René Froger hopes that sons will surpass his success: ‘But it is not a competition’ | Stars

entertainment">“Danny has been singing for a long time. Didier also started, he started rapping. And Maxim has just released his first single,” says Froger on Saturday The watchword. „I hope for them that they surpass me, only times are so different, there is so much more offer than when I started. In my time you had Het Parool, De Telegraaf, Panorama and Nederland 1, 2 and 3. If you could see it with your head there, you knew it would reach an audience.”

entertainment">The successes he achieved in the 1990s are now almost impossible to achieve, says the singer. “I sold 600,000 or 700,000 CDs a year. That no longer exists. In 1994 and 1995 I sold 565,000 concert tickets. Twice De Kuip, ten Ahoy times and another tour of halls with at least 5000 seats.” His sons should not be intimidated by this, he says. “It’s not a competition, we know that from each other.”

entertainment">Text continues below the video. Video: Reporter Jordi Versteegden recently had a candid double interview with René and his son Maxim.

entertainment">Success must also grow, says de Froog, who will give a concert on 5 August in the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam. “My children are musical, they have learned that. The important thing is that they are happy and that doesn’t measure success. Success didn’t come right away for me either. That took years. I had baggage, had been in the business for ten years. It wasn’t like I came out of school and immediately scored a hit.”

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