Biography
Gerard Jan Joling (born 29 April 1960) is a Dutch singer and television presenter. Known for his high tenor voice, he rose to fame in the late 1980s and released a string of singles including "Ticket to the Tropics" and "Love Is in Your Eyes". He also achieved success in Asia and received more than 20 gold and platinum records.
In 1988, he was the Dutch participant in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, with the song "Shangri-La".
His biggest hit was "No More Boleros" that reached the top 10 in several countries in mainland Europe. The song was recorded by different artists such as Clemente (Portugal), Sula Mazurenga and As Marcianas (both in Brazil), Karel Gott (in German and Czech), Demis Roussos, Semino Rossi, Oliver Thomas and George Meiring (in 2011 in South Africa).
Joling & Gordon Over de Vloer is a television program Gerard Joling made with singer Gordon in 2005. There were 3 seasons of the series which featured the duo during work and having a laugh.
In 2007, he was the host of Sterren dansen op het ijs and So You Wanna Be a Popstar for the television channel SBS 6. 2007 was also the year that sparked Joling's renewed success, with two number 1 songs, a number 1 album, and 11 gold and platinum awards.
In 2008, Joling became team captain on the Dutch TV show Wie ben ik? ("Who am I?"), in which the team captains, together with both two guests, have to guess who they are, based on hints and questions they can ask. The other team captain was Patty Brard.Joling was scheduled to represent The Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow as a member of De Toppers, but temporarily left the group after a conflict with Gordon. Joling was replaced in The Toppers with Jeroen van der Boom. In December 2009, De Toppers manager Benno de Leeuw announced in Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf that Gerard Joling and Gordon were to rejoin the group, turning the trio into a foursome once more.Joling can also regularly be seen as a member of juries on a myriad of Dutch television programs. In 2018 he was seen in The Voice Senior and since 2019 in the Dutch version of the program The Masked Singer.
Filmography
all 61
TV Shows 43
self 21
Movies 18
Stars on Stage (2024)
Volendam, een dorp in de Eredivisie (2023)
De Oranjewinter (2022)
The Big Show met Ruben Nicolai (2022)
Fout Maar Goud (2022)
I Want your Song (2022)
Think Inside The Box (2022)
Vandaag Inside (2022)
Secret Duets (2021)
Op de gevoelige plaat (2021)
De Kalvijn Show (2021)
RTL Exclusief (2020)
I Can See Your Voice (2020)
Hoge Bomen (2020)
Toppers In Concert 2019 (2019)
The Masked Singer Netherlands (2019)
All Together Now (2019)
Snollebollekes: Live in concert (2019)
Holland-België (2018)
The Voice Senior (2018)
Veronica Inside (2018)
Oh, Wat een Jaar! (2017)
Toppers in concert 2017 (2017)
Buurman wat doet u nu? (2016)
Toppers In Concert 2015 (2015)
K3 zoekt K3 (2015)
Toppers In Concert 2014 (2014)
DumpertReeten (2014)
Gerard Joling - Lekker in de Ziggo Dome (2013)
Geer en Goor: Effe Geen Cent Te Makken (2013)
Sinterklaas en de Pepernoten Chaos (2013)
Toppers In Concert 2013 (2013)
Leve boerenliefde (2013)
Weet Ik Veel (2013)
Toppers In Concert 2012 (2012)
Toppers in concert 2011 (2011)
Sinterklaas en het raadsel van 5 december (2011)
Sinterklaas en het Pakjes Mysterie (2010)
Toppers in concert 2010 (2010)
Move Like Michael Jackson (NL) (2010)
Sinterklaas en de Verdwenen Pakjesboot (2009)
The Box of Talent (2009)
Hole in the Wall (NL) (2009)
De TV Kantine (2009)
Toppers in concert 2008 (2008)
Popstars (NL) (2008)
Holland's Got Talent (2008)
De Nieuwste Show (2007)
Toppers In Concert 2007 (2007)
Toppers: De weg naar de ArenA 2007 (2007)
Knevel & Van den Brink (2007)
So You Wanna Be a Popstar (2007)
Sterren Dansen Op Het IJs (2006)
De Wereld Draait Door (2005)
Toppers In Concert 2005 (2005)
Joling & Gordon Over De Vloer (2005)
Shownieuws (2003)
Jensen! (2002)
Life & Cooking (2000)
Pittige tijden (1996)
Wie ben ik? (1990)
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GenderMale
Birthday1960-04-28 (63 years old)
Birth PlaceAlkmaar, Dutch Republic
CitizenshipsKingdom of the Netherlands
AwardsKnight of the Order of Orange-Nassau, Silver Harp
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