André van Duin Received the Dutch Master Award On Monday Evening the Buma NL Awards for his long-term contribution to the Dutch-Language Music Culture. “It’s also a bit about Age,” the 78-year-old singer Told Anp .
“If you just persevere long enough, you automatically get a lifetime Achievement Award,” Said van Duin. Accordance to him, Truly Long Careers No Longer Exist these days. “In the past, it was important to have a very long career. Now you make a few hits.” Van Duin is Proud that he has persevered for so long. “More than sixty years.”
With the awarding of the Dutch Master Award, The Organization Says It is Paying Tribute “to Someone who has made us Laugh, Touched US, and Brought US Together for Decades.” Duration his Career, Van Duin Reached Number 1 in the Dutch-Language Top 20 Twenty-Eight Times. With 41 songs, he reached the top 40, or which three songs reached number 1.
Yves Berendse was the Big Winner at the Buma NL Awards. The Singer Received An Award for the Most Successful Single of 2025 for his duet with Emma Heesters, only with you (Only with You). He also co-wrote the song regret for later (regret is for later) by Martin Moreiro, which finished in Third Place in that category. In Addition, Berendse Received the Award for the Most Successful Pub Hit With the Song back in time (Back In Time) and the Golden Pearl (The Golden Pearl).
The Buma Awards are presented to composers, lyricists, and music publishers who have made and released the most listed to and sold songs of the past year. The Sixteenth Edition Took Place On Monday Evening in Poppodium 013 in Tilburg.