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Vandaag is George Kooymans jarig. Hij wordt 73 jaar. Vanwege zijn verjaardag publiceren wij vandaag deze zeldzame videoclip opgenomen door Toppop en uitgezonden op 17 maart 1987, deze week 34 jaar geleden. ’Lost For Love’, geschreven door George samen met Barry Hay, is de single afkomstig van zijn album ’Solo’ uit 1987. George Kooymans (Den Haag, 11 maart 1948) is een Nederlands componist, gitarist, zanger, tekstdichter en producer en is natuurlijk vooral bekend als oprichter van de rockgroep Golden Earring. Op 5 februari 2021 werd bekend dat George lijdt aan de progressieve spierziekte ALS. Naar eigen zeggen is optreden voor hem niet langer mogelijk. Dit leidde tot het per direct opheffen van de band. George Kooymans’s birthday is today. He will be 73 years old. Because of his birthday we publish today this rare video clip recorded by Toppop and broadcast on March 17, 1987, this week 34 years ago. ’Lost For Love’, written by George with Barry Hay, is the single from his 1987 album ’Solo’. George Kooymans (The Hague, March 11, 1948) is a Dutch composer, guitarist, singer, lyricist and producer and is best known as the founder of the rock group Golden Earring. On February 5, 2021, it became known that George is suffering from the progressive muscle disease ALS. According to him, performing is no longer possible for him. This led to the immediate dissolution of the band. Watch our great music videos ❯ More TopPop? Subscribe here ❯ More info on Wikipedia ❯ Broadcast date: 1987-03-17 This is to let you know that the video recording of the video clip was originally recorded by AVROTROS Broadcasting. AVROTROS Broadcasting hereby warrants and represents that it is the sole and exclusive owner of the physical film and/or videotape footage in this video clip. The performance of the artist(s) in the clip was filmed and recorded with the written consent of the artist(s) and their representatives. AVROTROS is a Dutch radio and television broadcaster, founded in 2014 from a merger of AVRO and TROS. From January 1st, 2014 the name of the merged broadcaster was used in joint programmes. AVRO was founded in 1923 as the Netherlands first public broadcaster. TROS started broadcasting in 1964. Toppop was a weekly AVRO pop program that was aired between 1970 and 1988. AVROTROS Broadcasting PO Box 2 1200 JA Hilversum The Netherlands TopPop was the first regular dedicated pop music TV show in the Dutch language area. Dutch broadcaster AVRO aired the programme weekly, from 1970 to 1988. Presenter Ad Visser hosted the show for its first fifteen years. World famous music artists performed on TopPop: ABBA, 10CC, Bee Gees, The Jacksons with Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Earth & Fire, Queen, Golden Earring, Boney M, KC & The Sunshine Band, Chic, Donna Summer and many many more.
