Jan Keizer (born 3 April 1949 in
Volendam
Volendam () is a tourist town in the Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of Edam-Volendam, Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Holland, Netherlands, known for its streets, old fishing boats and the traditional clothing wor ...
) is a Dutch singer and composer, best known as one of the singers of the popband
BZN.
Career
Keizer began his career in music as a drummer with the band Empty Hearts, which he renamed the Q-tips two years later, after the main guitar player left, and turned it into a close-harmony band. By the late 1960s Keizer joined BZN to replace their drummer,
Jaap Sombroek. When the band's lead singer, Jan Veerman, left in 1974 Keizer replaced him.
In 2007, he disbanded BZN.
In 2008, he released another solo album ''Give me your smile''.
His sixth solo album ''Chords of Life'' was released in 2009.
In January 2010, he was on the jury for the
TROS
TROS, originally an acronym for Televisie Radio Omroep Stichting ("Television Radio Broadcasting Foundation"), was a Dutch television and radio organisation part of the Dutch public broadcasting system. This broadcasting association was partic ...
singing competition ''Sterren.nl Academy''.
Since then, Keizer has reunited with BZN's singer
Anny Schilder
Anny Schilder (b. 14 February 1959) is a Dutch pop music, pop singer, and was the lead singer of BZN from 1976 to 1984.Louis Peter Grijp, Ignace Bossuyt Een muziekgeschiedenis der Nederlanden - 2001 - Page 742
Biography BZN-Singer
Jack Veerman ...
.
References
External links
Jan Keizer profile at the BZN Online
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1949 births
Living people
Dutch pop singers
People from Volendam