De Toppers
De Toppers, also known as The Toppers in English, is a Dutch supergroup, consisting of René Froger, Gerard Joling, Jeroen van der Boom and Jan Smit. Gordon Heuckeroth, one of the founding members, left the group in 2011. The group has performed a series of concerts every year since 2005 in the Johan Cruyff Arena. Their repertoire consists mainly of a mix of covers and original material. Toppers in Concert, with more than 40 sold-out shows, is the longest running concert series in the Benelux. In 2008, The Toppers were selected to represent the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 held in Moscow, Russia, with the song "Shine". They failed to qualify for the final.
History
and Gordon Heuckeroth formed as a guest band in a Rene Froger concert, which turned into a successful concert series. In 2005, the first two concerts were held at the Johan Cruyff Arena. In 2008, Joling left The Toppers and was replaced by Jeroen van der Boom. In 2010, Joling re-joined the group. They performed as a quartet before Heuckeroth departed in 2011.In September 2016, Jan Smit stated he was interested in joining the group. A few hours later, van der Boom posted a video on Facebook of himself and Joling "auditioning" to join the band. Smit's addition was formally announced on February 21, 2017.
In 2017, The Toppers received a Special Achievement Award, selling more than 1.5 million copies of Toppers in Concert. During the 2018 edition, they broke the world record in Canon Singing with 198.000 spectators during three concerts.
Toppers in Concert
Toppers in Concert is an annual Dutch concert series by The Toppers, held in the Johan Cruyff Arena since 2005. Toppers in Concert is the longest running concert series in the Benelux. At the tenth edition in 2014, De Toppers welcomed their two millionth concert visitor. In 2016, The Toppers presented their first Christmas edition of Toppers in Concert in Rotterdam Ahoy.Timeline
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Concerts
Work
Albums
Singles
DVDs
- Toppers In Concert 2005 - Gold / Platinum
- Toppers In Concert 2006 - Gold / Platinum
- Toppers In Concert 2007 - Gold / Platinum
- Toppers In Concert 2008 - Gold / Platinum
- Toppers In Concert 2009 - Gold / Platinum
- Toppers In Concert 2010 - Gold / Platinum
- Toppers In Concert 2011 - Gold / Platinum
- Toppers In Concert 2012 - Gold / Platinum
- Toppers In Concert 2013 - Gold / Platinum
- Toppers In Concert 2014 - Gold
- Toppers In Concert 2015 - Gold
- Toppers In Concert 2016 - Platinum
Filmography
- Froger, Joling & Gordon: Over de Toppers - Reality television
- Toppers in de Sneeuw - Reality television
- Kerst met De Toppers in Disneyland - TV Special
- Toppers: De weg naar de ArenA - Reality television
- Toppers: De weg naar de ArenA 2007 - Reality television
- Toppers op weg naar Moskou - Reality television
- Goede tijden, slechte tijden - Cameo appearance
- Nationaal Songfestival
- Eurovision Song Contest 2009
- Wie wordt de 5e Topper? - Talentshow
- Toppers Halftimeshow - Talentshow
- Toppers Meezingmarathon - Toppers Marathon Series
- 12,5 Jaar De Toppers - Reality television
- De Toppers: Wild West, Thuis Best - Reality television
- Topper Gezocht! - Talentshow