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Also known as Rajna Cleuver van Melzen

thumb| Bojoura, born Raina Gerardina Bojoura van Melzen (15 April 1947), is a folk and pop vocalist, whose greatest success came in the late 1960s and 1970s.

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Bojoura, born Raina Cleuver van Melzen (The Hague, The Netherlands, 15 April 1947), is a folk and pop songstress, who enjoyed chart success in The Netherlands in the late 1960s and 1970s. Born in The Hague, Bojoura was discovered by George Kooymans of Golden Earrings, who went on to write and produce many of her songs, including her début hit single, Everybody's Day, #18 in the Dutch Top 40 in 1967. Her biggest hit in The Netherlands was a 1969 cover version of Frank Mills, a song from the Broa

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thumb| Bojoura, born Raina Gerardina Bojoura van Melzen (15 April 1947), is a folk and pop vocalist, whose greatest success came in the late 1960s and 1970s.

==Life and career== Bojoura was born in The Hague, The Netherlands to Bulgarian opera singer Dany Zonewa. Bojoura was discovered by George Kooymans of the rock band Golden Earring, who went on to write and produce many of her songs. Bojoura scored her first hit in June 1967 with the Kooymans ballad "Everybody's Day" which reached top 20 due to heavy airplay on Radio Veronica. She released her album Night Flight Night Sight in 1968, which was not commercially successful.

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