Nick & Simon were a Dutch singer-songwriter duo composed of Simon Keizer and Nick Schilder. They became popular in their home country the Netherlands in 2006. Their album Luister (Listen) reached double platinum status in four months. In June 2011 they tried to find "the American Dream" in their TV documentary show, Nick & Simon, The American Dreamteam.
Nick made his first TV appearance on the show Idols, the Dutch version of Idol, where he finished in 11th place. Shortly after, Nick and Simon began to perform together. They were the most booked artists in the Netherlands in 2007.
The duo were coaches in the first three seasons of The Voice of Holland. Nick & Simon did not return for the fourth season.
The duo announced they will split up after completing their Nu of Ooit tour, citing wanting more room for individual creativity and having long aspired for solo careers.
Discography
Albums Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications NL BEL(FL) Nick & Simon Released: 13 May 2006 Label: Artist & Company 6 — NVPI: 2× Platinum Vandaag Released: 21 September 2007 Label: Artist & Company 1 — NVPI: 4× Platinum Luister Released: 13 February 2009 Label: Artist & Company 1 28 NVPI: 2× Platinum Fier Released: 1 October 2010 Label: Artist & Company 1 9 BEA: Platinum NVPI: 2× Platinum Sterker Released: 21 September 2012 Label: Artist & Company 1 3 NVPI: Platinum Christmas with Nick & Simon – Merry X-mas Everyone! Released: 19 October 2013 Label: Artist & Company 2 43 Ein neuer Tag Released: 11 April 2014 Label: Artist & Company 34 — Christmas with Nick & Simon – It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas Released: 7 November 2014 Label: Artist & Company 1 91 NVPI: Platinum Open Released: 18 September 2015 Label: Artist & Company 1 8NVPI: Gold Aangenaam Released: 29 September 2017 Label: Artist & Company 1 5 NSG Released: 6 November 2020 Label: Artist & Company 1 13"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.
Live albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications NL BEL(FL) Symphonica in Rosso Released: 25 November 2011 Label: Artist & Company 1 43 NVPI: 2× Platinum
Compilation albums Title Album details Peak chart positions NL BEL(FL) Herinneringen – Het beste van Nick & Simon Released: 20 June 2014 Label: Artist & Company 1 4 Nu of ooit Released: 4 November 2022 Label: Artist & Company, Warner 1 20
Singles As lead artist Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album NLTop 40 NLTop 100 BEL(FL) "Steeds weer"2006 — 15 — Nick & Simon "Verloren" — 25 — "Vaarwel verleden" / "De soldaat" 21 9 — "Herwinnen" (with the Metropole Orchestra)2007 21 6 — "Kijk omhoog" 6 2 — Vandaag "Pak maar m'n hand" 12 1 — "Rosanne"2008 4 3 — "Hoe lang?" 3 1 — "Vallende sterren"2009 19 1 — Luister "De dag dat alles beter is" 28 1 — "Lippen op de mijne" 13 1 — NVPI: Gold "Het masker" 8 1 — "Door jou"2010 — — 14 "Een nieuwe dag" 26 1 — Fier "Vlinders" 22 5 — "Wijzer (dan je was)"2011 27 1 — Symphonica in Rosso "Een zomer lang" — 3 — Fier "Bij je zijn" — 6 — Symphonica in Rosso "Vrij"2012 4 — Sterker "Alles overwinnen" 22 1 — "Ze lijkt net niet op jou" — 4 — "Julia"2013 1 1 — NVPI: Platinum "Geluksmoment" — 59 — "Best Time of the Year" — 50 — Christmas with Nick & Simon – Merry X-mas Everyone! "Dans heel dicht bij mij"2014 — 16 — Herinneringen – Het beste van Nick & Simon "Mia" — — — "Leve de vrouw" — 42 — "Pak van mijn hart" — 85 — "Open je hart"2015 — 72 — Open "Met dank aan jou" — — — "Ik weet dat je sterker bent" 2016 — — — "Mum van tijd" 2018 — — — "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.
Other appearances Title Year Peak chart positions NLTop 40 NLTop 100 "Kijk me na"(Keizer & De Munnik)2011 7 1 "Sterker nu dan ooit"(Nick & Thomas) 7 1 "One Thousand Voices"(among the coaches of The Voice of Holland) 2012 1 1 "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.
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