Nick & Simon is a Dutch singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...

 duo composed of: Simon Keizer

Simon Keizer

Simon Nicolaas Keizer is a Dutch singer-songwriter. Together with Nick Schilder, he forms a duo called Nick & Simon.-Biography:...

 (1984) and Nick Schilder

Nick Schilder

Nicolaas 'Nick' Maria Schilder is a Dutch singer-songwriter. Together with Simon Keizer, he forms a duo called Nick & Simon.-Career:...

 (1983). They gained lots of succes in their home country the Netherlands in 2006. Their latest album "Luister" ("Listen") went double platinum in 4 months. In June 2011 they tried to find 'The American Dream' in their own TV docu show: Nick & Simon, The American Dream.

Nick had his first appearance on TV on Idols

Idols (Netherlands)

Idols is a television show on the Dutch television network RTL 4, which is part of the Idol series based on the popular British show Pop Idol. The show is a contest to determine the best young singer in the Netherlands....

, the Dutch version of American Idol

American Idol

American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...

. He didn't pass the audition, but with his good friend Simon, they began to perform together. Nick and Simon were the most booked artists in the Netherlands in 2007.

The duo were coaches in the first and the second season of The Voice of Holland

The Voice of Holland

The Voice of Holland is a Dutch reality singing competition, created by media tycoon John de Mol, and currently airing on RTL4 in the Netherlands. Hosted by Martijn Krabbé and Wendy van Dijk it is currently the number 1 show in the Netherlands, with increasing ratings from 1.6 to 3.0 million viewers...

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Albums

Year	Album	Chart positions	Dutch certification (sales)
		NL Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
2006	Nick & Simon	6	2x Platinum
2007	Vandaag	1	4x Platinum
2009	Luister	1	2x Platinum
2010	Fier	1	2x Platinum

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions	Album	Notes
		NL Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
2006	"Steeds weer"	4	Nick & Simon	-
2006	"Verloren"	-	Nick & Simon	-
2006	"Vaarwel verleden"	21	Nick & Simon	-
2007	"Herwinnen"	21	Nick & Simon	-
2007	"Kijk omhoog"	6	Vandaag	-
2007	"Pak maar m'n hand"	12	Vandaag	-
2008	"Rosanne"	4	Vandaag	-
2008	"Hoe lang ?"	3	Vandaag	-
2009	"Vallende sterren"	19	Luister	-
2009	"De dag dat alles beter is"	28	Luister	-
2009	"Lippen op de mijne"	13	Luister	-
2009	"Het masker"	8	Luister	-
2010	"Een nieuwe dag"	26	Fier	-
2010	"Vlinders"	22	Fier	-
2011	"Wijzer (dan je was)"	27	Fier	-
2011	"Een zomer lang"	2	Fier	-
2011	"One Thousand Voices"	1	-	as "The Voice of Holland The Voice of Holland The Voice of Holland is a Dutch reality singing competition, created by media tycoon John de Mol, and currently airing on RTL4 in the Netherlands. Hosted by Martijn Krabbé and Wendy van Dijk it is currently the number 1 show in the Netherlands, with increasing ratings from 1.6 to 3.0 million viewers... "