Eric Job van Tijn (born 2 November 1956, in

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) is a Dutch

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and judge on the Dutch versions of the music competitions '' Idols'' and ''

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''. He comes from a musical family. His parents Eli and Lena van Tijn founded ''Artisound'' the year he was born and he grew up around the studio. In his youth, and during school years, he played in various bands. He also studied composition, arrangement and playing the piano in the conservatory. His initial musical work was producing Patricia Paay. Soon after, he arranged and produced for the Dutch television show '' De Familie Knots'', which resulted in an album also produced by him. It was also the beginning of a long-running cooperation with

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. The two became known as Fluitsma & Van Tijn, they went on to produce many hits interpreted by The Scene, Guus Meeuwiss & Vagant, Loïs Lane, De Kast,

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, the Dolly Dots and

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. Other credits include

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, Henk Westbroek, Caught in the Act, Jazzpolitie, the trio Linda, Roos & Jessica, the band 4 Fun,

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and

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. Their biggest hit came through a promotional song ''15 Miljoen Mensen'' (meaning ''15 million people'') for the Dutch bank Postbank N.V. He is also known for co-writing " Vrede" with Jochem Fluitsma, a song performed by Ruth Jacott, who represented the Netherlands in 1993 Eurovision Song Contest, coming 6th overall. Van Tijn and Fluitsma also wrote the song " Hemel en aarde" for Edsilia Rombley which represented the Netherlands in 1998 Eurovision Song Contest, coming 4th overall. With Fluitsama he also co-wrote "

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" by Mai Tai. He also composed for the television shows ''Tarzan'' and ''Op zoek naar Evita'' (meaning Looking for Evita). He also worked as a judge for the Dutch musical competition shows '' Idols'' and ''

'' with his band participating in the live TV finals of the X Factor. He composed the original score for the

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