Boris Titulaer
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Boris Titulaer, also known as Boris, (born October 3, 1980) is a Dutch singer. He was the winner of the second season of Idols in the Netherlands.
Biography
Boris Titulaer was born in Venlo, Netherlands on October 3, 1980.
In 2002 he released an EP together with Gino Taihuttu under the name Sofuja, that stands for the music genre soul, funk, and jazz.[1]
In 2004 he won the second season of Idols in the Netherlands. The first single When You Think of Me became an instant number 1 hit in The Netherlands, sold over 80.000 copies, and received a platinum status.[2][3][4] It was the 600th number 1 in the Dutch Top 40 ever (since 1965).[5] On June 10th his first solo album Rely on Me was released, became a success as well and reached the golden certificate (40,000+ copies) within a week.[6]
In 2006 he released his second album called Holy Pleasure.
A third album, Live My Life, was released on 30 January 2009, preceded by a preliminary single, "If You Wanna Roll with Me", on 7 November 2008. [7] [8]
Idols
On 1 May 2004 Boris won the second season of Idols, in the Netherlands. Runner-up was Maud Mulder. To view all songs performed by Boris, unfold the list below:
| Round | Song | Original Artist |
|---|---|---|
| Auditions | "Kiss" | Prince |
| Theatre round | "Ain't No Sunshine" "Something Beautiful" "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" |
Bill Withers Robbie Williams Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell |
| Semi final (Top 27) | "What's Going On" | Marvin Gaye |
| My Idol (Top 10) | "When Doves Cry" | Prince |
| Motown (Top 9) | "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" | The Temptations |
| Top 40 Hits (Top 8) | "First Day of My Life" | The Rasmus |
| Disco (Top 7) | "Play That Funky Music" | Wild Cherry |
| Dutch Hits (Top 6) | "Harder Dan Ik Hebben Kan" | Bløf |
| Party (Top 5) | "1999" "Rock Your Body" |
Prince Justin Timberlake |
| Big Band (Top 4) | "I've Got You Under My Skin" "Kiss" |
Frank Sinatra Prince |
| People's Choice (Top 3) | "Respect" "Angie" "Billie Jean" |
Otis Redding Rolling Stones Michael Jackson |
| Finale | "It Takes Two" (duet with Maud) "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" "When You Think of Me" |
Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston The Temptations Mark Wills |
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album details | Chart peak positions | Sales and Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| NL[9] | |||
| 2004 | Rely on Me | 1 | 40,000+ Gold (NL)[6] |
| 2006 | Holy Pleasure
|
12 | |
| 2009 | Live My Life
|
4* | |
| * Still in charts | |||
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| NL[10] | |||
| 2004 | "When You Think of Me" | 1 | Rely on Me |
| "M.S.G. (My Special Girlfriend)" | 14 | ||
| "Cordelia" | 47 | ||
| 2006 | "Within My Hands" | 30 | Holy Pleasure |
| "Holy Pleasure" | 63 | ||
| 2007 | "Stupid Things" (+ live edit ICP) | — | |
| 2008 | "If You Wanna Roll With Me" | 69* | Live My Life |
| * Still in charts | |||
Featuring:
- 2005: "No Sunrise" - Relax ft. Bo-Rush (#20, NL)
References
- ^ "Acts, Sofuja" (in Dutch). Muziek Centrum Nederland (Popinstituut). Retrieved 2007-05-16.
- ^ "Boris wins Dutch Idols 2004". Expatica.com. Retrieved 2008-10-26.
- ^ "Debuutsingle Boris op 1 binnen in hitlijsten" (in Dutch). Nieuwsbank.nl. Retrieved 2008-10-26.
- ^ "Goud/platina: search: 2004 Boris" (in Dutch). NVPI. Retrieved 2008-10-26.
- ^ "De 600e nummer 1-hit" (in Dutch). Top40web.nl. Retrieved 2008-10-26.
- ^ a b "Halfjaar cijfers 2004: Audiomarkt" (in Dutch). NVPI. Retrieved 2008-10-26. Note: In NVPI's gold/platinum database this album appears to be missing.
- ^ "Boris komt met derde album" (in Dutch). De Pers. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
- ^ "Nieuwe single van Boris + korte film" (in Dutch). Mega Media Megazine. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
- ^ "DutchCharts.nl - search: Album Top 100: Boris". DutchCharts.nl. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
- ^ "DutchCharts.nl - search: Single Top 100: Boris". DutchCharts.nl. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
External links
- Boris
- Boris at Fabchannel.com
- Bo-Rush at MySpace
- Boris Titulaer at IMDb