Marco Borsato

Marco Borsato
Borsato in 2016
Borsato in 2016
Background information
Birth nameMarco Roberto Borsato
Born (1966-12-21) 21 December 1966 (age 57)
Alkmaar, Netherlands
GenresNederpop
OccupationSinger
Years active1990–present
Websitewww.borsato.nl

Marco Roberto Borsato (Dutch: [ˈmɑrkoː roːˈbɛrtoː bɔrˈsaːtoː], Italian: [ˈmarko roˈbɛrto borˈsaːto]; born 21 December 1966) is a Dutch singer. Born in Alkmaar, North Holland, he started performing in Italian before switching to Dutch in 1994. He has consistently been one of the most successful and biggest-grossing artists in the Netherlands and Belgium for the past thirty years.[1]

Borsato achieved 15 number-one singles in the Netherlands, the second-most all-time behind The Beatles' 16.[2] In 1994, his song "Dromen Zijn Bedrog" spent a then-record 12 weeks at number one, a feat which stood for 17 years. It still remains the longest-running Dutch language number-one song ever.[3] Between 2003 and 2008, Borsato became the first artist to record nine consecutive number-one singles on the Dutch charts.[4]

Borsato also has recorded 11 number-one albums in the Netherlands, all certified at least Platinum, with every eligible studio album of his from 1995 to 2013 debuting at number one on the Dutch album charts. Borsato also has six number-one albums in Belgium.

Despite his long run of commercial success, his music was removed from all Dutch public radio stations' playlists in 2022 after sexual assault allegations relating to The Voice of Holland scandal.[5] Borsato was charged with child sexual abuse in 2023.[6]

  1. ^ "De Wereld Draait Door: Marco Borsato". Archived from the original on 2014-08-09. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
  2. ^ Top 40, Stichting Nederlandse. "Bijzondere lijst: Artiest met meeste nummer 1-hits". Top40.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-01-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Top 40, Stichting Nederlandse. "Originals: Dromen Zijn Bedrog | Top 40-nieuws". Top40.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-01-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ VERACRUZ, PODER JUDICIAL DEL ESTADO DE. "laatste nummer marco borsato". www.laatste (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  5. ^ "NPO radio stations no longer run Marco Borsato and Ali B". Netherlands News Live. 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  6. ^ Marco Borsato wordt vervolgd voor zedendelict met minderjarig meisje