Toppers delay successor announcement after Microsoft outage
The Toppers have delayed announcing Gerard Joling’s successor until Monday, saying a Microsoft outage and technical problems could disrupt an online campaign for the reveal.
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The Toppers have postponed announcing who will join the Dutch singing group after Gerard Joling’s departure, citing a Microsoft outage and related technical problems. The reveal, originally planned for Friday, has been moved to Monday.
The group’s organisers said the campaign relies largely on an interactive online platform and they wanted to ensure people could take part without problems. They said the delay would last only a few days.
The Toppers perform an annual concert series at Amsterdam’s Johan Cruyff Arena. Joling announced in October that he was leaving the group, which also includes René Froger, Jeroen van der Boom and Jan Smit.
Froger has temporarily stopped working because of an autoimmune disease. Whether he will perform in 2027 remains unclear, though he hopes to return to the stage.
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