Arno Krabman

Arno Krabman
Born (1982-03-19) 19 March 1982 (age 42)
Leeuwarden, Netherlands
OriginWijdemeren, Netherlands
GenresDutch pop music
Occupations
InstrumentGuitar
Years active2005–present
Websitewww.gravelandstudio.com

Arno Krabman (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑrnoː ˈkrɑpmɑn]; born 19 March 1982) is a Dutch songwriter and producer. He is known for his work with, among others, Suzan & Freek, Snelle and S10, and has had over twenty-five Dutch Single Top 100 hits as a songwriter.[1][2] His repertoire consists mainly of Dutch-language pop songs.[1]

Early life and education

Krabman was born on 19 March 1982 in Leeuwarden, Friesland.[3][4] He studied Music and Technology at the Utrecht School of the Arts in Hilversum.[4] During his studies, he worked as a session musician.[4] Brendan O'Brien and Max Martin have been cited as Krabman's main artistic influences.[4]

Career

Krabman's first release as a songwriter was the single "Jou" by Maud Mulder in 2005.[2] In 2006, he first entered the Dutch Single Top 100 and Dutch Top 40 with the song "Ik wacht al zo lang" by Lange Frans & Baas B.[2] Krabman has since been prominently involved in the production of the studio albums Drive (2013) by Anneke van Giersbergen, In mijn bloed (2017) by Roxeanne Hazes [nl], Gedeeld door ons (2019) and Dromen in kleur (2021) by Suzan & Freek, and Lars (2021) by Snelle.[2] He also created the soundtrack for the Dutch drama series The Spectacular, which was released in early 2022.[5]

Krabman has scored number-one hits in the Netherlands with the singles "Als het avond is" (2019) by Suzan & Freek, "Blijven slapen" (2021) by Snelle & Maan, and "De diepte" (2022) by S10. The song "Nu wij niet meer praten" (2020) by Jaap Reesema & Pommelien Thijs reached number one in both the Netherlands and Belgium.

In 2018, Krabman was a member of the Dutch jury for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018.[6] In 2021, the song "De diepte", which Krabman had co-written with Stien den Hollander, was internally selected by the Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS to represent the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.[7] By finishing in second place in the first semi-final on 10 May 2022, it became the first Dutch-language entry to reach the final of the Eurovision Song Contest since the introduction of the semi-finals in 2004.[8] In the final on 14 May 2022, the entry finished in 11th place with 171 points.

Personal life

Krabman is in a relationship with Nienke de Jong, who was the lead singer of the metal band Autumn from 1999 to 2008.[4] They own a recording studio in Wijdemeren, North Holland, located between the villages Kortenhoef and 's-Graveland.[4]

Songwriting discography

Charting singles

Title Year Peak chart positions[2][9] Co-written with
NLD (100) NLD (40) BEL (FL) DEU
"Ik wacht al zo lang" (Lange Frans & Baas B feat. Brutus & Tim) 2006 16 18 — — Tim Akkerman, Frans Frederiks, Thijs Frederiks, Bart Zeilstra
"Leen mijn ogen" (Jeroen van der Boom) 2011 19 — — — Han Kooreneef
"Dat het nooit meer ophoudt" (Jeroen van der Boom) 7 — — — Han Kooreneef
"Mistakes I've Made" (Eelke Kleijn) 2014 49 33 — — Adam Argyle, David Etherington, Eelke Kleijn, Karen Poole
"Find You" (Topic feat. Jake Reese) 2016 — — — 57 Jaap Reesema, Jona Selle, Tobias Topic, Joren van der Voort, Matthias Zürkler
"Break My Habits" (Topic) 2017 — — — 58 Patrik Jean, Jona Selle, Tobias Topic
"Leef" (André Hazes Jr. [nl]) 2015 93 — 3 — Edwin van Hoevelaak, Koen Jansen, Chiel Ottink
"Als het avond is" (Suzan & Freek) 2019 3 1 4 — Léon Palmen, Freek Rikkerink, Suzan Stortelder
"Blauwe dag" (Suzan & Freek) 5 4 5 — Koen Jansen, Freek Rikkerink, Suzan Stortelder
"Mag ik daar even stil bij staan" (Suzan & Freek) 55 — — — Léon Palmen, Freek Rikkerink, Suzan Stortelder
"Deze is voor mij" (Suzan & Freek) 46 19 27 — Niels Geusebroek, Léon Palmen, Freek Rikkerink, Suzan Stortelder
"Weg van jou" (Suzan & Freek) 2020 20 12 21 — Léon Palmen, Freek Rikkerink, Suzan Stortelder
"Kleur" (Snelle) 4 7 32 — Lars Bos, Daan Ligtvoet
"De overkant" (Suzan & Freek & Snelle) 6 2 11 — Lars Bos, Léon Palmen, Freek Rikkerink, Suzan Stortelder
"In de schuur" (Snelle & Ronnie Flex) 10 12 — — Sander de Bie, Lars Bos, Ronell Plasschaert, Delano Ruitenbach
"Nu wij niet meer praten" (Jaap Reesema & Pommelien Thijs) 2 1 1 — Jaap Reesema, Joren van der Voort
"Papa heeft weer wat gelezen" (Snelle & Thomas Acda) 53 39 — — Thomas Acda, Lars Bos
"Als ik je weer zie" (Acda en De Munnik, Maan & Typhoon) 2021 5 6 — — Thomas Acda, Paul de Munnik, Glenn de Randamie, Maan de Steenwinkel
"Blijven slapen" (Snelle & Maan) 1 1 10 — Okke Punt, Delano Ruitenbach, Maan de Steenwinkel, Lars Bos
"Goud" (Suzan & Freek) 4 2 17 — Léon Palmen, Freek Rikkerink, Suzan Stortelder
"Zonder jas naar buiten" (Snelle) 45 — — — Sander de Bie, Lars Bos, Okke Punt
"Frans Duits" (Donnie & Frans Duijts) 10 19 — — Billy Dans, Dennis Foekens, Donald Scloszkie
"Alles komt goed" (Jaap Reesema) 31 21 15 — Jaap Reesema, Joren van der Voort
"Alles" (Miss Montreal) 64 33 — — Sanne Hans, Léon Palmen, Freek Rikkerink, Suzan Stortelder
"Onderweg naar later" (Suzan & Freek) 8 10 36 — Léon Palmen, Freek Rikkerink, Suzan Stortelder
"Dromen in kleur" (Suzan & Freek) 21 15 27 — John Ewbank, Léon Palmen, Freek Rikkerink, Suzan Stortelder
"In m'n bloed" (Snelle) 22 14 — — Sander de Bie, Lars Bos, Okke Punt
"De diepte" (S10) 2022 1 1 20 — Stien den Hollander
"How Love Works" (Milow) — — 30 — Martin Gallop, Jonathan Vandenbroeck
"Ladada (Mon dernier mot)" (Claude) 1 1 — — Claude Kiambe, Joren van der Voort
"Slapeloosheid" (Suzan & Freek) 2023 9 7 7 — Martijn Konijnenburg, Léon Palmen, Freek Rikkerink, Suzan Stortelder
"Layla" (Claude) 29 20 — — Claude Kiambe, Joren van der Voort

Eurovision Song Contest entries

Year Country Song Artist Semi-Final Final
Place Points Place Points
2022  Netherlands "De diepte" S10 2 221 11 171

Eesti Laul entries

Year Song Artist Co-written with
2017 "Everything but You" Carl-Philip [et] Carl-Philip Madis, Carola Madis, Noah McNamara, Léon Palmen, Jaap Reesema

References

  1. ^ a b "Arno Krabman: "Een hit schrijven heeft iets magisch"". Top40.nl (in Dutch). 24 March 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Arno Krabman". Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  3. ^ Groot, Evert (30 April 2018). "Exclusive: These are the expert jurors for Eurovision 2018". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 30 April 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Vugt, Jasper van (4 June 2021). "Hij is het geheim achter de Nederlandstalige Top 40-hit: producer Arno Krabman". Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  5. ^ Blokland-Wijchers, Robbert (2 January 2022). "The Spectacular: knappe, gelaagde IRA-thriller in de polder". De Lagarde (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Nederlandse vakjury Eurovisie Songfestival 2018 - Eurovisie Songfestival". AVROTROS (in Dutch). 30 April 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  7. ^ Bos, Melle (4 March 2022). "Arno Krabman schreef met S10 songfestival-nummer: "We doken gelijk de diepte in"". NH Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  8. ^ Paelinck, Gianni (14 May 2022). "Naar wie gaan de meeste "12 points"? 5 inzendingen die van de Songfestival-finale een unieke avond (kunnen) maken". VRT NWS (in Flemish). Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Arno Krabman in de internationale charts". Ultratop (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 May 2022.