Dolf van der Linden

Also known as David Gijsbert van der Linden

Dutch conductor and composer (1915-1999)

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Country: Netherlands
Active from: 1915
Active to: 1999

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Dolf van der Linden (David Gysbert van der Linden) (Vlaardingen, 22nd June 1915 – Hilversum, 30th January 1999) was a Dutch conductor and composer of light music. In 1945 he founded the Metropole Orkest which he led from 1945 to 1980. Between 1957 and 1971, Dolf van der Linden conducted 13 Dutch Eurovision entries, of which two were winners; 1957's Net als toen (vocals Corry Brokken) and 1959's 'n Beetje (vocals Teddy Scholten). <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Dolf+Van+Der+Linden">Read more

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Instance of: human
Family name: Van der Linden
Gender: male
Citizenship: Kingdom of the Netherlands
Place of birth: Vlaardingen
Place of death: Weesp
Occupation: composer
Genre: pop music
Image: Dolf van der Linden.PNG

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Commons category: Dolf van der Linden
date of birth: 1915-06-22
date of death: 1999-01-30
cause of death: disease
start of work period: 1934-00-00
manner of death: natural causes
name in native language: Dolf van der Linden
birth name: David Gijsbert van der Linden

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