He comes from a musical family . His parents Eli and Lena van Tijn founded '' Artisound '' the year he was born and he grew up around the studio . In his youth , and during school years , he played in various bands . He also studied composition , arrangement and playing the piano in the conservatory . His initial musical work was producing Patricia Paay . Soon after , he arranged and produced for the Dutch television show '' De Familie Knots '' , which resulted in an album also produced by him . It was also the beginning of a long-running cooperation with Jochem Fluitsma . The two became known as '' ' Fluitsma & Van Tijn ' '' , they went on to produce many hits interpreted by The Scene , Guus Meeuwiss & Vagant , Loïs Lane , De Kast , Willeke Alberti , the Dolly Dots and Mathilde Santing . Other credits include Mai Tai , Henk Westbroek , Caught in the Act , Jazzpolitie , the trio Linda , Roos & Jessica , the band 4 Fun , Hind Laroussi and Status Quo . Their biggest hit came through a promotional song '' 15 Miljoen Mensen '' ( meaning '' 15 million people '' ) for the Dutch bank Postbank N.V. . He is also known for co-writing " Vrede " with Jochem Fluitsma , a song performed by Ruth Jacott , who represented the Netherlands in 1993 Eurovision Song Contest , coming 6th overall . Van Tijn and Fluitsma also wrote the song " Hemel en aarde " for Edsilia Rombley which represented the Netherlands in 1998 Eurovision Song Contest , coming 4th overall . With Fluitsama he also co-wrote " History " by Mai Tai . He also composed for the television shows '' Tarzan '' and '' Op zoek naar Evita '' ( meaning Looking for Evita ) . He also worked as a judge for the Dutch musical competition shows '' Idols '' and '' X Factor '' with his band participating in the live TV finals of the X Factor
1993 Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1993
Eric van Tijn