Corry Brokken
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- Born
- 1932
- Died
- 2016-06-02
- Works
- 1
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Corry Brokken (3 December, 1932 - 2 June, 2016) was a Dutch singer. Born Cornelia Maria Brokken in Breda, the Netherlands, she was the winner of the 1957 Eurovision Song Contest, representing the Netherlands singing "Net als toen" ("Like it used to be"). The melody was composed by Guus Jansen and the lyrics were written by Willy van Hemert. Corry Brokken won an Edison, a prestigious Dutch music award, twice, in 1963 and 1995. She also participated in the 1956 Eurovision Song Contest <a href="
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Key facts
- Born
- Cornelia Maria Brokken , ( 1932-12-03 ) 3 December 1932, Breda , Netherlands
- Died
- 31 May 2016 (2016-05-31) (aged 83), Laren , Netherlands
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Key dates
- Born
- 3 December 1932
- Died
- 2 June 2016
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Place of birth
- Breda
- Place of death
- Laren
- Occupation
- autobiographer
- Languages spoken
- Dutch
- Participant in
- Eurovision Song Contest 1958
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- voice
Article
Cornelia Maria "Corry" Brokken (3 December 1932 – 31 May 2016) was a Dutch singer, television presenter and jurist. In 1957, she won the second edition of the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Net als toen", representing the Netherlands. Throughout her career, she scored a number of hits, sang in the popular Sleeswijk Revue with Snip en Snap, and had her own television show. She was also the presenter of the Eurovision Song Contest 1976, which was held in The Hague, Netherlands, following the victory of Teach-In the year before. She ended her career as a singer in 1973 to study law, after which she became a lawyer and ultimately a judge.
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