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1955
Heintje was born on 12th of August at Kerkrade, Bleijerheijde in The Netherlands.
1965
The nine-year-old Heintje learned a lot from the jukebox-music of Robertino. A friend of his father, a bar keeper, took Heintje under his wing and arranged for him to perform in the Limburg's coalmine district. During a talent contest in the town of Schaesberg he sang that beautiful song "Mama" for all the mothers in the world. By coincidence, Willy Alberti was there and he was very impressed with Heintje's singing and promised him a golden future.
Addy Kleijngeld, a producer at the CNR record company, received a tip about a boy with a special voice in Bleijerheide. Addy went, with his accordion, to the café of Heintje's parents. Heintje was playing soccer when his mother called him, to greet "the man from the record-company". Addy asked Heintje to sing a song. After a rendition of "O sole mio", Addy said : "You can go back to play soccer. I've heard enough !". From then on, Addy picked-up Heintje every week, to rehearse at his home in Helmond.
After prepared 12 songs, Addy was ready to produce the first record. He promised Heintje to fulfill his wish, namely a pony, if he turned out his best work. After they taped the first song, Addy told Heintje he had earned a leg. Then the second leg, the tail, and finally the head. Heintje was in seventh heaven. He received his first pony, which he also named Addy.
The record was successful in Holland, and Addy went to his friend, the German producer Wolfgang Roloff. Together they produced a number of records in German, English and Afrikaans. With one exception, ALL the songs of Heintje are composed by Addy Kleijngeld and W. Roloff, and lyrics by Hans Hee (sometimes they used pen-names). Addy became Heintje's manager, and took care of contracts for the movies and for the TV show in America. Together with Heintje he went to Paris for TV appearance and accompanied him on all the German tours.Addy and his wife Annie were always there to take care of Heintje.
1967
The song "Mama", released in October, became a great success. A star was born in Germany, where he only sang Dutch songs at first.
On December 21st, Heintje appeared for the first time on German TV, as guest in Vico Torriani's "Goldene Schuß".
He was unable to obtain a Dutch "performing license", so Heintje could not sing on TV in Holland, but because of a little film made in Germany, "Lausbub mit Stimme", it became possible for him to be on Dutch TV. Heintje's first LP became a reality !!!
1968
In September, on the distribution of the "Golden Lions" of Radio Luxemburg, at the Gruga-Hall in Essen (Germany), Heintje received his first award : a GOLDEN lion.
On December 6 Heintje appears for the second time on Vico Torriani's "Goldene Schuß".
On December 13th, for sales of his records, Heintje received from the director of the record-company Ariola, 10 golden records in one go, consisting of :
* 5 x Heintje (LP) (1,250,000 sales)
* 3 x Weihnachten mit Heintje (LP) (750,000 sales)
* 1 x Mama (Single) (1,000,000 sales)
* 1 x Ich bau' dir ein Schloss (Single) (1,000,000 sales)
The movie "Hurra, die Schule brennt!" (School is on fire) was shown for the first time in December
1969
On March 1, again Heintje reached the first place at the "Golden Lions" of Radio Luxemburg, and at the Gruga-Hall in Essen, he received his second golden lion.
In this year he also received the "Golden Europe" award in Wiesbaden (Germany), the 1th place of the "Schlagerpreis der Europawellen Saar".
In August, the Premier of the movie "Ein Herz geht auf reisen" (A heart goes on a journey) took place in Münich. In the mean time, the movies had subtitles added in several languages and were shown all over the world.
The whole family Simons moved to Belgium. As his father already had Belgian nationality, they were able to make their home' in Neu-Moresnet without any difficulty.
1970
January 20. At the "Midem 70" in Cannes (France), at Hotel Majestic, Heintje received a platinum disc !!! He was the first European artist to achieve this astounding feat. The trophy was given for the sales of 2,000,000 of the LP "Heintje".
Also in the Netherlands he received his first golden records. On February 20, during a flight in a chartered aircraft, they presented him with 7 golden records, for the sale of 10,000,000 records !!!
In addition, in Germany, he received a further 6 golden records :
* 1 from Switzerland for 250,000 sales
* 1 from South-Africa for 250,000 sales
* 4 from the Netherlands for 1,000,000 sales
On March 1, during the "Grand Gala du Disque" in Amsterdam, Maurice Chevalier presented Heintje the "Edison". It is the highest award for artists in Holland. This was also Heintje's first "live-appearance" on Dutch television. He sung "Ich sing' ein Lied für dich".
After the "Lümmel" movies, there were 3 movies which were written for Heintje himself. In March, "Einmal wird die Sonne wieder scheinen" (Once the sun will shine again) was released and in November "Mein bester freund". This movie was also recorded in English (My best friend). Heintje sung in English in this movie.
July 28. In London, the director of the record-company, gives Heintje a further 2 golden records ; 1 from Australia and 1 from New Zealand.
Also the trophy "Silver Vessel" of Radio Veronica was awarded this year to Heintje !!!
On August 8, he appeared for the first time on English television. During Ed Stewart's show "Stew Pot" he sung "I'm your little boy".
And again in London, on August 24, he received 2 golden records, for the sale of 2,000,000 singles.
September 5, in Holland KRO put on a special show on Ned.1, for the 90th Birthday of Robert Stolz. Heintje sung two songs, especially written for him ; "Bei uns zu Haus ist es schön" and "Mondlicht geht durch alle Bäumen".
Invited by Mike Curb, director of the record-company MGM, Heintje appeared for the first time on American TV on September 17, in the show "The Chevrolet-Show", next to Gene Kelly. It was also the start of a tour through America, with a new appearance in "The Chevrolet-Show" on September 20. On November 14 he did 4 shows for the "Coast to coast" TV Specials.
In England, there was gold again for the sale of 1,000,000 singles "I'm your little boy". The total of golden records was now 28 !!!
Family Simons moved to their new home, a villa "O sole mio" in Moresnet (Belgium).
On December 23, Heintje received the "Golden Screen Award" in Münich, as a result of more than 3,000,000 attendances within 12 months, for the movie "Ein Herz geht auf reisen".
1971
The movie "Morgen fällt die Schule aus" (School breaks up tomorrow) premiered on May 27, in Münich.
In The Netherlands his success went down a bit, but in other countries the little Limburger had much more success. In America, Heintje started a tour with 10 shows.
1972
Heintje had to stop for a break.
In Munich, on January 24, he received a further 12 golden records :
* 5 x Heintje (LP) (2,500,000 sales)
* 2 x Weihnachten mit Heintje (LP) (1,250,000 sales)
* 3 x Ich sing ein Lied für dich (LP) (750,000 sales)
* 1 x Dein schönster Tag (LP) (250,000 sales)
* 1 x Heidschi bumbeidschi (Single) (1,000,000 sales)
The count is now 40 golden records, and in the mean time he also received 10 platinum discs.
1973
The year when he turned 18, Heintje made a tour in Indonesia. There were two performances at the Jakarta Stadium, in front of more than 85.000 people !!! He was also the guest of President Suharto and his wife.
On December 2, Hein was back on German television. He was invited by Peter Alexander to sing on the show "Peter Alexander's Wunschkonzert".
1975
Heintje toured South Africa in April, although danger lurked because of the ongoing war. He still made two special records, "Jou Hart Is Weer Myne" and "Heintje singt van liefde en verlange" which made him a great success.
In Moresnet (Belgium) Hein bought his own farm, including 40 hectares of meadowland and forest.
1976
Heintje Simons is now called Hein Simons and made a comeback with the song "Weit Ist Der Weg Nach Santa Cruz".
1977
Addy Kleijngeld died suddenly when he was on holiday. Hein was broken-hearted because his "second father" was no longer there for him. Addy was 54 years old.
1978
Hein made a comeback in Holland with the single "Und Das Alles Nur Weil Wir Uns Lieben" and had a lot of success. It was also the last time Heintje was top of the charts in the Netherlands.
1981
On December 11, Hein married Doris Uhl.
1982
On March 24, a son, Pascal was born.
In August Hein made a tour in Australia, and in October he was back on stage in South Africa.
1989
There was a new comeback. This time with the album "Herzensmelodie" and after the fall of the Berlin wall, he had great success in the former East Germany.
On February 10, a daughter, Gina was born.
1992
On August 4, a second son, Hendrik was born.
1998
He recorded the song "Ich Schenk Dir Meine Liebe". In his 43rd year he sang the song "Ein Bisschen Sonnenschein" with his daughter Gina.
1999
In Germany, Hein was still very successful and made the album "Noch Einmal Mit Gefuhl". You can also hear the song "Tulpen Aus Amsterdam", especially sung for his love for his fatherland.
2002
The songs "So Wie Ein Stern" and "Es Ist Nur Der Regen" came out in May in Germany.
2003
Hein's second tour to South Africa. His third Afrikaans album, "Mayday" was released by Sheer Music.
2004
Hein's new CD "Frauen sind was wunderbares" was released in April. A lot of beautiful songs and a bonus song where the real fan will say: "It gives me the creeps".
Hein reached the second place on the election of "Most successful album" by RTL-Music.de and Media-Control. He finished second only to the Beatles.
2005
"Ich sag' danke" was released. A beautiful CD where Hein is singing to his fans: "Thank you for all the good years". On 12th August, Hein celebrated his 50th birthday.
2006
Hein's newest CD "Männer sind einfach zu gut" was released.
2007
This year is the end of co-operation with Ingrid Reith and Hein progressed further with Walter Strom. At the end of the year, Hein released a new Christmas album "Weihnachten mit Hein Simons", more than 40 years after the first Christmas LP.
2008
The album "Heintje" reached first place in the election of "Most successful debut-album ever", by RTL-Music.de and Media-Control !! No other artist ever did better than our Hein !!!!!
The new CD "Träum mit mir" was released. During the year, Hein appears at the "Moeders mooiste moment" show in the Oktoberhall at Wieze, and also at the "Schlagerparade" at the Lotto-Arena in Antwerp. Both of these appearances in Belgium were very successful.
Our Site www.heinsimons.com was launched on August 12.
2009
The German language was added to the site in January. The Chinese language was added in March
1969
On March 1, again Heintje reached the first place at the "Golden Lions" of Radio Luxemburg, and at the Gruga-Hall in Essen, he received his second golden lion.
In this year he also received the "Golden Europe" award in Wiesbaden (Germany), the 1th place of the "Schlagerpreis der Europawellen Saar".
In August, the Premier of the movie "Ein Herz geht auf reisen" (A heart goes on a journey) took place in Münich. In the mean time, the movies had subtitles added in several languages and were shown all over the world.
The whole family Simons moved to Belgium. As his father already had Belgian nationality, they were able to make their home' in Neu-Moresnet without any difficulty.
1970
January 20. At the "Midem 70" in Cannes (France), at Hotel Majestic, Heintje received a platinum disc !!! He was the first European artist to achieve this astounding feat. The trophy was given for the sales of 2,000,000 of the LP "Heintje".
Also in the Netherlands he received his first golden records. On February 20, during a flight in a chartered aircraft, they presented him with 7 golden records, for the sale of 10,000,000 records !!!
In addition, in Germany, he received a further 6 golden records :
* 1 from Switzerland for 250,000 sales
* 1 from South-Africa for 250,000 sales
* 4 from the Netherlands for 1,000,000 sales
On March 1, during the "Grand Gala du Disque" in Amsterdam, Maurice Chevalier presented Heintje the "Edison". It is the highest award for artists in Holland. This was also Heintje's first "live-appearance" on Dutch television. He sung "Ich sing' ein Lied für dich".
After the "Lümmel" movies, there were 3 movies which were written for Heintje himself. In March, "Einmal wird die Sonne wieder scheinen" (Once the sun will shine again) was released and in November "Mein bester freund". This movie was also recorded in English (My best friend). Heintje sung in English in this movie.
July 28. In London, the director of the record-company, gives Heintje a further 2 golden records ; 1 from Australia and 1 from New Zealand.
Also the trophy "Silver Vessel" of Radio Veronica was awarded this year to Heintje !!!
On August 8, he appeared for the first time on English television. During Ed Stewart's show "Stew Pot" he sung "I'm your little boy".
And again in London, on August 24, he received 2 golden records, for the sale of 2,000,000 singles.
September 5, in Holland KRO put on a special show on Ned.1, for the 90th Birthday of Robert Stolz. Heintje sung two songs, especially written for him ; "Bei uns zu Haus ist es schön" and "Mondlicht geht durch alle Bäumen".
Invited by Mike Curb, director of the record-company MGM, Heintje appeared for the first time on American TV on September 17, in the show "The Chevrolet-Show", next to Gene Kelly. It was also the start of a tour through America, with a new appearance in "The Chevrolet-Show" on September 20. On November 14 he did 4 shows for the "Coast to coast" TV Specials.
In England, there was gold again for the sale of 1,000,000 singles "I'm your little boy". The total of golden records was now 28 !!!
Family Simons moved to their new home, a villa "O sole mio" in Moresnet (Belgium).
On December 23, Heintje received the "Golden Screen Award" in Münich, as a result of more than 3,000,000 attendances within 12 months, for the movie "Ein Herz geht auf reisen".
1971
The movie "Morgen fällt die Schule aus" (School breaks up tomorrow) premiered on May 27, in Münich.
In The Netherlands his success went down a bit, but in other countries the little Limburger had much more success. In America, Heintje started a tour with 10 shows.
1972
Heintje had to stop for a break.
In Munich, on January 24, he received a further 12 golden records :
* 5 x Heintje (LP) (2,500,000 sales)
* 2 x Weihnachten mit Heintje (LP) (1,250,000 sales)
* 3 x Ich sing ein Lied für dich (LP) (750,000 sales)
* 1 x Dein schönster Tag (LP) (250,000 sales)
* 1 x Heidschi bumbeidschi (Single) (1,000,000 sales)
The count is now 40 golden records, and in the mean time he also received 10 platinum discs.
1973
The year when he turned 18, Heintje made a tour in Indonesia. There were two performances at the Jakarta Stadium, in front of more than 85.000 people !!! He was also the guest of President Suharto and his wife.
On December 2, Hein was back on German television. He was invited by Peter Alexander to sing on the show "Peter Alexander's Wunschkonzert".
1975
Heintje toured South Africa in April, although danger lurked because of the ongoing war. He still made two special records, "Jou Hart Is Weer Myne" and "Heintje singt van liefde en verlange" which made him a great success.
In Moresnet (Belgium) Hein bought his own farm, including 40 hectares of meadowland and forest.
1976
Heintje Simons is now called Hein Simons and made a comeback with the song "Weit Ist Der Weg Nach Santa Cruz".
1977
Addy Kleijngeld died suddenly when he was on holiday. Hein was broken-hearted because his "second father" was no longer there for him. Addy was 54 years old.
1978
Hein made a comeback in Holland with the single "Und Das Alles Nur Weil Wir Uns Lieben" and had a lot of success. It was also the last time Heintje was top of the charts in the Netherlands.
1981
On December 11, Hein married Doris Uhl.
1982
On March 24, a son, Pascal was born.
In August Hein made a tour in Australia, and in October he was back on stage in South Africa.
1989
There was a new comeback. This time with the album "Herzensmelodie" and after the fall of the Berlin wall, he had great success in the former East Germany.
On February 10, a daughter, Gina was born.
1992
On August 4, a second son, Hendrik was born.
1998
He recorded the song "Ich Schenk Dir Meine Liebe". In his 43rd year he sang the song "Ein Bisschen Sonnenschein" with his daughter Gina.
1999
In Germany, Hein was still very successful and made the album "Noch Einmal Mit Gefuhl". You can also hear the song "Tulpen Aus Amsterdam", especially sung for his love for his fatherland.
2002
The songs "So Wie Ein Stern" and "Es Ist Nur Der Regen" came out in May in Germany.
2003
Hein's second tour to South Africa. His third Afrikaans album, "Mayday" was released by Sheer Music.
2004
Hein's new CD "Frauen sind was wunderbares" was released in April. A lot of beautiful songs and a bonus song where the real fan will say: "It gives me the creeps".
Hein reached the second place on the election of "Most successful album" by RTL-Music.de and Media-Control. He finished second only to the Beatles.
2005
"Ich sag' danke" was released. A beautiful CD where Hein is singing to his fans: "Thank you for all the good years". On 12th August, Hein celebrated his 50th birthday.
2006
Hein's newest CD "Männer sind einfach zu gut" was released.
2007
This year is the end of co-operation with Ingrid Reith and Hein progressed further with Walter Strom. At the end of the year, Hein released a new Christmas album "Weihnachten mit Hein Simons", more than 40 years after the first Christmas LP.
2008
The album "Heintje" reached first place in the election of "Most successful debut-album ever", by RTL-Music.de and Media-Control !! No other artist ever did better than our Hein !!!!!
The new CD "Träum mit mir" was released. During the year, Hein appears at the "Moeders mooiste moment" show in the Oktoberhall at Wieze, and also at the "Schlagerparade" at the Lotto-Arena in Antwerp. Both of these appearances in Belgium were very successful.
Our Site www.heinsimons.com was launched on August 12.
2009
The German language was added to the site in January. The Chinese language was added in March
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