Eefje de Visser explained

Eefje de Visser
Birth Date:8 February 1986
Birth Place:Voorburg, Netherlands
Occupation:Singer-songwriter
Years Active:2009–present

Eefje de Visser (born 8 February 1986) is a Dutch singer-songwriter. She won the Grote Prijs van Nederland, a national competition for musicians, in 2009.[1] She released her first album, De Koek, in 2011, a breakthrough year in which she performed (accompanied by a four-man band called Most Unpleasant Men) at three major Dutch festivals: the Oerol Festival, Lowlands,[2] and the Uitmarkt.[3]

On 14 December 2015 Eefje de Visser released a new song, "Scheef", on YouTube. The album Nachtlicht followed the next year. In 2020 she released her fourth album Bitterzoet, followed by a European tour supporting Balthazar.[4]

Personal life

De Visser is married to Pieterjan Coppejans, who is also her sound engineer and has co-produced her work starting with Bitterzoet. Their son Pablo was born in 2021.[5] They currently reside in the Belgian city of Ghent.[6] She is bisexual.[7]

Discography

Albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
NLD
[8]
BEL
(FL)

[9]
De Koek 35
Het Is
  • Released: 7 September 2013
  • Label: Eefjes Platenmaatschappijtje, Rough Trade
  • Formats: LP, CD, digital download
367
Nachtlicht
  • Released: 8 January 2016
  • Label: Eefjes Platenmaatschappijtje, Rough Trade
  • Formats: LP, CD, digital download
813
Bitterzoet
  • Released: 24 January 2020
  • Label: Eefjes Platenmaatschappijtje, Sony
  • Formats: LP, CD, digital download
31
Bitterzoet – Live
  • Released: 1 December 2023
  • Label: Eefjes Platenmaatschappijtje, Sony
  • Formats: LP, CD, digital download
3753

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Grote prijs van Nederland voor Eefje de Visser . Wander . Wil . 12 December 2009 . Maxazine.nl . 31 August 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120331121434/http://www.maxazine.nl/muziek/nieuws/603-grote-prijs-van-nederland-voor-eefje-de-visser . 31 March 2012 .
  2. News: Eefje de Visser groot succes op Lowlands. Lier. Heleen van. 20 August 2011. de Volkskrant. 31 August 2011.
  3. News: Eefje de Visser: Een fladderig, pittig, schattig muziekmeisje. Lindhout. Sterre. 31 August 2011. de Volkskrant. 31 August 2011.
  4. News: Eefje de Visser: 'Ik hou mijn teksten graag beeldend en fluïde'. NRC . 29 January 2020 . Kuyper . Amanda .
  5. https://www.volkskrant.nl/nieuws-achtergrond/melancholie-is-haar-uitlaatklep-maar-waar-haar-liedjes-precies-over-gaan-vertelt-eefje-de-visser-liever-niet~bf9c4b40/
  6. Web site: 'Wij hebben gelukkig nog geen echte hit': Eefje de Visser en Luwten wuiven de festivalzomer uit. 28 August 2018.
  7. https://www.humo.be/nieuws/ik-ben-helemaal-niet-lief-of-schattig-schijn-bedriegt-eefje-de-visser-singer-songwriter~b9dfc780/
  8. Web site: Discografie Eefje de Visser. dutchcharts.nl. 1 January 2020.
  9. Web site: Discografie Eefje de Visser. Ultratop. 1 January 2020.