The Buma Export Award is given to the Dutch

Dutch people

The Dutch people are an ethnic group native to the Netherlands. They share a common culture and speak the Dutch language. Dutch people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in Suriname, Chile, Brazil, Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and the United...

 artists who have sold the most records abroad. Each year, this prize is given by the Buma Cultuur

Buma Cultuur

The Buma Culture Foundation is a non-profit organization that supports and promotes Dutch music. The name Buma Cultuur has existed since March 1, 2006, the foundation was formerly known as the Foundation Conamus....

 foundation which also presents the Golden Harp

Golden Harp

The Golden Harp is awarded annually to Dutch musicians for their entire oeuvre. Golden Harps have been awarded 42 times...

 and Zilveren Harp

Zilveren Harp

The Zilveren Harp is a Dutch award given annually to promising musical talent. The award is very prestigious and winners are chosen by a different jury each year...

 awards.

Background

The awards were first presented in 1972

1972 in music

-Events:*January 17 – Highway 51 South in Memphis, Tennessee is renamed "Elvis Presley Boulevard"*January 20 – The début of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon at The Dome, Brighton, is halted by technical difficulties,...

. They show the international prestige and popularity of Dutch singers, producers, musicians or bands. The first winners were pop

Pop music

Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...

 duo Mouth & MacNeal

Mouth & MacNeal

Mouth & MacNeal was a pop duo from the Netherlands. They are best known for their million selling recording of "How Do You Do".-Career:They were formed in 1971 when record producer Hans van Hemert brought together the solo talent of Mouth and Maggie MacNeal...

, conductor

Conducting

Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...

 Harry van Hoof and songwriter

Songwriter

A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...

/record producer

Record producer

A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...

 Hans van Hemert

Hans van Hemert

Hans van Hemert is a Dutch ASCAP award winning record producer and songwriter. Mouth & MacNeal and Luv' are among the pop acts he produced...

 for the success of the hit single How do you you do. This song spent 19 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

 and won the R.I.A.A.

Recording Industry Association of America

The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...

 gold disc

Music recording sales certification

Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...

 on 2 August 1972. Selling over a million copies in the U.S. alone, global sales exceeded two million.
Seven years later, Van Hemert won another Export award thanks to his brainchild: the girl group

Girl group

A girl group is a popular music act featuring several young female singers who generally harmonise together.Girl groups emerged in the late 1950s as groups of young singers teamed up with behind-the-scenes songwriters and music producers to create hit singles, often featuring glossy production...

 Luv'

Luv'

Luv is a Dutch pop girl group that scored a string of hit records in Continental Europe as well as South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Mexico in the late 1970s and early 1980s. In 1979, Luv' was "Holland's best export act" and thus received the "Conamus Export Prize"...

.

Violinist

Violin

The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....

 André Rieu

André Rieu

André Léon Marie Nicolas Rieu is a Dutch violinist, conductor, and composer best known for creating the waltz-playing Johann Strauss Orchestra.- Early life and studies :...

 holds the record for the most export prizes (six). Brothers duo Bolland & Bolland

Bolland & Bolland

Bolland & Bolland are two Dutch music producers – the brothers Rob and Ferdi Bolland ....

 and symphonic metal

Symphonic metal

Symphonic metal is a term used to describe heavy metal music that has symphonic elements; that is, elements that are either borrowed from classical music or, as with progressive rock music, create a style reminiscent of it, e.g...

 band Within Temptation

Within Temptation

Within Temptation is a Dutch symphonic gothic metal/rock band founded in 1996 by vocalist Sharon den Adel and guitarist Robert Westerholt. Their music is described as symphonic metal, although their earlier material, such as Enter, was gothic metal. In an interview, Den Adel said they fell into a...

 won the award several years in a row. Jaap Eggermont received the prize twice because of his world famous Stars on 45

Stars on 45

Stars on 45 was a Dutch novelty pop act that was briefly very popular in the United Kingdom, throughout Europe, the United States and Australia in the early 1980s. The group later shortened its name to Stars On in the U.S., while in the U.K. and Ireland it was known as Starsound...

 project. Saxophonist Candy Dulfer

Candy Dulfer

Candy Dulfer is a Dutch smooth jazz alto saxophonist who began playing at the age of six. She founded her band, Funky Stuff, when she was fourteen years old. Her debut album Saxuality received a Grammy Award nomination. Dulfer has released nine studio albums, two live albums, and one compilation...

 had three awards. Among other prestigious winners were legendary acts Golden Earring

Golden Earring

Golden Earring are a Dutch rock band, founded in 1961 in The Hague as the Golden Earrings . They had international chart success with the songs "Radar Love" in 1973, "Twilight Zone" in 1982, and "When the Lady Smiles" in 1984. In their home country, they had over 40 hits and made over 30 gold and...

, Focus

Focus (band)

Focus is a Dutch rock band which was founded by classically trained organist/flautist Thijs van Leer in 1969, and is most famous for the instrumental pieces "Hocus Pocus" and "Sylvia"...

, George Baker Selection, Pussycat

Pussycat (Dutch band)

Pussycat was a Dutch country and pop music group from Brunssum, driven by the three Kowalczyk sisters: Tonny, Betty and Marianne. Other members of the band were Lou Willé , Theo Wetzels, Theo Coumans and John Theunissen.-Career:...

, Earth and Fire

Earth and Fire

Earth and Fire were a progressive rock group formed in the Netherlands by brothers Chris and Gerard Koerts. Most popular in the 1970s, Earth and Fire came to produce many chart topping hits in the Dutch pop scene. Though they experienced success in the Netherlands, their music never quite made it...

 and Tiësto

Tiësto

Tijs Michiel Verwest, , known as Tiësto , is a Dutch musician, DJ and record producer of electronic dance music. Although he has used many aliases in the past, he is best known for his work as DJ Tiësto...

.

List of winners

• 1972: Hans van Hemert
  Hans van Hemert
  Hans van Hemert is a Dutch ASCAP award winning record producer and songwriter. Mouth & MacNeal and Luv' are among the pop acts he produced...
  
  , Harry van Hoof, Mouth & MacNeal
  Mouth & MacNeal
  Mouth & MacNeal was a pop duo from the Netherlands. They are best known for their million selling recording of "How Do You Do".-Career:They were formed in 1971 when record producer Hans van Hemert brought together the solo talent of Mouth and Maggie MacNeal...
  
   for the song ’How do you do’.
• 1973: Focus
  Focus (band)
  Focus is a Dutch rock band which was founded by classically trained organist/flautist Thijs van Leer in 1969, and is most famous for the instrumental pieces "Hocus Pocus" and "Sylvia"...
  
   for their entire oeuvre.
• 1974: Golden Earring
  Golden Earring
  Golden Earring are a Dutch rock band, founded in 1961 in The Hague as the Golden Earrings . They had international chart success with the songs "Radar Love" in 1973, "Twilight Zone" in 1982, and "When the Lady Smiles" in 1984. In their home country, they had over 40 hits and made over 30 gold and...
  
   for their entire oeuvre.
• 1975: The George Baker Selection for the song ’Una Paloma Blanca
  Paloma Blanca
  Paloma Blanca, often called Una Paloma Blanca, is a 1975 song written by the Dutch musician George Baker and first recorded by his band The George Baker Selection. The single was a hit throughout Europe, and was taken from the group's fifth album of the same name.The song became a #1 hit on the U.S...
  
  ’.
• 1976: Pussycat
  Pussycat (Dutch band)
  Pussycat was a Dutch country and pop music group from Brunssum, driven by the three Kowalczyk sisters: Tonny, Betty and Marianne. Other members of the band were Lou Willé , Theo Wetzels, Theo Coumans and John Theunissen.-Career:...
  
   for their entire oeuvre.
• 1977: Champagne for their entire oeuvre.
• 1978: Pierre Kartner
  Pierre Kartner
  Petrus Antonius Laurentius "Pierre" Kartner is a Dutch musician who sings under the alias Father Abraham, and who has written around 1600 songs.- Early life :...
  
   for his alias 'Vader Abraham'.
• 1979: Luv'
  Luv'
  Luv is a Dutch pop girl group that scored a string of hit records in Continental Europe as well as South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Mexico in the late 1970s and early 1980s. In 1979, Luv' was "Holland's best export act" and thus received the "Conamus Export Prize"...
  
  , Hans van Hemert
  Hans van Hemert
  Hans van Hemert is a Dutch ASCAP award winning record producer and songwriter. Mouth & MacNeal and Luv' are among the pop acts he produced...
  
  , Piet Souer
  Piet Souer
  Pieter Cornelis "Piet" Souer is a Dutch music producer, songwriter and arranger. His collaboration with famous pop acts made him gain twenty two gold and platinum records, one Conamus Export Prize and one Outstanding Song Award thanks to his...
  
  , Pim ter Linde for their entire oeuvre.
• 1980: Earth and Fire
  Earth and Fire
  Earth and Fire were a progressive rock group formed in the Netherlands by brothers Chris and Gerard Koerts. Most popular in the 1970s, Earth and Fire came to produce many chart topping hits in the Dutch pop scene. Though they experienced success in the Netherlands, their music never quite made it...
  
   for their entire oeuvre.
• 1981: Jaap Eggermont and Martin Duiser for the Stars on 45 Medley
  Stars on 45 Medley
  "Stars on 45" was a song issued in 1981 by the studio group Stars on 45. In some countries including UK, Ireland and New Zealand the band was credited as 'Starsound' and the medley itself was named "Stars on 45"...
  
  .
• 1982: Jaap Eggermont, Martin Duiser and Tony Sherman for the Stars on Stevie
  Stars on Stevie
  "Stars on Stevie" a.k.a. "Stars Medley" a.k.a. "Stars on 45 III: In Tribute to Stevie Wonder" was a song issued in 1982 by the Dutch studio group Stars on 45, in the UK credited to 'Starsound', in the US 'Stars On'...
  
   medley.
• 1983: Golden Earring
  Golden Earring
  Golden Earring are a Dutch rock band, founded in 1961 in The Hague as the Golden Earrings . They had international chart success with the songs "Radar Love" in 1973, "Twilight Zone" in 1982, and "When the Lady Smiles" in 1984. In their home country, they had over 40 hits and made over 30 gold and...
  
  ; The Shorts
  The Shorts
  The Shorts was a pop group from the Netherlands consisting of Hans van Vondelen , Erik de Wildt , Hans Stokkermans and Peter Wezenbeek . The group was formed in 1976, and scored a 1983 international hit with "Comment ça va"....
  
   (for the song Comment ça va
  Comment ça va
  "Comment ça va" is a 1983 pop song by Dutch boy band The Shorts.The song deals about a boy who meets a French girl, but they can't understand each other because they speak different languages....
  
  ).
• 1984: VOF de Kunst for the song ’Susanna’.
• 1985: VideoKids
  VideoKids
  ‎VideoKids were a 1980s euro disco/italo disco duo from The Netherlands, formed in 1984 and led by Peter Slaghuis, who died in a car accident in 1991, and Bianca Bonelli, who also had a solo hit single called "Je veux lámour". They were probably most famous for their "Woodpeckers From Space" song...
  
  ; Bolland & Bolland
  Bolland & Bolland
  Bolland & Bolland are two Dutch music producers – the brothers Rob and Ferdi Bolland ....
  
  .
• 1986: Bolland & Bolland
  Bolland & Bolland
  Bolland & Bolland are two Dutch music producers – the brothers Rob and Ferdi Bolland ....
  
   for their entire oeuvre.
• 1987: Bolland & Bolland
  Bolland & Bolland
  Bolland & Bolland are two Dutch music producers – the brothers Rob and Ferdi Bolland ....
  
   for the song In the Army Now
  In The Army Now (song)
  "In the Army Now" is a song by the South African-born Dutch duo Rob and Ferdi Bolland, recorded in 1981. The song was also later recorded by the British rock band Status Quo on their 1986 album, In the Army Now, and their version peaked at number 2 in the UK Singles Chart.Lead singer of English...
  
   performed by Status Quo.
• 1988: Bolland & Bolland
  Bolland & Bolland
  Bolland & Bolland are two Dutch music producers – the brothers Rob and Ferdi Bolland ....
  
   for the songs Love House
  Love House
  "Love House" is a pop–dance song performed by British singer Samantha Fox and written by Ferdi Bolland and Rob Bolland. It was produced by Ferdi Bolland and Rob Bolland. It was released as the first European single from Samantha’s third album, I Wanna Have Some Fun, in the third quarter of 1988...
  
   and I Wanna Have Some Fun
  I Wanna Have Some Fun (song)
  "I Wanna Have Some Fun" is a pop–dance song performed by British singer Samantha Fox and written by Full Force. It was produced by Full Force. It was released as the first American single from Samantha’s third album, I Wanna Have Some Fun, in the second quarter of 1988. In the US the single...
  
   performed by Samantha Fox
  Samantha Fox
  Samantha Karen "Sam" Fox is an English dance-pop singer, actress, and former glamour model. In 1983, at the age of 16, she began her topless modeling career on Page Three of The Sun, and went on to become a popular pin-up girl...
  
  
• 1989: Bolland & Bolland
  Bolland & Bolland
  Bolland & Bolland are two Dutch music producers – the brothers Rob and Ferdi Bolland ....
  
  
• 1990: Candy Dulfer
  Candy Dulfer
  Candy Dulfer is a Dutch smooth jazz alto saxophonist who began playing at the age of six. She founded her band, Funky Stuff, when she was fourteen years old. Her debut album Saxuality received a Grammy Award nomination. Dulfer has released nine studio albums, two live albums, and one compilation...
  
   for the album Saxuality
  Saxuality
  Saxuality is the debut album by Candy Dulfer. Dulfer was no stranger to music since she is the daughter of Hans Dulfer, a famous Dutch saxophone player...
  
  .
• 1991: Candy Dulfer
  Candy Dulfer
  Candy Dulfer is a Dutch smooth jazz alto saxophonist who began playing at the age of six. She founded her band, Funky Stuff, when she was fourteen years old. Her debut album Saxuality received a Grammy Award nomination. Dulfer has released nine studio albums, two live albums, and one compilation...
  
   for the album Saxuality
  Saxuality
  Saxuality is the debut album by Candy Dulfer. Dulfer was no stranger to music since she is the daughter of Hans Dulfer, a famous Dutch saxophone player...
  
  .
• 1992: Ten Sharp
  Ten Sharp
  Ten Sharp is a Dutch band best known for its early 1990s hit song "You", a hit in some European countries in 1991 and in others in 1992...
  
   for the album Under the Water-Line
  Under the Water-Line
  Under The Water-Line is the debut album from the Dutch band Ten Sharp and contains the hit singles "You", "Ain't My Beating Heart" and "Rich Man". The album was released in March 1991 with seven tracks, but by the time "You" became a national hit the album was expanded with three new songs to make...
  
  ; Ton van den Bremer for his label ToCo International.
• 1993: Candy Dulfer
  Candy Dulfer
  Candy Dulfer is a Dutch smooth jazz alto saxophonist who began playing at the age of six. She founded her band, Funky Stuff, when she was fourteen years old. Her debut album Saxuality received a Grammy Award nomination. Dulfer has released nine studio albums, two live albums, and one compilation...
  
   for the album Sax-a-Go-Go
  Sax-a-Go-Go
  The second album by Dutch alto saxophonist Candy Dulfer, Sax-a-Go-Go entered the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Album chart at #5 in February 1994, remaining in the chart for 31 weeks...
  
  .
• 1994: Twenty 4 Seven
  Twenty 4 Seven
  Twenty 4 Seven is a Eurodance act, created by Dutch record producer Ruud van Rijen in 1989. Active sporadically ever since, the act has featured nine different vocalists, has performed across Europe and Africa, and as of 2010 is fronted by Li Ann and Stacey "Stay-C" Paton.One of the earliest...
  
  .
• 1995: Doop
  Doop (band)
  Doop was a dance music production act from the Netherlands formed by Ferry Ridderhof and Peter Garnefski, who would later record under the name Hocus Pocus.Doop were best known for their eponymous single, "Doop", which reached No. 1 in the UK...
  
  .
• 1996: André Rieu
  André Rieu
  André Léon Marie Nicolas Rieu is a Dutch violinist, conductor, and composer best known for creating the waltz-playing Johann Strauss Orchestra.- Early life and studies :...
  
   for the albums ‘Strauss & Co’ and ‘Wiener Melange’.
• 1997: André Rieu
  André Rieu
  André Léon Marie Nicolas Rieu is a Dutch violinist, conductor, and composer best known for creating the waltz-playing Johann Strauss Orchestra.- Early life and studies :...
  
   and the Johann Strauss Orchestra
  Johann Strauss Orchestra
  The Johann Strauss Orchestra was founded by André Rieu in 1987. At the time of its first concert on January 1, 1988 the orchestra consisted of 12 musicians. In 2008 the orchestra has expanded to 43 members and performs regularly with guest musicians and singers such as Mirusia Louwerse, Carmen...
  
   for the albums “Strauss & Co”, “Stille Nacht”, “Wiener Melange” and “In Concert”.
• 1998: André Rieu
  André Rieu
  André Léon Marie Nicolas Rieu is a Dutch violinist, conductor, and composer best known for creating the waltz-playing Johann Strauss Orchestra.- Early life and studies :...
  
   and the Johann Strauss Orchestra
  Johann Strauss Orchestra
  The Johann Strauss Orchestra was founded by André Rieu in 1987. At the time of its first concert on January 1, 1988 the orchestra consisted of 12 musicians. In 2008 the orchestra has expanded to 43 members and performs regularly with guest musicians and singers such as Mirusia Louwerse, Carmen...
  
   (several albums).
• 1999: Vengaboys
  Vengaboys
  Vengaboys are a Eurodance pop group based in Amsterdam. The brainchild of two Dutch producers Wessel van Diepen and Dennis van den Driesschen , they enjoyed commercial success in the late 1990s. They are best known for their two UK number one singles, "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" and "We're Going...
  
  
• 2000: Vengaboys
  Vengaboys
  Vengaboys are a Eurodance pop group based in Amsterdam. The brainchild of two Dutch producers Wessel van Diepen and Dennis van den Driesschen , they enjoyed commercial success in the late 1990s. They are best known for their two UK number one singles, "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" and "We're Going...
  
  
• 2001: Jan Smit
  Jan Smit (singer)
  Johannes Hendricus Maria "Jan" Smit is a Dutch pop music and schlager singer. He scored his first number one position in the Dutch charts with Ik zing dit lied voor jou alleen in 1997...
  
  
• 2002: Marco Borsato
  Marco Borsato
  Marco Borsato is a Dutch singer. He started performing in Italian before switching to Dutch in 1994. He is married to Leontine Ruiters and has three children.-Biography:...
  
  
• 2003: Within Temptation
  Within Temptation
  Within Temptation is a Dutch symphonic gothic metal/rock band founded in 1996 by vocalist Sharon den Adel and guitarist Robert Westerholt. Their music is described as symphonic metal, although their earlier material, such as Enter, was gothic metal. In an interview, Den Adel said they fell into a...
  
  
• 2004: Within Temptation
  Within Temptation
  Within Temptation is a Dutch symphonic gothic metal/rock band founded in 1996 by vocalist Sharon den Adel and guitarist Robert Westerholt. Their music is described as symphonic metal, although their earlier material, such as Enter, was gothic metal. In an interview, Den Adel said they fell into a...
  
  
• 2005: Within Temptation
  Within Temptation
  Within Temptation is a Dutch symphonic gothic metal/rock band founded in 1996 by vocalist Sharon den Adel and guitarist Robert Westerholt. Their music is described as symphonic metal, although their earlier material, such as Enter, was gothic metal. In an interview, Den Adel said they fell into a...
  
  
• 2006: Within Temptation
  Within Temptation
  Within Temptation is a Dutch symphonic gothic metal/rock band founded in 1996 by vocalist Sharon den Adel and guitarist Robert Westerholt. Their music is described as symphonic metal, although their earlier material, such as Enter, was gothic metal. In an interview, Den Adel said they fell into a...
  
  
• 2007: Tiësto
  Tiësto
  Tijs Michiel Verwest, , known as Tiësto , is a Dutch musician, DJ and record producer of electronic dance music. Although he has used many aliases in the past, he is best known for his work as DJ Tiësto...
  
  
• 2008: André Rieu
  André Rieu
  André Léon Marie Nicolas Rieu is a Dutch violinist, conductor, and composer best known for creating the waltz-playing Johann Strauss Orchestra.- Early life and studies :...
  
  , Giorgio Tuinfort
• 2009: André Rieu
  André Rieu
  André Léon Marie Nicolas Rieu is a Dutch violinist, conductor, and composer best known for creating the waltz-playing Johann Strauss Orchestra.- Early life and studies :...
  
  
• 2010: André Rieu
  André Rieu
  André Léon Marie Nicolas Rieu is a Dutch violinist, conductor, and composer best known for creating the waltz-playing Johann Strauss Orchestra.- Early life and studies :...
  
  

Most wins

Artist	Number of awards
André Rieu	6
Bolland & Bolland	5
Within Temptation	4
Candy Dulfer	3
Hans van Hemert	2
Golden Earring
Jaap Eggermont and Martin Duiser
Vengaboys

External links

• Buma Cultuur Archives of Buma Harpen Gala including the winners of the Export Prize Encyclopædia of Dutch rock and Pop music at Pop Instituut.nl