory of us together in our hearts.
Deze waanzin
This feeling of longing for each other that cannot be fulfilled.
Kom blijf niet staan
Don't stay here, move on.
Ik laat je gaan
I will let you go, even though it hurts.
Jouw armen
Your arms around me, holding me tightly.
En je ogen
Your eyes, looking at me with so much love.
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@robbzharms9063
Prachtig!
@tanyog3544
OMG!!! Wat een mooie tekst, een gevoelige stem... bij hem klopt alles!!! 👍🏼❤️🇨🇱🇧🇪🇳🇱❤️😉
@jochemvreugdenhil592
Frank is een koning... Deze tekst is zo mooi en hij legt er zoveel gevoel bij. Ongekende artiest die ondergewaardeerd is in Nederland
@caseymyles4048
I guess Im kinda off topic but does anybody know a good place to watch new series online ?
@PS-kg1sr
@@caseymyles4048 What a coincidence, you're in the right place. Just watch Frank Boeijen performing here in Antwerp.
@renelander670
Prachtig,bedankt Frank en de rest!🙏
@simonebeumer8416
Pure emotie,prachtig!!
@belindakoffeman
Prachtig nummer!
@robertgibbs7387
Pracht nummer . I love it.
@RoaldBoshuis
Masterpiece