From Boeijen to Brel, Sjors van der Panne

Sjors van der Panne returns to the theaters in 2026 with his most personal show: From Boeijen to Brel. Together with his musicians, he takes the audience on a musical journey through the most beautiful Dutch-language and French chansons. In his signature style—intense, sincere, and with a voice that gets under your skin—he pays tribute to the great chansonniers of the Low Countries and beyond.

Since his breakthrough in 2014, when he touched the hearts of the entire Netherlands with his rendition of “Zeg me dat het niet zo is,” Sjors has become one of the Netherlands’ most beloved chansonniers. In this performance, he performs songs by Frank Boeijen, Jacques Brel, Ramses Shaffy, Liesbeth List, Wim Sonneveld, and Stef Bos, among others, supplemented with his own compositions and re-translations of French classics by artists such as Françoise Hardy, Julien Clerc, and ZAZ.

Sjors has performed 16 times to sold-out crowds at the Concertgebouw and has collaborated with artists such as Duncan Laurence, Edsilia Rombley, and Cor Bakker. In 2025, he wrote the song “Altijd Dichtbij” for the Kristal Award-winning documentary *Anak Indië*.