Gers Pardoel or Gerwin Schalk | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Gerwin Pardoel |
| Also known as | Gers Pardoel; Gers |
| Born | 12 May 1981 Nijmegen, Netherlands |
| Genres | Nederhop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, songwriter |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | TopNotch, Universal Music |
| Website | gerspardoel.nl |
Gerwin Pardoel (born 12 May 1981), better known by his stage name Gers Pardoel or mononymously as Gers,[1] is a Dutch rapper. He rose to fame in 2009, due to his successful collaboration with The Opposites on the single "Broodje Bakpao". Pardoel's debut studio album Deze wereld is van jou was released in November 2011 and was certified Platinum by the NVPI.[2] The Nederhop artist is best known for his number-one single "Ik neem je mee", which became the most successful Dutch-language and Dutch-artist hit in the Dutch Top 40 ever.[3]
- ^ "Biografie" (in Dutch). gerspardoel.nl. Archived from the original on 8 January 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- ^ Oitmann, Pierre (28 May 2012). "Gers Pardoel krijgt platina op Pinkpop". NU.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- ^ "Hitdossier – grootste Nederlandstalige hit". Dutch Top 40 (in Dutch). 21 January 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.