Marco Borsato

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Marco Borsato

Background information
Born December 21, 1966 (1966-12-21) (age 41)
Alkmaar, Netherlands
Genre(s) Pop
Occupation(s) Singer
Years active 1990—present
Website official website (Dutch)

Marco Roberto Borsato (born on December 21, 1966 in Alkmaar, the Netherlands), is one of the best known Dutch singers.[citation needed] Marco Borsato previously performed in Italian, but wasn't recognised by the mainstream public until he switched to Dutch in 1994.

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[edit] Biography

Marco was born in the Wilhelmina Hospital in Alkmaar as the son of Roberto Borsato and Mary de Graaf. The family moved to Italy, where the father started up a restaurant in Garda. Marco spent a significant amount of time in Italy and speaks fluent Italian. The family is composed of another son Armando, and a daughter Sylvana.

Marco debuted as a singer after he won the Dutch Soundmixshow programme on April 7, 1990 with his rehearsal of the song At This Moment by Billy Vera.

[edit] Other functions

Marco Borsato is an ambassador of the Dutch NGO War Child, which helps children in (post)conflict areas to cope with their war experiences.

[edit] Awards

  • 1996 - 2006 Won a TMF Award 11 times for best Dutch singer
  • 1997 Two Edison's (Best Singer, Best Single of the Year)
  • 1999 Golden Harp (with John Ewbank)
  • 2000 Hitkrant Award, for the song Binnen ("Inside")
  • 2000 Honorary Award for Best Album (Luid en duidelijk ("Loud and Clear")) and Best Singer
  • 2001 Edison (Best Singer)

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Year Album Chart positions Dutch certification
(sales)		 Belgian certification
(sales)
NL BEL
1990 Emozioni 48 NR NR
1991 Sento - NR NR
1992 Giorno per giorno - NR NR
1994 Marco 2 NR 2x platinum
(160,000)		 NR
1995 Als geen ander 1 NR 4x platinum
(320,000)		 NR
1997 De waarheid 1 NR 6x platinum
(480,000)		 NR
1998 De bestemming 1 NR 5x platinum
(400,000)		 NR
2000 Luid en duidelijk 1 NR 4x platinum
(320,000)		 NR
2002 Onderweg 1 1 3x platinum
(280,000)		 Platinum
(30,000)
2002 Onderweg: Live in De Kuip 1 2 Platinum
(80,000)
2004 Zien 1 1 4x platinum
(320,000)
2004 Zien: Live in de Kuip 2004 (CD/DVD) 1 1 Platinum
(80,000)
2006 Symphonica in Rosso(CD/DVD) 1 1 4x Platinum
(280,000)		 Gold
(15,000)
Total 30x platinum
(2,720,000)		 Platinum+Gold
(45,000)
  • Note: In January 2006, the Dutch music association changed the status of Gold and Platinum. From 2006 on, a platinum album is acquired with 70,000 sales (formerly 80,000).

[edit] Singles

Year Single Chart positions Album
NL BEL
1990 "Emozione / At This Moment" 4 - Emozioni
1990 "Una donna cosi" 29 - Emozioni
1991 "Sento" - - Sento
1992 "Un po' bambino" 37 - Giorno per giorno
1994 "Dromen zijn bedrog" 1 41 Marco
1994 "Waarom nou jij" 1 4 Marco
1995 "Je hoeft niet naar huis vannacht" 9 19 Als geen ander
1995 "You've Got a Friend" (with René Froger and Ruth Jacott) 3 - -
1995 "Kom maar bij mij" 20 48 Als geen ander
1996 "Ik leef niet meer voor jou" 8 17 Als geen ander
1996 "Vrij zijn / Margherita" 3 - Als geen ander
1996 "De waarheid" 2 29 De waarheid
1997 "Wereld zonder jou" (duet with Trijntje Oosterhuis) 3 - De waarheid
1998 "De bestemming" 1 12 De bestemming
1998 "Het water / De speeltuin" 10 - De bestemming
1999 "Binnen" 1 38 Luid en duidelijk
2000 "Wat is mijn hart" 16 - Luid en duidelijk
2001 "Lopen op het water" (duet with Sita) 1 1 Onderweg
2002 "Zij" 11 12 Onderweg
2003 "Afscheid nemen bestaat niet" 1 (8) 1 (1) Zien
2004 "Voorbij" (duet with Do) 1 (3) 2 Zien
2004 "Wat zou je doen?" (duet with Ali B) 1 (4) - Zien: Live in de Kuip
2004 "Laat me gaan" (only released in Belgium)[1] - 29 Zien
2006 "Because we believe" (duet with Andrea Bocelli) 1 (6) 4 Amore
2006 "Rood" 1 (11) 1 (9) -
2006 "Everytime I Think of You" (duet with Lucie Silvas) 1 (3) The Same Side
2008 "Wit Licht" 1 (3) Wit Licht

[edit] Chart trajectories

  • All the following trajectories are for the Dutch Top 40 chart.
Lopen op het water"
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14
Position
23
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
11
11
21
27
38
"Zij"
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
Position
15
14
11
15
14
17
22
24
25
25
25
27
29
27
39
"Afscheid nemen bestaat niet"
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Position
30
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
5
4
14
14
20
25
30
32
32
"Voorbij"
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
Position
35
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
6
8
12
15
21
24
25
"Wat zou je doen?" (with Ali B)
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Position
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
5
6
6
6
12
22
22
23
24
31
"Because we believe"
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14
Position
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
5
10
10
12
19
32
"Rood"
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Position
36
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
5
7
7
8
16
19
24
28
32

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