Nick & Simon are a Dutch singer-songwriter duo composed of Simon Keizer and Nick Schilder. They became popular in their home country the Netherlands in 2006. Their album Luister (Listen) reached double platinum status in four months. In June 2011 they tried to find "the American Dream" in their own TV documentary show, Nick & Simon, The American Dreamteam.
Nick & Simon | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Volendam, Netherlands |
Genres | Palingsound |
Years active | 2006–2023[1] |
Labels | Volendam Music, Artist & Music |
Members | Nick Schilder Simon Keizer |
Website | www |
Nick made his first TV appearance on the show Idols, the Dutch version of Idol, where he finished in 11th place. Shortly after, Nick and Simon began to perform together. They were the most booked artists in the Netherlands in 2007.
The duo were coaches in the first three seasons of The Voice of Holland. Nick & Simon did not return for the fourth season.
They announced they will split up after their next tour "Nu of Ooit". Citing more room for individual creativity and their long aspired solo career dreams.[2]
Nick & Simon discography | |
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Studio albums | 8 |
Live albums | 4 |
Compilation albums | 1 |
Singles | 30 |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
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NL [3] |
BEL (FLA) [4] | |||
Nick & Simon |
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6 | — |
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Vandaag |
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1 | — |
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Luister |
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1 | 28 |
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Fier |
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1 | 9 |
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Sterker |
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1 | 3 |
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Christmas with Nick & Simon – Merry X-mas Everyone! |
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2 | 43 | |
Ein neuer Tag |
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34 | — | |
Christmas with Nick & Simon – It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas |
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1 | 91 |
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Open |
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1 | 8 |
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Aangenaam |
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5 | ||
NSG |
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1 | 13 | |
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
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NL [3] |
BEL (FLA) [4] | |||
Symphonica in Rosso |
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1 | 43 |
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"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
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NL [3] |
BEL (FLA) [4] | |||
Herinneringen – Het beste van Nick & Simon |
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1 | 4 | |
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
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NL Top 40 [6] |
NL Top 100 [3] |
BEL (FLA) [4] | ||||
"Steeds weer" | 2006 | —[upper-alpha 1] | 15 | — | Nick & Simon | |
"Verloren" | — | 25 | — | |||
"Vaarwel verleden" / "De soldaat" | 21 | 9 | — | |||
"Herwinnen" (with the Metropole Orchestra) |
2007 | 21 | 6 | — | ||
"Kijk omhoog" | 6 | 2 | — | Vandaag | ||
"Pak maar m'n hand" | 12 | 1 | — | |||
"Rosanne" | 2008 | 4 | 3 | — | ||
"Hoe lang?" | 3 | 1 | — | |||
"Vallende sterren" | 2009 | 19 | 1 | — | Luister | |
"De dag dat alles beter is" | 28 | 1 | — | |||
"Lippen op de mijne" | 13 | 1 | — |
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"Het masker" | 8 | 1 | — | |||
"Door jou" | 2010 | — | — | 14 | ||
"Een nieuwe dag" | 26 | 1 | —[upper-alpha 2] | Fier | ||
"Vlinders" | 22 | 5 | — | |||
"Wijzer (dan je was)" | 2011 | 27 | 1 | —[upper-alpha 3] | Symphonica in Rosso | |
"Een zomer lang" | —[upper-alpha 4] | 3 | — | Fier | ||
"Bij je zijn" | — | 6 | — | Symphonica in Rosso | ||
"Vrij" | 2012 | 4 | —[upper-alpha 5] | Sterker | ||
"Alles overwinnen" | 22 | 1 | —[upper-alpha 6] | |||
"Ze lijkt net niet op jou" | —[upper-alpha 7] | 4 | —[upper-alpha 8] | |||
"Julia" | 2013 | 1 | 1 | —[upper-alpha 9] |
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"Geluksmoment" | —[upper-alpha 10] | 59 | —[upper-alpha 11] | |||
"Best Time of the Year" | —[upper-alpha 12] | 50 | —[upper-alpha 13] | Christmas with Nick & Simon – Merry X-mas Everyone! | ||
"Dans heel dicht bij mij" | 2014 | —[upper-alpha 14] | 16 | —[upper-alpha 15] | Herinneringen – Het beste van Nick & Simon | |
"Mia" | — | — | —[upper-alpha 16] | |||
"Leve de vrouw" | —[upper-alpha 17] | 42 | —[upper-alpha 18] | |||
"Pak van mijn hart" | — | 85 | —[upper-alpha 19] | Non-album single | ||
"Open je hart" | 2015 | —[upper-alpha 20] | 72 | —[upper-alpha 21] | Open | |
"Met dank aan jou" | —[upper-alpha 22] | — | — | |||
"Ik weet dat je sterker bent" | 2016 | — | — | —[upper-alpha 23] | ||
"Mum van tijd" | 2018 | — | — | —[upper-alpha 24] | TBA | |
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | ||||
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NL Top 40 |
NL Top 100 [3] | |||||
"Kijk me na" (Keizer & De Munnik) |
2011 | 7 | 1 | |||
"Sterker nu dan ooit" (Nick & Thomas) |
7 | 1 | ||||
"One Thousand Voices" (among the coaches of The Voice of Holland) |
2012 | 1 | 1 | |||
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. |