Taco Biography, Age, Height, Wife, Net Worth, Family (2024)

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Taco Ockerse is a Dutch-Indonesian singer, songwriter, and actor. He is best known for his hit single "Puttin' on the Ritz" from 1983.Biography:Taco was born in Jakarta, Indonesia, on 21 July 1955. His father was Dutch and his mother was Indonesian. He moved to the Netherlands with his family when he was five years old. He began his music career in the late 1970s, performing in clubs and on television.Age:Taco is 65 years old.Height:Taco is 5 feet 8 inches (173 cm) tall.Physical Stats:Taco has a slim build and weighs around 68 kg (150 lbs). He has black hair and brown eyes.Dating/Affairs:Taco has been married twice. He was first married to Dutch actress and singer Willeke Alberti from 1979 to 1983. He then married Dutch actress and singer Wilma van den Bosch in 1985. The couple has two children together.Family:Taco is the son of a Dutch father and an Indonesian mother. He has two siblings, a brother and a sister.Career:Taco began his music career in the late 1970s, performing in clubs and on television. He released his debut single "Puttin' on the Ritz" in 1983, which became a worldwide hit. He has since released several albums and singles, including "Singin' in the Rain" and "Cheek to Cheek". He has also acted in several films and television shows.Net Worth:Taco has an estimated net worth of $2 million.

Popular AsTaco Ockerse
OccupationSinger · producer · entertainer
Age69 years old
Zodiac SignCancer
Born21 July, 1955
Birthday21 July
BirthplaceJakarta, Indonesia
NationalityIndonesia

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2019

In mid 2019, Taco created his own personal Facebook page, where his fans can interact with him on a personal level. As of January 2020 the page has over 3,000 friends and followers.

2011

On March 1, 2011, DingDing Music released the original song "Timeless Love" that was written and produced by Edgar Rothermich and Matthias Muentefering in the late 1980s. The studio recording that Taco performed as a duet with the singer Rozaa Wortham in Berlin was remixed in late 2010 in the U.S. and is now available for download.

2010

In July 2010, Cleopatra Records Los Angeles released an entirely new re-recording of "Puttin' On the Ritz". Taco's vocals were recorded in Germany and the backing tracks with top studio musicians in their studio in L.A.

2009

On October 11, 2009, the first channel of Russian TV, 1TV, filmed the program Songs of the 20th Century. Taco appears with "Puttin' On the Ritz" in the sequence about the 1930s. The show was broadcast in January 2010. On November 27, 2009 he performed "Puttin' On the Ritz" and "Singin' in the Rain" at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia. Furthermore, he was the star guest in the "New Year's Eve Show 2009" of Russian TV, which had about 84 million viewers in more than 20 countries.

1989

In 1989, he briefly flirted with contemporary dance music by releasing a pair of singles, "Love Touch" and "Got to Be Your Lover", that were styled after the high energy disco sound popularized by Stock Aitken Waterman. Afterwards, he repositioned himself as a swing/soul singer. He has collaborated with Geff Harrison of Kin Ping Meh fame.

Between 1989 and 1996, Taco worked as an actor. He had television acting roles in Friedrichstadt Palast and Das Erbe der Guldenburgs, and an appearance in the film Karniggels. He also appeared as "Chico" in the theater production of Marx Brothers Radio Show, and played lead roles in Shakespeare Rock n Roll in Berlin and Shakespeare as We Like It in Austria.

1984

Taco's follow-up album, Let's Face the Music, was recorded in 1984 for Polydor, which peaked at No. 58 in his home of West Germany and managed to enter the Top 100 in Canada peaking at No. 92. Taco continued to record, focusing mostly on the German market with albums Swing Classics/In the Mood of Glenn Miller in 1985 and Tell Me That You Like It in 1986 for Polydor. In 1987 he recorded the self-titled album Taco.

1981

In 1981, Taco signed his first record contract with Polydor in West Germany for two record releases, whereon he released his first single, "Puttin' On the Ritz", which in 1982 was issued by RCA Records for US release. His version of the song also had pieces of other Irving Berlin songs, such as "White Christmas". The single was widely played throughout the US by late summer of 1983 eventually peaking at No. 4 in September 1983 on the Hot 100 as well as No. 1 on Cashbox. Although the single eventually earned him a Gold-certification for selling over one million copies, it was Taco's only Top 40 hit in the US. In 1983 and 1984, he toured extensively throughout Europe. While the single "Puttin' on the Ritz" topped the charts in Sweden and New Zealand, it entered the Top 5 in numerous countries including Norway, Austria, and Canada. His subsequent album, After Eight, was released in over 40 countries and managed to reach No. 4 in Norway, No. 5 in Canada, No. 11 in Austria, No. 17 in New Zealand, No. 23 in the United States, and No. 59 in Germany. The album earned Taco a number of Gold certifications including one in Finland for selling over 25,000 copies.

1975

In 1975, he began his first professional theatrical engagements in Hamburg. This included roles in Children's Theater, and roles as an ensemble member of the Thalia Theater in a number of plays, including Sweet Charity, Chicago, and Three Musketeers. He also directed and choreographed for the musical Nightchild. In 1979, he played "Chino" in John Neumeier's West Side Story at Hamburg Opera House. He founded his first band, Taco's Bizz, in 1979.

1955

Taco Ockerse (born July 21, 1955), known mononymously as Taco, is an Indonesian-born Dutch singer and entertainer who started his career in Germany.

Taco Ockerse, born in Jakarta, Indonesia, on July 21, 1955, had spent many of his childhood years moving around the world, residing in the Netherlands, the United States, Singapore, Luxembourg, Belgium, and Germany. He attended the International School of Brussels, Belgium, and graduated in 1973. Afterward, he studied interior decoration and finished acting school in Hamburg. He held lead roles in numerous school productions, including You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown; Carousel; The Fantasticks; and Fiddler on the Roof.

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