Yentl en de Boer is a Dutch
cabaret
Cabaret is a form of theatrical entertainment featuring music song, dance, recitation, or drama. The performance venue might be a pub, casino, hotel, restaurant, or nightclub with a stage for performances. The audience, often dining or drinking, ...
and musical duo, consisting of Yentl Schieman and Christine de Boer. The duo received two ''
Annie M.G. Schmidt Awards'', awarded to the best theatrical song of the year: In 2014 for their song ''Ik heb een man gekend'' (''I knew this guy'') and in 2020 for ''Het is begonnen'' (''It has begun''). Earlier on in their career Yentl en de Boer were awarded with the
Wim Sonneveld
Willem "Wim" Sonneveld (; 28 June 1917 – 8 March 1974) was a Dutch cabaret artist and singer. Together with Toon Hermans and Wim Kan, he is considered to be one of the 'Great Three' of Dutch cabaret. Sonneveld is generally viewed as a Dutch c ...
Award and the Audience Award during the
Amsterdam
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Cabaret Festival 2013 (''Amsterdams Kleinkunst Festival 2013'').
Yentl en de Boer are praised for their harmonious vocals and witty lyrics.
Theatre
*2010: ''Kom je op ons partijtje?''
*2012: ''Club Silenzio''
*2013: ''De Mensen''
*2013: ''Club Silenzio in SPACE''
*2014: ''Club Silenzio: The Final Quest''
*2014/2015: ''De Meisjes''
*2015-2017: ''De snoepwinkel is gesloten''
*2017/2018: ''Yentl en de Boer in Concert''
*2018-2019: ''Magie''
*2020-2022: ''De Kampvuursessies''
*2022-2023: ''Modderkruipers''
Awards
*2012: Fringe Silver Award for ''Club Silenzio'' during the
Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has a population of 933,680 in June 2024 within the city proper, 1,457,018 in the City Re ...
Fringe Festival
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*2013: Jury Award (Wim Sonneveld Award) and Audience Award for ''De Mensen'' during the Amsterdam Cabaret Festival
*2015: ''Annie M.G. Schmidt Award 2014'' for the lyrics, composition and performance of the song ''Ik heb een man gekend''
*2021: ''Annie M.G. Schmidt Award 2020'' for the lyrics, composition and performance of the song ''Het is begonnen''
*2023: ''Poelifinario Kleinkunst'', awarded to the best Dutch theatre show of the year: ''Modderkruipers''
Albums
* 2014: ''De Plaat'' (album)
* 2015: ''Ik heb een man gekend (single)''
* 2016: ''M'n snoep: Live in Het Concertgebouw'' (album)
* 2018: ''Morph''
* 2021: ''Yentl en de Boer de Serie (Music from the Original TV Series)'' (soundtrackalbum)
* 2022: ''De Kampvuursessies Live'' (album)
* 2024: ''Alles is nog mogelijk'' (album)
See also
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Music of the Netherlands
The Netherlands has multiple musical traditions. Contemporary Dutch popular music is heavily influenced by music styles that emerged in the 1950s, in the United Kingdom and United States. The style is sung in both Dutch and English. Some of the ...
References
External links
Official site of Yentl en de Boer(Dutch)
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Musical groups from Amsterdam
Dutch cabaret performers
Dutch comedy musical groups
Dutch comedy duos
Dutch-language musical groups
Dutch singer-songwriters
21st-century Dutch singers
Dutch musical duos
Female musical duos