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Teddy Scholten
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Dutch singer
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Teddy Scholten, born Dorothea Margaretha van Zwieteren in Rijswijk, was a Dutch singer, television presenter, and radio personality. A female artist active from 1955 to 1975, she performed pop music and was signed to Philips Records. Her vocal work is associated with the genres of Dutch and Eurovision music.
Scholten participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1959. She was a citizen of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and spoke Dutch. She died in The Hague in 2010. Her career spanned several decades, during which she was recognized as a female vocalist.
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- Netherlands
- Active from
- 1926
- Active to
- 2010
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 8,705
- Total plays
- 29,898
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Teddy Scholten-van Swieteren (May 11, 1926 - April 8, 2010) was a Dutch singer. She won the 1959 Eurovision Song Contest for the Netherlands singing "Een Beetje" (A little bit), with music composed by Dick Schallies and lyrics by Willy van Hemert. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Teddy+Scholten">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Key facts
- Also known as
- Thea van Zwieteren
- Born
- Dorothea Margaretha van Zwieteren , ( 1926-05-11 ) 11 May 1926, Rijswijk , Netherlands
- Died
- 8 April 2010 (2010-04-08) (aged 83), The Hague , Netherlands
- Occupations
- Singer, presenter
- Years active
- 1955–1975
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Place of birth
- Rijswijk
- Place of death
- The Hague
- Occupation
- radio personality
- Languages spoken
- Dutch
- Participant in
- Eurovision Song Contest 1959
- Genre
- pop music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Philips Records
- Image
- Teddy Scholten.jpg
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- Commons category
- Teddy Scholten
- date of birth
- 1926-05-11
- date of death
- 2010-04-08
- birth name
- Dorothea Margaretha van Zwieteren
- start of work period
- 1955-00-00
- name in native language
- Teddy Scholten
- end of work period
- 1975-00-00
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
Dorothea Margaretha "Teddy" Scholten (née van Zwieteren; 11 May 1926 – 8 April 2010) was a Dutch singer and television presenter. She is known for winning the Eurovision Song Contest 1959 with the song "Een beetje", representing the Netherlands.
Career
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