Stef Bos
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Belgium
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, since 1984. He sings in Dutch (and occasionally in Afrikaans
Afrikaans
Afrikaans is a West Germanic language, spoken natively in South Africa and Namibia. It is a daughter language of Dutch, originating in its 17th century dialects, collectively referred to as Cape Dutch .Afrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , .Afrikaans was historically called Cape...
), and has been successful in Belgium, the Netherlands and South-Africa ever since his breakthrough single "Papa" (Daddy) came out in 1990.
He wrote Belgium's entry into the 1989 Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
, "Door De Wind".
Stef recorded an album (Together as One) in 1993 for which he works together with Johannes Kerkorrel
Johannes Kerkorrel
Johannes Kerkorrel was an Afrikaner singer-songwriter, journalist and playwright from South Africa....
and Tandie Klaasen, two famous South African singers. From that moment on he fell in love with South Africa, the language Afrikaans
Afrikaans
Afrikaans is a West Germanic language, spoken natively in South Africa and Namibia. It is a daughter language of Dutch, originating in its 17th century dialects, collectively referred to as Cape Dutch .Afrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , .Afrikaans was historically called Cape...
and its music. We can hear the influence from Africa in his later albums like De onderstroom (The Undercurrent).
Albums
- 1990 - Is dit nu later
- 1992 - Tussen de liefde en de leegte
- 1994 - Vuur
- 1995 - Schaduw in de nacht
- 1997 - De onderstroom
- 1998 - Stad en land - Live 92/98
- 1999 - Zien
- 2000 - Beste van Bos (South Africa)
- 2000 - Noord & Zuid (Het beste van Stef Bos)
- 2001 - Van Mpumalanga tot die Kaap
- 2003 - Donker en licht
- 2003 - Donker en licht (Limited edition, South Africa, 5000 copies)
- 2003 - Jy vir my
- 2003 - Donker en licht (Limited edition, 3000 copies)
- 2005 - Ruimtevaarder (South Africa)
- 2005 - Ruimtevaarder
- 2007 - Storm
- 2009 - In een ander licht
Singles
- 1990 - Is dit nu later
- 1990 - Gek Zijn Is Gezond
- 1991 - Laat Vandaag Een Dag Zijn
- 1991 - Papa
- 1991 - Breek De Stilte
- 1991 - Wat een wonder
- 1992 - Jij Bent Voor Mij
- 1993 - De Radio
- 1993 - Awuwa (Zij Wil Dansen)
- 1994 - Vuur/Pepermunt
- 1994 - Pepermunt/Vuur
- 1994 - Hilton Barcelona
- 1995 - Twee Mannen Zo Stil
- 1995 - Vrouwen Aan De Macht
- 1996 - Schaduw In De Nacht
- 1996 - Two Of A Kind
- 1996 - Onder In My Whiskeyglas
- 1997 - De Dag Zal Komen
- 1997 - De Tovenaar
- 1999 - Papa (live)
- 1999 - Ik Geloof In Jou
- 1999 - Niets Te Verliezen
- 2000 - Ginette
- 2000 - Kind Van de Vijand
- 2000 - Suikerbossie
- 2003 - Ik Mis Jou
- 2003 - Engjelushe
- 2004 - Zij Weet
- 2005 - Ruimtevaarder
- 2009 - In een ander licht
- 2010 - Kloofstraat