1. Marco Borsato has consistently been one of the most successful and biggest-grossing artists in the Netherlands and Belgium for the past thirty years.
26 Facts About Marco Borsato
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Between 2003 and 2008, Marco Borsato became the first artist to record nine consecutive number-one singles on the Dutch charts.
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Marco Borsato is the most successful Dutch artist of all time according to the Dutch Top 40, and was the most successful overall male artist in the history of the chart for over a decade.
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Marco Borsato has recorded 11 number-one albums in the Netherlands, all certified at least Platinum, with every eligible studio album of his from 1995 to 2013 debuting at number one on the Dutch album charts.
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Marco Roberto Borsato was born in the Wilhelmina Hospital in Alkmaar as the son of Roberto Borsato and Mary de Graaf.
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Marco Borsato has a brother, Armando, and a sister, Sylvana.
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Marco Borsato's father is Italian and after their divorce, the family moved to Italy, where the father started a restaurant in Garda.
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Marco Borsato spent a significant amount of time in Italy and speaks fluent Italian.
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When Marco Borsato was twelve years old, he decided he wanted to be a sushi chef.
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Marco Borsato, though brought up with Italian cuisine, felt a great love for this cuisine.
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Marco Borsato earned newfound popularity in 1994, when he began to sing songs in Dutch, as recommended by his songwriting partner John Ewbank.
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Marco Borsato held the record until 2011, when "Balada" by Gusttavo Lima spent 13 weeks at number one.
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In 1997, Marco Borsato released De waarheid, which debuted at number one in the Netherlands and stayed there for seven weeks.
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In 2009, Marco Borsato was dealt a financial blow when his company The Entertainment Group, a major events organiser and Dutch artists representer, was declared bankrupt by a Dutch court.
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In 2019, Marco Borsato released the single "Hoe het danst" with Dutch DJ Armin van Buuren and singer Davina Michelle.
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In May and June 2019, Marco Borsato performed five concerts at De Kuip in Rotterdam.
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Marco Borsato scored the 40th top 40 hit of his career with "Lippenstift" in October 2019, making him the seventh musical act to accomplish so.
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In January 2020, Marco Borsato announced an indefinite professional hiatus because of burnout, including the cancellation of several planned large concerts for the year and a full duets album, which would have featured "Hoe het danst".
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Marco Borsato returned from his silence in March 2021 with the single "Een moment" featuring Rolf Sanchez and John Ewbank, inspired by Borsato's recent divorce.
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Marco Borsato was an ambassador of the Dutch NGO War Child, which helps children in post-conflict areas to cope with their war experiences, beginning in 1998.
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Marco Borsato left his role as judge on The Voice of Holland in 2016.
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In 2020, Marco Borsato announced that he would resign as a judge on The Voice Kids because of professional burnout.
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In 2019, it was revealed that Marco Borsato had an extramarital affair with Dutch pianist Iris Hond in 2009.
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The victim considered Marco Borsato, who was a family friend, to be a father figure after her own father died.
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On 20 January 2022, a report by Dutch online investigative show BOOS accused Marco Borsato of inappropriately touching six contestants, three of whom were underage, while he was a judge on The Voice Kids.
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In one of the alleged incidents, Marco Borsato groped a 14-year-old girl's buttocks during a professional barbecue he held for The Voice Kids.