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Hans Bouwens

real name Johannes Bouwens

Hans Bouwens is credited on 2,585 releases across 701 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1969–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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2,585

Credits

701

Albums

7

Decades active

83

In collections

Biography

Dutch musician, born on 8 December 1944 in Hoorn in the Zaanland region of the Netherlands. Best known as George Baker, the lead singer of the George Baker Selection. Bouwens is also a prolific songwriter, often credited under various guises and aliases. He has written songs for such Dutch acts as BZN, The Shoes and Andy Star. He supposedly has written over 600 songs, many of which became hits in different languages, selling 25 million records worldwide.

Bio from Discogs

Credited work

2,585 releases · 701 albums · active 1969–2025

  • Performance · 3,083
  • Production · 415
  • Other credits · 169

Studios: HNS Studio · Bullet Sound Studios · Studio 33 · KMH Studios

Discography

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