Raymond Van Het Groenewoud

Raymond van het Groenewoud ( Schaarbeek, 14 February 1950) is one of the most popular  Belgian music artists. He is of Dutch and  Jewish descent and sings in Dutch. His career started in 1973 and he has since scored many hits in  Flanders and the  Netherlands, in many different styles. His biggest hits include  Vlaanderen Boven,  Meisjes,  Je veux de l'amour and  Liefde voor muziek. He refers to himself as a musician but also a poet, philosopher and clown.

==Career == His debut was as a guitar player with Johan Verminnen. In 1972 he starts the group "Louisette" with Erik Van Neygen. A number of solo albums follow, accompanied by his group "De Centimeters". In 1977 he scores his first hit withMeisjes from the album Nooit meer drinken.

His lyrics are sometimes happy, sometimes sad, jovial or philosophical. In 1980 he has his first success in the Netherlands with a concert at Pinkpop and the hit "Je veux de l'amour".

In 1990 most of his songs were re-recorded for a compilation album, with a new single "Liefde voor muziek" which is a parody of the gospel of James Brown in the movie Blues Brothers. It reached number 1 in Belgium and the Netherlands. ==Discography<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="margin-left:-0.25em;margin-right:0.25em;color:rgb(85,85,85);"> == ===Albums<span class="mw-editsection mw-editsection-expanded" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;direction:ltr;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="margin-left:-0.25em;margin-right:0.25em;color:rgb(85,85,85);"> === ===Singles<span class="mw-editsection mw-editsection-expanded" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;direction:ltr;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="margin-left:-0.25em;margin-right:0.25em;color:rgb(85,85,85);"> === ===DVDs<span class="mw-editsection mw-editsection-expanded" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;direction:ltr;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="margin-left:-0.25em;margin-right:0.25em;color:rgb(85,85,85);"> ===
 * Je moest eens weten hoe gelukkig ik was (1973)
 * Ik doe niet mee (1975)
 * Nooit meer drinken (1977)
 * Kamiel in België (1978)
 * Ethisch reveil (1979)
 * Leven en liefdes (1981)
 * Brussels by night (1984)
 * Habba! (1984)
 * Ontevreden (1986)
 * Intiem (1988)
 * Meisjes (Het beste van Raymond van het Groenewoud) (1990)
 * Sensatie (1992)
 * RvhGBox 10 (1993)
 * De minister van ruimtelijke ordening (1994)
 * Walhalla (1995)
 * Ik ben God niet (1996)
 * Liefde voor muziek (1996)
 * Tot morgen (1998)
 * Het beste van Raymond van het Groenewoud (1974-1976) (1999)
 * Een jongen uit Schaarbeek (2001)
 * Ballades (2004)
 * Meneer Raymond (2005)
 * Feest! Live! (2008)
 * De laatste irt (2011)
 * Live in de AB (2013)
 * "Meisjes" (1977)
 * "Je veux de l'amour" (1980)
 * "Cha cha cha" (1981)
 * "Liefde voor muziek" (1991)
 * Live in Antwerpen (2004)