Frans Bauer was born December 30th, 1973 in Roosendaal, to father
Chris Bauer and mother
Wies Bauer. Early in his life his singing talents were
already showing. When he was eleven he started singing in the pre-shows
of famous singers like Koos Alberts. By the time he was eighteen he had
released his first album, but it took two years for it to reach the top
of the charts. Since then he has made several Dutch and German albums,
and his popularity keeps growing. He met his girlfriend
Mariska Bauer (whose
name is actually Mariska Rossenberg) in the late 80s when he was
performing in a restaurant she worked for. They have two children:
Christiaan Bauer (born in June 2001) and
Jan Bauer (born in October
2002).