Quick Facts
Biography
Benny Sings (real name Tim van Berkestijn) is a Dutch pop artist who has released albums on the Dox label. Since 2003, he has produced three studio albums and one live album. His third album, "Benny. . . at Home", has met critical acclaim outside of the Netherlands. Benny Sings has been invited to perform on Radio Nova.
Benny was born in 1977. He grew up in the town of Dordrecht in the Netherlands, where he founded his first band, The Loveboat, whilst in high school. Benny went to the Royal Conservatory in The Hague where he studied sonology.
Michael Franks was a major influence on Benny's music.
Since 1999, Benny has been playing the bass in the hip-hop band Abstract Dialect and composing and producing with the soul band Heavenly Social, featuring Miss Dee. Additionally he is a part of the Dutch-language hip-hop collective, De Toffen.
Discography
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Label | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Champagne People | Sonar Kollektiv | [1] |
| 2005 | I Love You (Live At The Bimhuis) | Sonar Kollektiv | [2] |
| 2007 | Benny... at home | Sonar Kollektiv | [3] |
| 2011 | ART | Dox Records | [4] |
| 2012 | The Best Of Benny Sings | Dox Records | [5] |
| 2015 | Studio | Dox Records | [6] |
Champagne People
- Twist you around
- Party
- Unconditional love
- N.U.
- Melissa Davis
- We ain’t going nowhere
- Together
- Style beats liberationfronts
- Dust
- Champagne People ft. Floor van Berkestijn
I Love You
- Little Donna
- Below the Waterfall
- New Bed
- So Light
- Yours
- No More Drinks
- Follow The Light
- Get There
- Me and My Guitar
- Make a Rainbow
Benny... at home
| Track | Title | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coconut | 4:39 |
| 2 | For Your Love | 4:10 |
| 3 | Let Me In | 3:46 |
| 4 | Feather | 5:01 |
| 5 | Well Make Lovesongs | 4:12 |
| 6 | Blackberry Street feat. Urita | 3:20 |
| 7 | Over My Head | 4:15 |
| 8 | Overnight | 4:58 |
| 9 | All I'm Good For | 4:07 |
| 10 | I Can't Help Myself | 4:14 |
ART
- Big Brown Eyes
- Can We Try
- Honey Bee
- Realize
- All We Do For Love
- This Is a Samba
- Dreams
- Each Other
- Downstream
Bonustracks:
- Big Brown Eyes (radio edit)
- One II
The Best Of Benny Sings
- Twist You Around
- Style Beats Liberation Fronts
- Champagne People
- Little Donna
- Get There
- Make A Rainbow
- Coconut
- Let Me In
- I Can’t Help Myself
- Big Brown Eyes (Original version)
- All We Do For Love
- Can You Believe It’s Magic
- Some Day (Benny’s version)
- Little Things
Bonus tracks: First recordings for the upcoming 5th album
- Rebuilding The Omega Man
- Fake Love
Studio
- Straight Lines
- My Favorite Game
- Whose Fault
- Start (Part 1)
- Beach House
- You And Me feat. GoldLink
- Don't Make Me Dance
- Black And Blue
- Shoe Box Money feat. Mayer Hawthorne
- One Of These Hearts
