De Booij saw deep valleys after his fleeting success. The singer became addicted to alcohol and weed, performances and his music fell in demand. The singer also became homeless. For a long time he no longer needed anything Annabel to have. He didn’t play it live a few years ago. He didn’t make much money anymore, because he wasn’t from the book.
“until Annabel again,” he said in 2016 The new Rev when he returned to the stage. “The spots on my neck and the sweat on my back when I play that song. It’s gotten a lot better since the opening of the Annabelle Pop Dance Hall in Rotterdam. I take that as a huge compliment to me. I’ve since been cured of Annabel-illness. I haven’t been able to play the song for years, but everything is open again.”
There has been no performance since the corona pandemic. De Booij ended up in intensive care with coronavirus. His recovery was difficult, so he was unable to sing for his audience even when the community reopened.
Earlier this month he sounded the alarm because he was down financially. The singer had to cancel his house rent because he no longer had any income. The singer lived in a caravan at the time and hoped to get an interview The telegraph To get a roof over his head again. It’s done now.
A real estate businessman has offered De Booij a terraced house in Fijnaart, where he doesn’t have to pay a year’s rent. The businessman immediately saw that the singer’s mood was improving. “You can tell from him that he saw the sun rise again,” he says. The heart of the Netherlands. Because of this concern, De Booij hopes to perform less soon and record new music.