André van Duin (pseudonym for Adrianus Marinus Kyvon; born 20 February 1947 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch actor (in comedy and theatre), singer, writer and program creator. Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rotterdam (pronounced) is the 2nd-largest City by population in the Netherlands, located in the province of The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands
Van Duin was discovered in 1964 when he won the AVRO talent quest show Nieuwe Oogst, which gave him the opportunity to debut on television with the singers Willy and Willeke Alberti. Avro was a British Aircraft manufacturer, with numerous landmark designs such as the Avro 504 trainer in the First World War, the Avro Willy Alberti (b Carel Verbrugge, Amsterdam, Oct 14 1926 - d there Feb Willeke Alberti ( February 3, 1945, Amsterdam, The Netherlands) (real name Willy Albertina Verbrugge) is a Dutch singer
From 1967 onwards, André van Duin appeared regularly on Dutch television. After a few years, he started his career in theatre. In his first appearances, he was often supported by fellow actors Frans van Dusschoten and Corrie van Gorp.
In 1972, André van Duin began the radio program Dik Voormekaar Show. First with Radio Noordzee, later with the NCRV and TROS. NCRV (Nederlandse Christelijke Radio Vereniging (English Dutch Christian Radio Association is a public radio and television broadcaster in the Netherlands, mostly TROS (originally an acronym for Televisie Radio Omroep Stichting) is a Dutch television and radio organisation part of the Netherlands Public Broadcasting.
André van Duin has played the main lead in several Dutch films. His most famous roles are that of Joep Meloen in the film Ik ben Joep Meloen and that of a travelling dentist in De Boezemvriend.
As a singer, André van Duin has quite a number of popular songs to his name. He has had hits such as Het bananenlied, Angelique, De tamme boerenzoon, File, Doorgaan and Willy Alberti, bedankt. He has also had some hits that grew from stage performances such as Er staat een paard in de gang (1981), Ik heb hele grote bloemkolen and Pizzalied (Effe Wachte. . . ). The latter reached the top of the Dutch hit parade in late 1993.
In 1976, Van Duin enjoyed success with the song Willempie. However, some listeners considered it a caricature of mentally challenged people, although the song was not intended as such. With the prospect of becoming a legal matter, Van Duin was asked to make a public apology. Willempie was number one on AVRO's "Top Pop" hitparade for three weeks, but for a while the song was not listed because of the controversy.
On December 13, 2006, André van Duin announced his intention to get married to his boyfriend Martin Elferink on December 23, 2006.
In 2007 his new show "Andre's nieuwe reveu" premiered