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Corry Brokken
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Corry Brokken, born Cornelia Maria Brokken in 1932 in Breda, was a Dutch actor, singer, television presenter, and radio personality. She performed in the genres of chanson and jazz, utilizing her voice as her primary instrument. Her professional career began in 1954, and she was signed to Philips Records. Brokken spoke and wrote in Dutch.
She participated in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1956, 1957, and 1958. She won the competition in 1957. Brokken was married to Cees See. She died in Laren in 2016.
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Country
- Netherlands
- Active from
- 1932
- Active to
- 2016
Discography
- Corry's Bed-Time Story1960
- De Zigeuners1960
- Nana1960
- Moordballade / Zeerover Jenny1963
- Nu, meer dan ooit / Tra-la-la-la-la1963
- Adios a la mamma / Los gitanos1964
- Een huis is nog geen thuis / Als je mij verlaat1964
- Glück und Glas / Flohmarkt-Melodie1964
- La mamma (Zij kwamen overal vandaan) / Geef mij je hand1964
- Woorden in ’t zand / De clown1964
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 9,597
- Total plays
- 41,649
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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="
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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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
- Record label
- Philips Records
- Image
- Eurovision Song Contest 1976 - Corry Brokken.jpg
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- Commons category
- Corry Brokken
- date of birth
- 1932-12-03
- date of death
- 2016-06-02
- competition won
- Eurovision Song Contest 1957
- start of work period
- 1954-00-00
- name in native language
- Corry Brokken
- birth name
- Cornelia Maria Brokken
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Biography
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