Real name: Petrus Johannes Vermeulen

Effective period / Period of releases: 1976 - 2004

Dutch singer, guitarist, songwriter and producer. Born September 18th 1947 in Voorburg, the Netherlands. Passed away November 9th 2017 in Ko Samui, Thailand. Founding member of Sandy Coast in the early 1960s and Rainbow Train in the 1970s. Successfully worked as a producer and songwriter with artists such as Anita Meyer, Rob de Nijs and Ruth Jacott. Moved to Thailand in the early 1990s but was still occasionally active in the Netherlands. Vermeulen is the former husband of Dianne Marchal and has been married to Thai singer Aom Jariya Chatsuwan since 1998. He is also the brother of Jan Vermeulen and the father of David Vermeulen & Tim Vermeulen.