André Gerardus Hazes was a Dutch singer and actor. As an accomplished levenslied singer, Hazes recorded 36 studio and live albums, and 55 singles prior to his death in 2004. His music is still well-known in the Netherlands and Flanders, known for sentimental and simple lyrics.
André Hazes in 1988
Hazes in 1959, age 8
André Hazes
Hermanus "Herman" Brood was a Dutch musician, painter, actor and poet. As a musician he achieved artistic and commercial success in the 1970s and 1980s, and was called "the greatest and only Dutch rock 'n' roll star". Later in life he started a successful career as a painter.
Murals by Brood on a parking garage in Leidschendam
Herman Brood in 2000
Brood's grave at Zorgvlied
Herman Brood Museum & Experience, Zwolle