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Profile of Brainpower on Famous Like Me

 
Name: Brainpower  
   
Also Know As:
   
Date of Birth: 5th February 1975
   
Place of Birth: Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
   
Profession: Composer
 
 
From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia

Brainpower, in real life known as Gertjan Mulder, is a Dutch-language rapper, born in 1975.

Biography

Gertjan was born in Antwerp as son of a minister. He was raised in Alphen aan den Rijn, where he became a fan of hip hop and rap. In 1994, he enrolled at Amsterdam University and studied Communication Science.

In 1998, as Brainpower, he entered the Grote Prijs van Nederland -a national talent show in music- in the categories R&B and hip hop, winning both the jury prize and the public's appreciation prize. In 1999, he had his first Top-40 hit together with several other Dutch-language rap artists, all featuring on the Extince track Zoete Inval ("Sweet Incursion"). In 2000, Brainpower was both seen and heard in the video clip of the song Als niet Als ("If not If"), by the renowned musicians of Doe Maar. In that same year, he had his first solo hit, Door Merg en Brain ("Through Marrow and Brain").

In 2001, Brainpower released his first album, named after the hit single Door Merg en Brain. It contains a number of songs with an emotional touch, like the famous Je Moest Waarschijnlijk Gaan ("You Probably had to Go"), referring to the suicide killing of one his best friends.

In 2002, Brainpower received a TMF Award in the category Best National Hip Hop Act. In that same year, Dansplaat ("Dance Track") was released, a single that swiftly topped the charts in both the Netherlands and Belgium. Also in 2002, Brainpower won an MTV Award for best Dutch act. He recorded the song One Mic together with American rapper Nas.

In 2003, Brainpower won a second TMF Award as well as an Edison award for Best National R&B/Hip Hop act. He started a new project called ADHD, altering the acronym's meaning to Aanbevolen Dagelijkse Hoeveelheid Dopeness ("Daily Recommended Dosage of Dopeness").

Albums

  • Door Merg en Brain ("Through Marrow and Brain", 11-5-2002)
  • Verschil Moet er Zijn ("There Ought to be Distinction', 18-1-2003)
  • Even Stil ("Moment of Silence", 28-5-2005)

Singles

  • Als niet Als ("If not If", 8-4-2000, with Doe Maar and Def P.)
  • Door Merg en Brain ("Through Marrow and Brain", 2-9-2000)
  • De Vierde Kaart ("The Fourth Card", 10-2-2001)
  • Wat een Jinx is ("What a Jinx Is", 23-6-2001)
  • Je Moest Waarschijnlijk Gaan ("You Probably had to Go", 17-11-2001)
  • Dansplaat "Dance Track", 4-5-2002)
  • Voel de Vibe ("Feel the Vibe", 24-8-2002)
  • One Mic (remix) / Made You Look (with Nas, 14-12-2002)
  • Schreeuwetuit! ("Cryitoutloud", 26-4-2003)
  • Alles ("Everything", 2-5-2005)

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