"How Do You Do" (this single was a Dutch #1 hit in 1971 but also a German Top 5[4] hit, #2 in Canada, and US Top 10 Hit in 1972 when it peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100chart.) This song sold two million copies worldwide.[5]
"Hello-a" (a #1 hit in the Netherlands[6] and Germany[7] in 1972).
"Ik Zie Een Ster" / "I See A Star" (a Dutch and English Top 10 hit, this song was chosen to represent the Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974 (the year ABBA won it) where it finished in third place.
Van Hemert composed and produced "Wij houden van Oranje",[10] a football song performed by André Hazes to support the Netherlands national soccer team at the UEFA Euro 1988. The same year, he wrote a track recorded by Yann Andersen for a UNICEF campaign.[11]
In the late 1990s, he created an independent music production company (Hans van Hemert Productions) that still licenses his hits to labels for 1970s nostalgia compilations.
In addition to Luv', he produced other girl groups:
in 1997: Patty Cash (whose members were chosen by Patty Brard)
in 2005–2006: Bling Inc. (also created by)
In April 2005, the Luv' ladies made a surprise showcase at his 40-year business anniversary and 60th birthday.[14] In the spring of 2006, his production team remixed "Trojan Horse" (which was included in the box setCompletely In Luv' (released by Universal Music Netherlands). Two years later, he produced and wrote a digital single for Mother's and Father's day, "De allerliefste mama en papa" performed by his daughter Hannah and his granddaughter Britt.[15]
In later years, some of his compositions were utilised by contemporary artists from the dance and techno scene.
Van Hemert was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2010. In July 2023 he announced it had metastatized through his entire body.[16] He died on 7 October 2024, at the age of 79.[17]
The eight #1 hits on the Dutch Top 40
Eight of his productions/compositions were #1 hits in the Netherlands (some of them world hits too):
^Total record sales mentioned at page 10 of CD booklet of 25 Jaar Na Waldolala, written by Skip Voogd
^"Een onverwoestbaar liefdeslied". Volkskrant. Retrieved 20 May 2010. Article about the 20th anniversary of "Wij Houden van Oranje" published in the Volkskrant newspaper on May 31, 2008.