Wolter Kroes (Kroes Wolter, 24 December 1968, Wormerveer, Netherlands) is a
Dutch schlager singer whose career began with a drum gifted by jazz drummer Jan
Keizer and vocal lessons at 16 with Aleida van Dongen. After winning a national
talent contest in 1988 with a cover of "Spanish Eyes", he released the
unsuccessful debut single "Ik mis je elke dag een beetje meer" in 1989. The
breakthrough came in 1995 when, signed to Red Bullet, the single "Laat me los"
entered the Dutch Top 40, followed by the album Laat Me Los. Subsequent
albums-De Wereld In (1998), Niemand Anders (2000), 2...