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Edward Reekers (born 24 May 1957, in Hengelo) is a Dutch singer and voice actor. Most notable is his work as lead singer for Dutch progressive rock band Kayak.

Edward Reekers
Background information
Birth nameEdward Reekers
Born (1957-05-24) 24 May 1957 (age 65)
Hengelo, Netherlands
OriginNetherlands
GenresProgressive rock
Instrument(s)Vocalist
Years active1978–present
LabelsHarvest Records, SMH Records NL
Formerly ofKayak
Websiteedwardreekers.com

Having been a fan of the band for years, Reekers joined Kayak in 1978. He replaced Max Werner, who became the band's drummer. With Reekers as the new lead singer, Kayak immediately scored their biggest European hit single: "Ruthless Queen". The accompanying album Phantom of the Night reached gold in the Netherlands.

Reekers was with Kayak from 1978 until the split in 1982. He sang on three studio albums, and on the live-album "Eyewitness". During live concerts he played occasional keyboards and electric guitar.

He was not involved in the 1999 reunion of the band, but he did make guest appearances at some concerts in 2003. He even replaced Bert Heerink (Kayak's singer at that time) for an entire concert in 2003, when Heerink had other commitments.

In 2005, Reekers re-joined Kayak as one of the singers on their "Nostradamus"-project. When Bert Heerink left the band after the Nostradamus-tour, Reekers was the band's male lead singer again. By this time, female singer Cindy Oudshoorn was also in the band. During the "Kayakoustic" tour of 2006/2007, Reekers also played recorder, kazoo and various percussion instruments.

Apart from his work with Kayak, Reekers sings backing vocals on many albums from Dutch and Belgian artists. He also lends his voice to commercials, radio jingles and cartoon movies. Reekers is a part-time actor and film director, specializing in the Dutch lip-synchronisation of famous films (incl. the Harry Potter films and some Disney cartoons).

He sings lead vocals -along with many other singers- on some albums by Ayreon, a project of Dutch musician Arjen Anthony Lucassen.

Edward Reekers has released 3 solo albums: "The Last Forest" (1981), "Stages" (1993) and "Child of the Water" (2008). On "The Last Forest" Reekers was helped by ex-Kayak members Max Werner and Johan Slager. In Brazil he had a huge hit with "The words to say I love you" in 1983, released in the original soundtrack of the soap opera "Pão pão beijo beijo".

He has released many solo singles in English, German and Dutch.


Discography



Solo albums



With Kayak



With Ayreon





На других языках

[de] Edward Reekers

Edward Reekers (* 25. Mai 1957 in Hengelo, Provinz Overijssel) ist ein niederländischer Musiker, der sich zunächst als Sänger der Artrockband Kayak und später als Solist einen Namen machte. Seine Stimme wurde auch durch diverse Werbespots bekannt, in Deutschland vor allem durch das aus der Langnese-Werbung stammende Lied So schmeckt der Sommer aus dem Jahr 1995.
- [en] Edward Reekers

[ru] Рекерс, Эдвард

Эдвард Рекерс (нидерл. Edward Reekers; родился 24 мая, 1957 в городе Хенгело) – нидерландский певец, в первую очередь известный как вокалист прогрессивной рок-группы Kayak и участник проекта Ayreon.


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