Twarres | |
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 Twarres in 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Wergea, Netherlands |
| Genres | Folk |
| Years active | 1999–2003, 2009–present |
| Members | Mirjam Timmer, Kristian Dijkstra |
Twarres is a folk/pop band from Wergea in the Netherlands who perform songs in both English and their native Frisian language. Their songs are primarily lush, harmonic vocal pop with a focus on acoustic instrumentation such as pianos and violins. Their debut single "Wêr bisto" won the audience's award at the 1999 Frisian Song Contest.[1] The band has one platinum certified album and single respectively.
Band history
editMirjam Timmer and Johan van der Veen performed in a talent show under the name Twarres.[2] This led to the duo's success, and in 2000 they scored a hit in the Netherlands and Flanders with the song "Wêr Bisto" recorded in their native West Frisian. They followed this success with the singles "She Couldn't Laugh", "Children," and "I Need To Know." Their debut album, Stream, went platinum[where?].
At the end of 2003 Twarres held their last concert. In August 2006 Twarres announced that a reunion would take place, most probably during 2007 or early 2008. A comeback album by Twarres was scheduled for the early spring of 2008. On 15 August 2007, it was announced that for health reasons Johan van der Veen would leave the band.[3] He was replaced by Auke Busman who also left later. In August/September 2009 Dutch radio station Q-music organised a talent competition to look for "the new Johan". The jury was formed by Mirjam, Johan and some others. On 11 September 2009, the competition was won by Joost Bloemendal.
In 2006, Mirjam Timmer, singer and guitarist of Twarres, also started a solo career under the name "Mir".[3] Her solo album entitled Files from London was released in 2006.
As of 2017, Twarres was a trio comprising Timmer and brothers Julian and Kristian Dijkstra. The 2016 single "Fûgelfrij" was recorded by these band members. In 2017, it was announced though that Julian Dijkstra would leave the band.[4]
Band members
edit- Mirjam Timmer (born July 1, 1982) – vocals and guitar
- Kristian Dijkstra (born April 26, 1988) – vocals
Other band members
edit- Gregor Hamilton – keyboard
- Peter Krako – guitar
- Serge Bredewold – bass
- Sietse Huisman – drums
- Yfke de Jong – violin
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Title | Details | Peak chart positions[5][6] | Certifications[7] | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL | BE (FL) | BE (WA) | ||||||||||||||
| Wêr Bisto |
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— | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Stream |
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1 | 1 | 8 | NL: Platinum | |||||||||||
| CD2 |
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29 | 10 | 25 | ||||||||||||
| "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||||
Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications[7] | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL 40 | NL 100[8] | BE (FL)[9] | BE (WA)[10] | ||||||||||||||
| "Wêr Bisto" | 2000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | NL: Platinum | |||||||||||
| "She Couldn't Laugh" | 2001 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 32 | ||||||||||||
| "Children" | 20 | 18 | 23 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| "This Is How It Is" | — | — | — | (67)[A] | |||||||||||||
| "I Need to Know" | 2002 | 46 | 51 | 43 | (61)[B] | ||||||||||||
| "Tell Me" | 2003 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "I'll See You" | 44 | 24 | — | — | |||||||||||||
| "De Juste Snaar" | 2011 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "Heart of Glass" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| "Fugelfrij" | 2016 | — | — | —[C] | — | ||||||||||||
| "She Won't Let Go" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| "Tink Oan My" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||
Notes and references
edit- Notes
- References
- ^ "Twarres terug bij Liet". Drachtster Courant (in Dutch). 15 November 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "Mirjam & Kristian - Twarres". twarres.nl. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ^ a b "Hoe is het nu met Twarres?". Story (in Dutch). 19 August 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ Haagsma, Jacob (19 January 2017). "Twarres is nu weer een duo". Leeuwarder Courant (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "Twarres – Stream". Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "Twarres – CD2". Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Goud/Platina". NVPI (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "Twarres in Dutch charts". Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "Zoeken naar: Twarres". Ultratop Vlaanderen (in Dutch). Ultratop, Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "Recherche pour: Twarres". Ultratop Wallonie (in French). Ultratop, Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
