Anny Schilder

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Anny Schilder
Annie Schilder, Carola Smit and Jan Keyzer 1984.jpg
Background information
Birth nameAnny Schilder
Born1959 (age 61–62)
Occupation(s)Singer

Anny Schilder (1959) is a Dutch pop singer, and was the lead singer of BZN from 1976 to 1984.[1]

Biography[]

BZN-Singer[]

Jack Veerman, the drummer of BZN met Schilder when she was working as a salesgirl at an eel-stand in Volendam, and when his band was looking for a female singer, he remembered she had a great voice. They had her audition, but she initially was too timid to become a performer. It took some time, but Veerman was able to convince her. She became, together with Jan Keizer (singer) the face of BZN from 1976 until 1984. The first single the band released with the two lead-singers was Mon Amour (BZN song), which was an immediate success. A long string of top-10 hits followed.

In 1984 Schilder decided to leave BZN, citing that she needed more time to spend with her family. Later on she admitted that the continuous touring and performing was getting too much for her. She had her sister babysit her daughter, who started calling her Mama instead of Schilder. Carola Smit replaced her as lead-singer of BZN.

Solo[]

After leaving BZN, Schilder had a reasonably successful solo career, although never as successful as with BZN. She released her first solo single in December 1984 for the holidays called Eeuwige Kerst (Eternal Christmas). The song was written by Henk Temming of Het Goede Doel, and accompanied by the children's choir of Kinderen voor Kinderen, as well as the Amsterdam Choir De Stem Des Volks.

She did release several other hits, like Love is...(1985), Adieu Cherie (1988) and You are my Hero (1989), which entered the charts in the top 10. Her most successful album was You are my Hero, which just fell short of obtaining a gold-record.

Ending Her Solo-Career[]

After 1997 Schilder stopped recording new music. She met a Spanish Discotheque Owner, and in 2004 she left Volendam to move to Spain with her children. She did not return to The Netherlands until 2006, after which she re-energized her singing career.

BNZ'66-Singer[]

The only singing engagements Schilder did between 2000 and 2006 was with a BZN-reunion band, made up of former BZN members, called BZN'66. This band played mostly songs from the early years of BZN, during which period beat and rock music were their genre.

Book[]

On March 21, 2007, Schilder released her autobiography Anny en Ik (Anny and I). In this book she describes her divorce in 1986 and her postpartum depression. The book sold 10,000 copies in the first three months after its release. At the same time she released a new album with the same title. The CD contains covers of BZN songs, as well as covers of other artist's hits, like The Way Old Friends Do from ABBA. This song is a duet with Schilder's daughter Anja. The song Rockin' the Trolls, a BZN-cover, was released as a single, which includes vocals by former-BZN member Jan Veerman.

Number 1 hit in South Africa[]

In 2007 Schilder released a song titled First Kiss Goodnight, a duet with South-African singer Gerrie Pretorius. The song reached the number 1 spot in the charts in South Africa, and received platinum status. The song was released in September 2007 in The Netherlands, but did not chart.

Anny & José[]

In May 2009 Schilder released a new single titled Be My Baby, which was a duet with Luv' singer José Hoebee. The song was somewhat successful in Belgium, and Schilder and Hoebee continued to appear together on occasion.

Jan & Anny[]

25 years after leaving BZN, Schilder performed for the first time with co-singer Jan Keizer. They sang Mon Amour at the 80th birthday celebration of famous TV host Mies Bouwman. This was broadcast by the AVRO TV station on December 30, 2009.

The reaction to their performance was so positive, they decided to continue working together. Their management revealed they would record an album and a single, as well as a TV music special. On July 2, 2010, they released the single Take me to Ibiza as Jan en Anny. The song reached number 3 in the charts, making it the most successful song released by BZN-related artists in 10 years. The album Together Again was released on September 10, 2010, and Mies Bouwman presented the duo with the first copy during her show. During the same show, a few minutes later, they received a Golden Record. The second song released as a single was C'est La Vie, which reached the top 5 of the Single Top 100. The third song released as a single was Amor Amor Amor. On October 28, 2012, they performed at the Sala Palatului in Bucharest for 7,000 fans, as a start to their theater tour through The Netherlands. On September 24, 2018, they announced they would stop performing as a duo, and in the end of 2019 a farewell concert was broadcast on TV.

Personal life[]

Schilder has one daughter, Anja, with her first husband, Joep. She divorced her husband Joep in 1986, which left her broke, since her husband had defrauded all of her earnings. She has a son from a later relationship. She now also has a granddaughter. She faced a health scare in 2014 when she was diagnosed with breast cancer.

Discografie[]

Albums[]

Album title Release date Charting in the Dutch Album Top 100 Comments
Date of entry Highest Weeks
Here I am 1985 20-04-1985 21 9
Anny Schilder 11-1988 03-12-1988 30 14
You are my hero 11-1989 09-12-1989 34 11
All of me 12-1990 -
The best of Anny Schilder 1991 - Greatest Hits
This is Anny Schilder 12-1991 04-01-1992 65 5
Spiegel 10-1993 06-11-1993 63 6
High noon 03-1995 01-04-1995 38 12
Sentimientos 07-1997 -
Anny en ik 03-2007 21-03-2007 90 2
Together again 10-09-2010 18-09-2010 5 17 with Jan Keizer / Gold
The Two of us 14-02-2013 23-02-2013 11 1* with Jan Keizer
Unforgettable Duets 10-10-2014 with Jan Keizer
Greatest hits 10-11-2017 with Jan Keizer (CD & DVD)
Grande Finale 18-10-2019 with Jan Keizer (CD & DVD)

Singles[]

Single title Release date Charting in the Dutch Top 40 Comments
Date of entry Highest Weeks
Eeuwige kerst 1984 15-12-1984 12 5 with Het Goede Doel, Kinderen voor Kinderen en De Stem des Volks / #5 in the Single Top 100
Love is... 1985 23-02-1985 28 4 #20 in the Single Top 100
Hold on 1985 -
Mama's dinky darling 1985 31-08-1985 tip10 - #48 in the Single Top 100
Mandola mandoline 1986 22-03-1986 tip16 -
Think about love 1986 -
Valley of pain 1987 -
Darling 1987 -
Adieu cherie 1988 05-11-1988 19 5 #15 in the Single Top 100
Happy Xmas (War is over) / Gelukkig kerstfeest 1988 10-12-1988 35 3 Artiesten voor het Ronald McDonaldhuis / #15 in the Single Top 100
Goodbye farewell 1989 14-01-1989 tip11 - #46 in the Single Top 100
La bambola 1989 -
You are my hero 1989 28-10-1989 9 7 #7 in the Single Top 100 / Alarmschijf
Le soleil 1990 13-01-1990 tip12 - #47 in the Single Top 100
Sailorboy 1990 -
De eerste keer 1990 08-09-1990 tip8 - with Dave / #40 in de Single Top 100
Where would I be without you 1990 -
I take it back 1990 -
Samen leven 12-1990 - Artiesten voor Droezbal / #62 in the Single Top 100
Love is all I wanna give 1991 21-12-1991 tip11 - #42 in the Single Top 100
Gladly belong to you 1991 -
Working girl 1992 25-04-1992 tip3 - #42 in the Single Top 100
If you go 1992 -
1993 24-07-1993 tip4 - with Piet Veerman / #32 in the Single Top 100
Er is één ding dat altijd blijft 1993 09-10-1993 tip8 - #38 in the Single Top 100
Moeder 1993 -
Meisje van 16 1993 -
High noon 1995 -
Sweet Suzanne 1995 -
Mon amour 05-1995 - with Demis Roussos
Yo te quiero mi amor 1996 -
A perfect day 11-1996 - with Roger Whittaker
Junto a mi 1997 -
Yours/Quiereme Mucho 1997 -
Por Un Amor 1997 -
Toen kwam jij 14-10-2006 - with John de Bever / #80 in the Single Top 100
04-2007 - with Jan Veerman
The first kiss goodnight 09-2007 - with Gerrie Pretorius
Be my baby 18-05-2009 - with José Hoebee as Anny & José / #92 in the Single Top 100
02-07-2010 - with Jan Keizer / #3 in the Single Top 100
C'est la vie 27-11-2010 - with Jan Keizer
Amor amor 06-05-2011 * * * with Jan Keizer
Afraid to fall in love again 11-01-2013 * * * with Jan Keizer
Felicita 12-09-2014 with Jan Keizer
I love the summertime 26-06-2015 with Jan Keizer
Mon amour je t'aime 12-11-2016 with Jan Keizer
Don't try to change me 17-06-2017 with Jan Keizer
Chanson d'amour 10-11-2017 - with Jan Keizer
The time of my life 2019 - with Jan Keizer

References[]

  1. ^ Louis Peter Grijp, Ignace Bossuyt Een muziekgeschiedenis der Nederlanden - 2001 - Page 742
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