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Het Goede Doel is a Dutch pop group. They were initially active from 1979 to early 1990s. Some hits were Belgiumand Friendship . In april 2008 appeared a new-free and legal-downloadable album (madness) and since then does Het Goede Doel again. The occupancy is outside the familiar faces of Henk Westbroek and Henk Temming totally renewed.

All songs were written by Het Goede Doel's T and Westbroek, with the exception of "The Sonic ranger rides again" (T-Vent). All songs produced by T and Venkataraman (with the exception of Belgiumthe album, produced by Robin Freeman and the album Tempo Doeloe, produced by Lynn Huysdens and Het Goede Doel (T and Ventura).

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Biography[Edit][]

Het Goede Doel is a band from Netherlands who in 1979 was established by T and Venkataraman. Later that year, Westbroek there by his childhood friend T obtained as a singer. After several band changes appeared in 1982, the first single In life. The number did not come further than a tipnotering, but it gave the band some national fame.

In september of that year the single hostage the charts, which, like a place In life got on the Belgium debut album . Het Goede Doel had submitted by this first record hits with Belgium, the eponymous single love me and Friendship. The album reached the first place in the album Top 100 and the Platinum status. It was in 1982 the best-selling debut album ever. Also brought T the end of 1982 under the name Westbroek and Henk and Henk the single Sinterklaas, who knows him not? out.

In 1983 brought Het Goede Doel from the album Tempo Doeloe , that considering more was sold and less well than its predecessor, but reached the gold status. Simplicity was no. 5 in the National Charts and no. 11 in the Top 40). The band won in this same year (like Stopping and Cherry) a Silver Harp.

At the end of december 1984, the Dutch-speaking x-mas song, from Eternal Christmas . This song was like all other songs written by T and Westbroek. It is sung by Anny Schilder (entered into force in the same year from BZN ) and children for children. They were musically accompanied by Het Goede Doel and the choir the voice of the People.Starting from 1985, charity by as a trio. The charity still consisted of T, Westbroek and Venkataraman. For making albums or performances were hired musicians from then on. It was, as much as possible, use the same musicians as before.

After two and a half years of silence around the Group appeared in 1986 the album nice and wear-proof that was well received by the press. On this album are the numbers: I dance so I existStop and tried everything . Also "emergency exit" is on this album (with a guest appearance by Huub van der Lubbe). In a subsequent live performance is also this number one hit.

In 1987 the band pulled with a tour of the country by resulting in the album Het Goede Doel Live, with the mentioned "emergency exit (live)".

For Colombine Foundation, founded by Herman van Veen, made Het Goede Doel in 1988 the album everyone is different. The two Henken wrote the eleven songs and T and Venkataraman produced this album. On this charity album the vocals are provided by ten Dutch guest vocalists (including Marco BakkerRob de NijsRamses Shaffy,Peter te Bos, Herman van Veen and René Froger) and the Belgian singer Johan Verminnen. At the request of dj Erik de Zwart became everything can make a man happywith René Froger on single released. This song was number one in all listings. This number broke Froger finally by as a singer. The misunderstanding that this was a single of Froger, accompanied by Het Goede Doel. However, it was a single from the Charity with René Froger as guest singer.

In the autumn of 1989 started Het Goede Doel to a theatre tour of all the major theatres in the Netherlands under the title "Charity-Theater Tourisme", where their music was combined with theatrical elements. There was a story line. There was talk about massaging by both danced, and acted, blunt Henken. The charity was rewarded with the Golden Notekraker of the Dutch toonkunstenaarsbond.

At the same time as this theater tour came the album "Souvenir" from. Today , of their own free willand with open eyes were just the top 50 of the national Charts in the late 1980s. For the rest is "Souvenir" a less commercial plate and, according to the press, a ' pretentious ' album. In June of 1991 reached the single If I the building ofArnold Schwarzenegger had the 41st place. It turned out to be the Swan Song of the charity. Serious differences of opinion ended one of the duo's most successful Dutch composers. At a concert in Curacao in 2010 told Westbroek that the conflict, inter alia, dealt with the question of who would do the lead vocals on Born for the happiness, one of his favorite songs. Het Goede Doel was after the most important Dutch group Doe Maar of the eighties.

After Het Goede Doel[Edit][]

When het Goede Doel no longer existed, went further as a solo musician, Westbroek radio dj for the VARA, politician for Leefbaar Utrecht and project leader for children for children. Solo hits were: Where she runs to hikingPilot me through the stormeven your name is beautifulthe sky and spitting image. Westbroek spent five albums: spring (1991), Vrij (1994), Wahab (1998), heaven (2000) and spitting image (2002).

T started in 1987 together with Van Herk Stu-stu-Studio (the albums everyone is different and Souvenir were included here), first in Utrecht and from 1992 in Loenen aan de Vecht. He produced and (wrote for) among others Herman van VeenCity to CityShannonLinda de MolPaul de LeeuwTony CousinKatja Schuurmanthe closetchildren for childrenAadi and Frank Boeijen. Solo brought T three albums: the help sinterklaas (1991), but for the rest everything is going well (1994) and Grass (1996). He had been with "I ask Santa Claus a very happy Christmas" a hit by the end of 1992 and in 1996, Henk was told with the title song for the SBS6 series Over the Red. Afterwards it remained (outside the success of the artists produced by him) still on the hitfront.

T and Westbroek back together[Edit][]

At the end of 2001, gave Het Goede Doel two reunion concerts in the HMH in Amsterdam (motto: "10 years happy apart") and followed by a box set came with four CDs out called Give the people what they want. There also appeared a dvd called as if nothing had happened, on which the registration of the reunion concert can be seen, including extras such as interviews with the band members.

At the end of 2007 to record an album in the studio went Westbroek of T. The album was originally released under Henk Westbroeks be name. However, during the recording sessions turned out so well that the cooperation it was decided to release the album under the name ' Het Goede Doel ' with the album title crazy. The album, which was initially only available through a legal, free download on the site of an outsourcing company for ICT specialists (IT-staffing) was successful: more than one million legal downloads. However, there was no record in the hit parade, because free downloads not be counted. The single besides yours is legally downloaded over 35,000 times[1]. This resulted in a new reunion and tour with a benefit concert with fellow musicians in the Ahoy for the benefit of ViafricaFoundation. Tour de France In 2009 they wrote the Radio song "Out and About".

The second reunion album, entitled Grace, has appeared on 14 February 2011 (Valentine's day). Error is called the number that already from 24 January 2011 download is, as a foretaste of the album.

In 2012 names Westbroek and T share to the television program Ali B on full blast, in which it holds a private version of the song mountain home of Mr. Polska made. Mr. Polska and Ali B in turn made a new version of the charity number Belgium. The episode was broadcast 16 January 2013.

On 24 may 2013 was the double cd Was all but exactly as it was presented in café Stairway To Heaven . The album contains personal favorites from the own oeuvre of T and Wahab from the heyday of the charity and the numbers of the last two albums, supplemented by the number all mothers are called mamma, written in the program Ali B on full blast. This new song is released as a single on 6 may 2013.

Discography[Edit][]

Albums[Edit][]

Album (s) with any charts in the

the Dutch Album Top 100

Date of

appear

Date of

entry

Highest

position

Number Of

weeks

Comments
Belgium 1982 04-12-1982 1 (1wk) 31 Platinum
Tempo doeloe 1983 24-12-1983 6 11 Gold
Beautiful and hard-wearing May 1986 07-06-1986 16 23
Live!!! 1987 26-09-1987 14 11 Live Album
Everyone is different according to the charity 1988 03-12-1988 31 17
Souvenirs/Gift 1989 04-11-1989 41 7
The very best of Charity 1991 11-05-1991 7 22 Compilation album
Give the people what they want november 2001 15-12-2001 38 11 Compilation album
Madness 15-09-2008 - Download album
Grace 14-02-2011 19-02-2011 24 6
...Was all but exactly as it was ... 2013 01-06-2013 64 1 * Compilation album

Singles[Edit][]

Single (s) with any charts in the

the Dutch Top 40

Date of

appear

Date of

entry

Highest

position

Number Of

weeks

Comments
Review In life 1982 13-03-1982 tip16 -
Hostage 1982 18-09-1982 28 4 No. 22 in the Single Top 100
Belgium (Is there life on Pluto?) 1982 11-12-1982 4 8 No. 4 in the Single Top 100
Friendship 1983 05-02-1983 4 8 No. 3 in the Single Top 100
Love mine 1983 16-04-1983 29 4 No. 20 in the Single Top 100
Simplicity 1983 24-12-1983 11 6 No. 5 in the Single Top 100
Born for the happiness 1984 25-02-1984 tip14 -
Just so sweet wealthy 1984 03-11-1984 ice skater -
Eternal Christmas 1984 15-12-1984 12 5 with Anny Schilderchildren for children

The voice of the people / No. 5 in the Single Top 100

I dance, therefore I am 1986 12-04-1986 29 3 No. 26 in the Single Top 100
Tried everything 1986 05-07-1986 25 6 No. 26 in the Single Top 100
Stop 1986 13-09-1986 17 6 No. 16 in the Single Top 100
Emergency Exit (Live) 1987 06-06-1987 25 4 No. 33 in the Single Top 100
4 movies (a movie star continues to live forever) 1987 03-10-1987 tip9 - No. 38 in the Single Top 100
From free will 1988 25-06-1988 tip15 - No. 48 in the Single Top 100
Everything can make a man happy 1989 11-03-1989 1 (3 wk) 12 with René Froger /

No. 1 in the Single Top 100/ Alarm drive

Special offer 1989 15-04-1989 tip8 - with VOF de Kunst /

No. 40 in the Single Top 100

With open eyes 1989 28-10-1989 27 4 No. 27 in the Single Top 100
Today 1989 16-12-1989 tip11 - No. 57 in the Single Top 100
If I had the construction of Arnold Schwarzenegger 1991 08-06-1991 tip16 - No. 41 in the Single Top 100
Belgium ' 91/a private house (everything can make a man happy) 1991 - No. 78 in the Single Top 100
All people live on the Earth 2001 - No. 84 in the Single Top 100
All mothers are called mama 2013 - No. 8 in the Single Top 100
Single (s) with chart positions

in the Flemish Ultratop 50

Date of

appear

Date of

entry

Highest

position

Number Of

weeks

Comments
Belgium (Is there life on Pluto?) 1982 - No. 11 in the Radio 2 Top 30
Friendship 1983 - No. 13 in the Radio 2 Top 30
Everything can make a man happy 1989 - with René Froger/

No. 4 in the Radio 2 Top 30

Radio 2 Top 2000[Edit][]

Number (s) with markings

in the Radio 2 Top 2000

' 99 ' 00 ' 01 ' 02 ' 03 ' 04 ' 05 ' 06 ' 07 ' 08 ' 09 ' 10 ' 11 ' 12 ' 13
Tried everything 326 317 306 427 431 517 472 542 653 518 594 671 586 433 444
Everything can make a man happy

(with René Froger)

700 1021 1135 1706 1556 1555 1724 1532 1714 1588 - 1898 - - -
Belgium (Is there life on Pluto?) 286 345 457 467 618 597 608 734 968 670 817 790 853 736 728
Love mine - 629 1034 1030 1291 1253 1270 1395 1805 1384 1553 1403 1491 1528 1649
Friendship 232 292 481 540 693 619 680 732 880 681 984 1080 1117 1104 1144

DVDs[Edit][]

DVDs with the Dutch Music charts in the Top 30 Date of

appear

Date of

entry

Highest 

position

Number Of 

weeks

Comments
As if nothing happened ... the ultimate concert 2006 11-03-2006 7 13
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