It is never too late to reinvent yourself: 64-year-old Matthijs van Nieuwkerk is suddenly singing on stage. But he warned Bart Ettekoven. “No videos of this!”
Matthijs van Nieuwkerk is no longer welcome at the Mediapark and that means that he has to invent himself again. He is now in the theaters with the Sven Hammond Big Band, and yesterday he also started singing during a try-out in Deventer himself. Show expert Bart Ettekoven was there, but was not allowed to play images for his program Shownieuws.
Heart -warming
Bart, who has been on a pink BN’er cloud lately, is completely in ecstasy. “Yes, he sang. That was really special. You have to imagine: it was in hip, that is a kind of pop stage in Deventer, and that is also the place where he got to know his wife Martha. A safe and warm place to do the very first try-out. “
“I thought it was really heart -warming to see that there was a huge line for that theater. There was a very small room, very intimate, with a few hundred people, and Matthijs got a standing ovation. The applause lasted and lasted and lasted. At one point he had to say: “Ladies and gentlemen, it’s enough.”
Matthijs song
What song did Matthijs sing? “As part of the program, he sang his wife. A song from Chet Baker: My Funny Valentine, a well -known song and one of their favorite songs. He also sung that at the wedding, he acknowledged. He didn’t know this afternoon if he dared, but he was pulled over. “
There are no images of the singing drift frog. “They are searching. That is why it was not allowed to film and therefore there is no further visual material. I also didn’t film anything else there this afternoon. I kept the rules neatly. “
Twenty people
It was great, says Bart. “What I found very heart -warming is that there have come to me in line and within twenty people from:” You’re sweet, don’t you, tonight, for Matthijs? ” The audience really forgiven him. Now Hilversum, you would almost say. But everyone grants him success again, people miss him on television. “
Everyone wants Matthijs on television again? Well, what a surprise, given the location of Bart’s sample …