Thomas Berge, pseudonym of Chiel Thomas Ottink (born 25 January 1990) is a Dutch singer.
Biography
Thomas Berge was born in Enschede. He released his first single at the age of twelve. The album, Mijn Luchtballon, sold 800,000 promotional copies and was distributed by Neckermann. His stage name was chosen with the German music market in mind.[1] In 2005 he was awarded the Zilveren Harp, the most prestigious award for promising new talent given in The Netherlands.
Berge together with Russian figure skater Nina Ulanova appeared in the program Stars Dancing on Ice where he lost to Geert Hoes [nl] in a skate-off on 10 March 2007, with 39% of the votes. In the same month, he was seen on television station TEN in the musical program 'Just the Two of Us'. The regional television station RTV Oost [nl] began a program on 2 June 2007 called "Toppers on Horses". It taught riding to Dutch celebrities. In October 2007 he recorded the single "De Stem van Mijn Hart" with Junior Contest Participant Tess Gaerthé. This is the Dutch version of the song "You are the Music in Me" from High School Musical 2.
He has made a number of television appearances throughout his career. Most notably, he stars in his own reality show, broadcast since 11 January 2008, on Dutch television station Nederland 1.
In 2008 he released his first single to enter the Dutch top 10, Zonder jou. This was followed shortly afterwards by Ieder moment which peaked at number 4 in the Dutch Single Top 100 chart and Kon ik maar even bij je zijn which was Berge' first number one single in The Netherlands.
Together with Roemjana de Haan [nl] he took part in the second Eurovision Dance Contest 2008 in Glasgow. They ended last with ONE point.
In 2009 he participated in the Dutch television program 'The Best Singers of the Netherlands' together with several other well-known Dutch singers. They took turns in singing each other's repertoire. During a vacation in Salou, Spain in the same year he became infected with the "Mexican Flu".
As of April 2022[update], he is scheduled to appear in the photography game show Het perfecte plaatje.[2][3]
Personal life
Thomas Berge lives in Alphen aan den Rijn, province Zuid-Holland
. In 2010 it was announced in RTL Boulevard that Thomas Berge had checked in at a rehabilitationclinic.[4] He has now addressed this issue. He began a relationship in 2012 with the five years older actress Myrthe Mylius[5] known from the Dutch series 'Nederlandse Hollywood Vrouwen'. In June 2013 they welcomed their first child. The relationship with Mylius ended in July 2016.[6]
His brother Rens is the drummer for English band Temples.[7]
Trivia
On his left lower arm, Berge has a tattoo[8] of his son's name, born 6 June 2013.
In December 2011 in Gouda, Berge played the part of the apostle Peter in The Passion.
In 2013 he broke with his discoverer and manager Johnny Sap[9] after 12 year together.
In January 2015 he wrote a song called ‘Wie zijn wij’ for the terrorist attacks in Paris.
In 2015, a load[10] of Thomas Berge's DVDs was found on the A27 highway in Netherlands. All were broken and the incident resulted in a big traffic jam.
On 15 May 2016 vandals ravaged the front garden of his house in Alphen aan den Rhijn
In August 2016 in Amersfoort, Berge lost control over his Mercedes Benz[11] and crashed into a tree. Neither of the two occupants was seriously injured. The car was total loss.[4][12][13]
