Nick Schilder

Nick Schilder
Nick Schilder
Background information
Birth name	Nicolaas Maria Schilder
Also known as	Nick Schilder
Born	(1983-11-06) 6 November 1983
Origin	Volendam, Netherlands
Genres	Palingsound, Nederpop
Labels	Volendam Music
Associated acts	Nick & Simon
Website	http://www.nickensimon.nl/

Nicolaas Maria "Nick" Schilder (born 6 November 1983) is a Dutch singer-songwriter. Together with Simon Keizer, he forms a duo called Nick & Simon.

Biography

Career

Nick was born in Volendam, into a musical family which has produced other famous artists, such as Anny Schilder. At the age of 8, he started to learn how to play the guitar. He met Simon Keizer at school when they were 17 years old, at which point they began singing and writing songs together. Their first song was 'Do you know what I mean'.

At New Year's Eve in 2001, Nick was injured during a fire in a pub.^[1] He had to stay in the hospital for 23 days with lung problems. Afterward, the doctors advised him to take singing lessons.

After this, he participated in the second season of the Dutch version of American Idol called Idols where he finished in eleventh place. Simon Keizer had been eliminated in the first round. After the show, Nick & Simon were contacted by their current record company: Volendam Music. Together, they have made some huge hits such as 'Rosanne', 'Kijk Omhoog' en 'Pak maar m'n hand', which is also the soundtrack of the film 'De Scheepsjongens van de Bontekoe' (2008).

Private life

Nick is the son of Lida and Klaas Schilder, he has two younger brothers: Robert and Sam. Since September 2005 he has been in a relationship with Kirsten Hofstee.^[2] On 16 January 2011, Kirsten and Nick had a daughter named Nikki Brigitte Alida Schilder.^[3] On 26 August 2012, Nick and Kirsten's second child was born, a son named Julian. ^[4]

References

The Voice of Holland

Series	1 (2010-2011) 2 (2011-2012) 3 (2012) 4 (2013) 5 (2014) 6 (2015-2016)

Presenters	Wendy van Dijk Martijn Krabbé Winston Gerschtanowitz (backstage) Jamai Loman (backstage)

Coaches	Current Guus Meeuwis Ali B Anouk Teeuwe Sanne Hans Previous Jeroen van der Boom Angela Groothuizen Nick & Simon Roel van Velzen Trijntje Oosterhuis Ilse DeLange Marco Borsato

Winners	Ben Saunders Iris Kroes Leona Philippo Julia van der Toorn O'G3NE Maan de Steenwinkel

Notable contestants	Raffaëla Paton Joan Franka Sharon Doorson Floortje Smit Sandra van Nieuwland Niña van Dijk

Related programmes	The Voice of Holland - Real Life The Voice of Holland - Singing Sunday Ik Ben Saunders The Voice Kids

Related articles	The Voice RTL 4 John de Mol "One Thousand Voices"

Authority control	MusicBrainz: 46ccb5c9-d685-4d05-9416-08060a6935a8

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