Chapter 20: Facts & figures at the year 2003

Artists management
The following artists have been on tours via Continental Sound from 1974 till closing of the Artists Management in 1994:

Merv & Merla Watson (10 tours), Shekinah, Act One, Second Chapter of Acts (3 tours), Jamie Owens (2 tours), Choralerna (2 tours), Barry McGuire (2 tours), Jimmy & Carol Owens, the Internationals (4 tours), Wim Pols (10 seasons), Carel Heinsius (10 seasons), Ingemar Olsson (10 tours), Adrian Snell (9 tours, including the large scale musical tours), Sheila Walsh, Steve Taylor, Charlotte Hoglund, Rodney Cordner (3 tours), Jean Pierre Rudolph (3 tours), New Beginnings (2 tours), Scott Wesley Brown (2 tours), London Gospel Community Choir (2 tours), Angelical Voice Choir (3 tours), George Hamilton IV, Martyn Joseph, James Ward, Karen Lafferty, Larry Hogan, Jerusalem, Garth Hewitt, Daniel Wayenberg, Geke’s Tiental, Didi, Celebrate, Esther Mast, Wayne Watson, Inge Bruck, Elly & Rikkert (2 Christmas Tours), Aad Peters (3 seasons), Deniece Williams, Damaris Joy, and so many more… Of each concert exist statistics based on ticket sales and report of the roadmanagers…
Total number of visitors: 467.000

New Hope/Wings of light: 8 tours.
Total number of visitors: 180.000

6 Reli-festivals in the Ahoy Arena, including the rock-night.
Total number of visitors: 30.000

Gospel Gala’s De Doelen Rotterdam: 10
Total number of visitors: 16.000

7 Celebration, special youth events with praise & worship
Total number of visitors: 25.000

Christian Artists Seminars, 13 at De Bron
Total number of visitors: 15.000

Christian Artists Seminars/symposia, 14 at SBI
Total number of visitors: 2750

Organised for others:
2 Luis Palau tours(Agape/Campus Crusade), Go-Festival(YWAM/Randers/Denmark), Kunstler Fur Christus(Frankfurt), Joni-congres.
Total number of visitors: 33.000

Kom Tezamen & Discipel, 1975 – 1999:
635 concerts, having 160.000 visitors
600 church services with Discipel, having 180.000 visitors
Performed as well musicals, did backing vocals for Ingemar Olsson’s Rock tour and other projects. Together 27 Discipel groups counted 675 young persons, selected, trained and went on mission.
Largest concert: EO-youth day,having 25.000 visitors, including TV bradcast
Total number of visitors: 365.000

Continental Singers USA
From the beginning(1963) till today(early 2004) there have been 493 USA Continentals, Encore Continental, Young Continental and Frontline Continental groups. These 493 groups counted ca.15.000 young persons who were selected, trained and went on mission. They gave 27.260 concerts all over the world, having 6,8 million visitors (not included Europe)
From 1969 till end of 2003 170 American Continental Singers groups have visited Europe, who gave 3174 concerts, having 2,1 million visitors
Total number of visitors: 8,9 million visitors

Continentals Europe from Rotterdam
From 1986 till end of 2003 there have been on tour 146 European Continentals, Young Continentals, Encore and Frontline tours. These 146 groups counted 4380 participants, who were selected, trained and went on mission. They gave 2630 concerts, having 845.000 visitors
Continental Kids
From 1999 till beginning of 2004 there have been on tour19 Continental Kids. These 19 groups counted 570 kids, wjo were selected, trained and went on mission. They gave 170 concerts, having 65.000 visitors
Total number of visitors: 910.000

Other European groups
UK: from 1979 – 2002 there have been 35 groups on the road, counting 700 persons, who were selected, trained and went on mission. They gave  500 concerts, having appr. 100.000 visitors
Hungary: from 1988 – 2003 there have been 21 Jubilate, Continentals and Continentalkini groups, counting 525 persons, doing 300 concerts, having 75.000 visitors
Slovakia: From 1997 – 2003 there have been 12 Continentals, Frontline, Encore and Kids groups, counting 360 persons, doing 170 concerts, having 45.000 visitors
Italy: From 1997 – 2003 there have been 4 Continental groups, counting 50 persons, doing 60 concerts, having 12.000 visitors
Romania: From 1998 – 2003 there have been 7 Continental groups, counting 210 persons, doing 150 concerts, having 45.000 visitors
Total number of visitors: 277.000

Total in Europe: 4.420.750 visitors
Including outside Europe concerts by the USA Continentals: 11.220.750

Other Continental Offices:
There are as well since the nineties Continental offices in Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Chili, Porto-Rico, Canada and for 2 years in South Africa. All those tours have reached many places and many people. If you add those figure you come close to 15 million visitors worldwide.

Continental Sound Music:
1976-1999 LP/CD productions of Kom Tezamen/Discipel: 13
1974 – 1980 recordings own label: 71 LP’s
1989 – 2003 recordings special Conti-productions: 63 CD’s
Expresssie, National Directories, 1975-2003: 30 volumes
CA-International Directories, 1986-2003: 12 editions
Bookpublications: 1975-2003: 65 books
Songbooks published: 97

Other data:
Continental Orchestra: 5 LP/CD’s
The Continentals (1963-2004): 45 LP/CD’s
Young Continentals(1992-2004): 13 CD’s
Continental Kids: 5 CD’s
New Hope/Wings of Light: 12 LP’s
Recordings of Continentals in French, German, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Slowak, Hungarian, Japanese, Portugese, Dutch: 40