On March 14th this year Herman van Veen celebrated his 75th birthday, and to mark the occasion Universal Music made his missing Dutch albums available on the streaming platforms. You can now stream hit version 'Opzij' and 'Uit Elkaar' from 1979, or listen to his hugely popular albums 'De Wisselaars' from 1985, with 'Signalen' and 'Anne' – to name a few!
Until today these albums were only available in physical format and some of them (the Live-in-Carré albums and the soundtrack of the Herman van Veen feature film Uit Elkaar) had never been released on CD. The twelve albums that have just been made available digitally are:
- Voor Een Verre Prinses (1970)
- Zo Leren Kijken - Carré Amsterdam (1973)
- En Nooit Weerom (1975)
- Amsterdam - Carré III (1976)
- Op Handen (1978)
- De Wonderlijke Avonturen Van Herman Van Veen (1979)
- Uit Elkaar (soundtrack door Erik van der Wurff) (1979)
- Een Voorstelling - Carré IV (1979)
- De Wisselaars (1985)
- Alfred Jodocus Kwak (met Groot Waterlands Symfonie Orkest) (1987)
- You Take My Breath Away (1992)
- Voor Wie Anders (1993)
Earlier this year he released his new compilation album Een keuze (A Choice), live at home. Spanning fifty-five years, fifteen songs, released on the occasion of his seventy-fifth birthday.
About Herman van Veen
Herman van Veen (1945) grew up in Utrecht where he also attended the conservatory. In 1965 he made his theatre debut with the solo programme Harlekijn (Niemands Knecht, Niemands Baas). Since then he has traveled the world with his performances. From his hand more than one hundred and eighty CD's, about eighty books and about five hundred paintings have appeared to this day.
He has received numerous awards for both his artistic work and his dedication to projects for peace, security and solidarity. For example, he is the bearer of the Verdienstkreuz am Band des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Ridder in de Orde van Oranje Nassau and Ridder in de Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw. He also has an Honorary Doctorate at the Free University of Brussels.
Herman is father of four children and stepfather of western duck Alfred Jodocus Kwak. He is grandfather of three grandchildren.
Website: https://hermanvanveen.com/