Gustaaf Stephanus Modestus "Guus" Meeuwis (born 23 March 1972) is a Dutch singer-songwriter. As part of the band Vagant, he scored several hits in the Netherlands and Flanders during the 1990s and first decade of the 2000s. On 24 May 2015, Meeuwis became the first Dutch language performing artist ever to play a fully booked concert at London's Royal Albert Hall. Biography Guus Meeuwis was born at a monastery in Mariahout, a small village in the municipality of Laarbeek where his parents were living temporarily. He attended Stella Maris College, and went on to study jurisprudence in Tilburg. It quickly became apparent that Meeuwis was musically talented while at school. Following a romantic weekend in Bruges with his girlfriend Valérie he wrote the song Het is een Nacht ("It is a Night"), with which, in 1994, he won a prize at the AHC-Studentensongfestival in Leiden. He and his backing band were awarded a record contract, under the name "Guus Meeuwis & Vagant", after a café they frequented. Marc Meeuwis, Jan Willem Rozenboom, Hugo van Bilsen, Robin van Beek en Dirk Oerlemans. At the end of 2001, the group decided to split and Meeuwis continued on as a solo artist. Honours Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau (2013) Guus Meeuwis & Vagant discography Studio albums Singles Guus Meeuwis discography Albums Studio albums Compilation albums Live albums Singles As lead artist As featured artist Other appearances Notes External links Guus Meeuwis official website References 1972 births Living people Dutch jurists Dutch pop singers Dutch male singer-songwriters Dutch television presenters Knights of the Order of Orange-Nassau Musicians from North Brabant People from Laarbeek Singers awarded knighthoods Tilburg University alumni 21st-century Dutch male singers 21st-century Dutch singers