René Shuman | |
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 René Shuman | |
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| Born | (1967-12-05)5 December 1967 (age 58) |
| Genres | Rock and roll,country |
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| Years active | 1986–present |
Spouse | |
René Shuman (born 5 December 1967) is a Dutch singer, guitarist, songwriter and producer.
Shuman gained national fame through his performance inHenny Huisman'sSoundmixshow.[1] He came in second withElvis Presley's repertoire, a rendition of the songs "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" and "Don't Be Cruel".[2] He performed several times with the original band members of Elvis Presley, both in group form and individually. He was on stage withthe Jordanaires (Presley's original vocal group), theTCB Band, drummerDJ Fontana, Cherrill Nielsen, Charly Hodge and guitaristScotty Moore. In 1999, Shuman presented Scotty Moore with a Lifetime Achievement Award inAmsterdam.
Shuman has been nicknamed the "Dutch Elvis".[3] Despite the fact that the Dutch public often associates Shuman with the music of Elvis Presley, it took until 2003 before he released a cover of 'the King' together with singerAngel-Eye. His repertoire until then was mostly self-produced.
Shuman included "Rhythm of My Heart", a song written byMarc Jordan andJohn Capek, on his 1986 debut album,René Shuman. In 1990, British singerRod Stewart recorded the song for his 1991 albumVagabond Heart. Stewart's version reachedNo. 3 on theUK Singles Chart, No. 5 on the USBillboardHot 100, and No. 1 on theCanadian andIrish charts.
He married his partner Angel-Eye in February 2009.[4]
