Key facts
- Also known as
- Jetje van Radio Oranje
- Born
- Henriette Nanette Paerl , ( 1921-05-27 ) 27 May 1921, Amsterdam , Netherlands
- Died
- 22 August 2013 (2013-08-22) (aged 92), Amstelveen , Netherlands
- Genres
- Cabaret , chanson
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Place of birth
- Amsterdam
- Place of death
- Amstelveen
- Languages spoken
- Dutch
- Religion
- Judaism
- Participant in
- Eurovision Song Contest 1956
- Field of work
- singer
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Jacob Merkelbach, Afb B00000002333.jpg
- Residence
- Amsterdam
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- Commons category
- Jetty Paerl
- date of birth
- 1921-05-27
- date of death
- 2013-08-22
- start of work period
- 1939-00-00
- described at URL
- nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jetty_Paerl
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Encyclopedic overview
Henriette Nanette "Jetty" Paerl (27 May 1921 – 22 August 2013) was a Dutch singer and resistance member of Jewish origin. She is known for being one of the Netherlands' representatives in the Eurovision Song Contest 1956 with the song "De vogels van Holland", and for being the first singer ever to perform in the Eurovision Song Contest.
Biography
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