Henny Vrienten



Hennie Vrienten Vocalist and bassist born at 27 July 1948 in Hilvarenbeek (Netherlands). From 1969 till 1970 he was a member of the beatgroup Les Crushes. From 1974 till 1976 he performed solo as Ruby Carmichael and from 1977 till 1978 as Paul Santos. In 1980 he joined Doe Maar with which he had big succes being teen-idols. Even so much succes the band disbanded in 1984. The band is still know as one of the most famous in the Netherlands that ever was. Since 1987 he also is a member of The Magnificent Seven,a band who playes for theater shows. He won several prizes in his carreer.
 * 1996 Zilveren Harp (Silver Harp) for his whole œuvre
 * 1996 Gouden Kalf (Golden Kalf) for the proffesional award in Filmmusic
 * 2001 Gouden Kalf (Golden Kalf) for the proffesional award in Filmmusic

Also he is known as a cinemacomponist and Poëm fanatic. So is was no wonder he would be the succesor of Harrie Bannink. He had the honor to have become the follow-up of the famous Dutch composer Harry Bannink, whom picked out Vrienten himself for the music of "Sesamstraat" just before his death in 1999. Just like Bannink, Vrienten can pull a whole scala of musicstyles loosley from his sleeve and he isn't affraid to use funny elements in his lyrics without making it childish. He uses lots of different stylis like country, but makes it his specifiek sound by using just his own wisstle or second voice. Also his typical DoeMaar-like quires are very reconizable.