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Teddy Scholten
Dorothea Margaretha "Teddy" Scholten (; 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 In 1950, Scholten was invited by The Coca-Cola Company to perform at a show in the United States. She was one of the first Dutch popular music artists to perform in the United States. In 1959, she won the ''Nationaal Songfestival'' 1959 with the song " Een beetje", written by Willy van Hemert and Dick Schallies. This gave her the right to represent the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1959, held in Cannes, France. She went on to win the competition, receiving a total of 21 points from the international juries. This marked the second win of the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest. "Een beetje" was also recorded in French ("Un p'tit peu"), German ("Sei ehrlich"), Italian ("Un poco") and Swedish ("Om våren"). With her hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rijswijk
Rijswijk (), formerly known as Ryswick ( ) in English, is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. Its population was 59.642 in 2024, and it has an area of , of which is water. The municipality also includes the former hamlets of 't Haantje and Sion, currently also known as Rijswijk Buiten. Demographics 62% Dutch background, 38% No Dutch background. History Archeological excavations indicate that this area of the coastal dunes was already inhabited some 5500 years ago. The village of Rijswijk formed in the 13th century, and its history was dominated by the presence of mansions and estates of the nobility and affluent. The Treaty of Ryswick was signed at the Huis ter Nieuwburg in 1697, ending the Nine Years' War. A monument, the Needle of Rijswijk (1792), was erected to commemorate the treaty in the Rijswijk Forest. Until 1900 Rijswijk remained a relative small community but it became urbanized during the 20th century when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dors, Mon Amour
"Dors, mon amour" (; "Sleep, My Love") is a love song recorded by French singer André Claveau with music composed by Pierre Delanoë and French lyrics written by Hubert Giraud. It in the Eurovision Song Contest 1958, held in Hilversum, resulting in the country's first win in the contest. Described as a romantic "lullaby", the song gained several cover versions, with the original version gaining music chart achievement in Belgium and featured in another commercially successful album. Background Composition "Dors, mon amour" was composed by Pierre Delanoë with French lyrics by Hubert Giraud. It is a love song, expressed by the singer telling his lover to sleep, while he muses on their love and the power of the night. It is reviewed as "a classical sort of lullaby", and is compared to newer editions entries songs as "hardly indicative of the camp and bombast which would later come to define Eurovision." Eurovision Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française (RTF) internally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest Winners
72 songs written by 150 songwriters have won the Eurovision Song Contest, an international song competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The contest, which has been broadcast every year since its debut in , is one of the longest-running television programmes in the world. The contest's winner has been determined using numerous Voting at the Eurovision Song Contest, voting techniques throughout its history; centre to these have been the awarding of points by juries or televoting, televoters. The entry awarded the most points is declared the winner. The first contest was not won on points, but by votes (two per country), and only the winner was announced. There have been 69 contests, with one winner each year except for the tied , which had four. Songs representing 27 countries have won the contest, with winning the first contest in 1956. The countries with the highest number of wins are and with seven wins each. Two people have won more than onc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch Women Singers
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2010 Deaths
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked below. 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 Earlier years ''Deaths in years earlier than this can usually be found in the main articles of the years.'' See also * Lists of deaths by day * Deaths by year (category) {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1926 Births
In Turkey, the year technically contained only 352 days. As Friday, December 18, 1926 ''(Julian Calendar)'' was followed by Saturday, January 1, 1927 '' (Gregorian Calendar)''. 13 days were dropped to make the switch. Turkey thus became the last country to officially adopt the Gregorian Calendar, which ended the 344-year calendrical switch around the world that took place in October, 1582 by virtue of the Papal Bull made by Pope Gregory XIII. Events January * January 3 – Theodoros Pangalos declares himself dictator in Greece. * January 8 **Ibn Saud is crowned ruler of the Kingdom of Hejaz. ** Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuy ascends the throne as Bảo Đại, the last monarch of the Nguyễn dynasty of the Kingdom of Vietnam. * January 16 – A British Broadcasting Company radio play by Ronald Knox about workers' revolution in London causes a panic among those who have not heard the preliminary announcement that it is a satire on broadcasting. * January 21 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wat Een Geluk
The Netherlands was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1960 with the song "", composed by Dick Schallies, with lyrics by Willy van Hemert, and performed by Rudi Carrell. The Dutch participating Broadcaster, (NTS), selected its entry through a national final. Although Teddy Scholten had won the previous contest for the Netherlands, NTS declined to host the contest for a second time in two years, so 1959 runners-up the had agreed to host the 1960 contest, which was staged by the BBC at London's Royal Festival Hall. Song and singer were chosen independently of each other at the Dutch national final, held on 9 February at 21:00 Central European Time, CET (Coordinated Universal Time, UTC 20:00). Other participants included future Dutch representatives Greetje Kauffeld (Eurovision Song Contest 1961, 1961) and Annie Palmen (Eurovision Song Contest 1963, 1963). Before Eurovision (NTS) received 340 submissions for the national final, more than in previous years. Eight of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudi Carrell
Rudi Carrell (born Rudolf Wijbrand Kesselaar; 19 December 1934 – 7 July 2006) was a Dutch entertainer. Along with famous entertainers such as Johannes Heesters and Linda de Mol, he was one of the most successful Dutch personalities active in Germany. He worked as a television entertainer and hosted his own show; the ''Rudi Carrell Show'' ran first in the Netherlands, and then for many years in Germany. As a singer he had a number of hits, including a Dutch version of " A Windmill in Old Amsterdam", and acted in several movies. He also recorded several songs in German. ''Eurovision Song Contest'' Carrell represented the Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest 1960 with the song " Wat een geluk" ("What luck"). He finished 12th out of 13, scoring just two points. ''Rudi Carrell Show'' The ''Rudi Carrell Show'' and its successors were a huge success in Germany from the 1960s to the 1990s. The show included a similar concept to ''Star Search'' or ''Pop Idol'' and brought m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heel De Wereld
The Netherlands was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1958 with the song "", written by Benny Vreden, and performed by Corry Brokken. The Dutch participating Broadcaster, (NTS), selected its entry through a national final. In addition, NTS was also the host broadcaster and staged the event at the AVRO Studios in Hilversum, after winning the with the song "" by Corry Brokken. This was the third time Brokken represented the Netherlands in the contest. Before Eurovision 1958 The national final took place at the AVRO Studios in Hilversum (the same venue in which the Eurovision final took place), hosted by Tanja Koen. Eleven songs and six singers were involved, with all participants other than Anneke van der Graaf performing two songs. The winning song was chosen by postcard voting; the full ranking of the songs is known, but information on votes received is only available for the top five songs. At Eurovision On the night of the final Brokken performed second i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corry Brokken
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 Eurovision Song Contest In 1956, Brokken won the '' Nationaal Songfestival 1956'' with the song " Voorgoed voorbij", which gave her the right to represent the Netherlands in the first edition of the Eurovision Song Contest alongside runner-up Jetty Paerl. In 1957, she won the '' Nationaal Songfestival'' for the seco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Pillibi
"Tom Pillibi" is a song recorded by French singer Jacqueline Boyer with music composed by André Popp and French lyrics written by Pierre Cour. It was released as a single on 10 April 1960. It in the Eurovision Song Contest 1960 held in London, winning the contest. It was covered by several artists including Julie Andrews. Background Conception "Tom Pillibi" was composed by André Popp with French lyrics by Pierre Cour. It is a moderately up-tempo number, with the singer talking about her lover – the title character. She describes his material wealth – two castles, ships, other women wanting to be with him. She then admits that he has "only one fault", that being that he is "such a liar" and that none of what she had previously said about him was true. Nonetheless, she sings, she still loves him. It was recorded by Jacqueline Boyer and released as a single on 10 April 1960. Boyer recorded an English-language version of the song that while still about the same man, conv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacqueline Boyer
Eliane Ducos (born 23 April 1941), known professionally as Jacqueline Boyer (), is a French singer and actress. She is also the daughter of performers Jacques Pills and Lucienne Boyer. In Eurovision Song Contest 1960, 1960, she won the Eurovision Song Contest for France singing "Tom Pillibi", with music composer, composed by André Popp and lyrics by Pierre Cour. The resulting single reached #33 in the UK Singles Chart in May 1960. At 18 years and 341 days of age at the time of her victory, Boyer was the first teenager to win the contest and the youngest until 1964.O'Connor, John Kennedy. The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official Celebration. Carlton Books, 2015. . Pages 32-33 Following the death of Lys Assia in 2018, Boyer as of 2025, 65 years after her victory, is the longest surviving winning singer of the Eurovision Song Contest (although not the oldest by age). Filmography *''Das Rätsel der grünen Spinne'' *' (1960) *''Schlager-Raketen'' *' (1960) *''Der nächste Urlaub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
