Released album “Corry Brokken”.
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Corry Brokken
Cornelia Maria "Corry" Brokken 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…
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entertainment · Dutch singer and judge (1932–2016) · actor · singer · television presenter · radio personality · judge · lawyer · presenter · autobiographer · also Corry Brokken, Brokken
Born 3 December 1932 · Died 31 May 2016 · Q159475
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2016· 4 entries
Released album “Milord - 75 große Erfolge - 75 grote successen”.
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The Times of Israel: Dutch singer and feminist icon Corry Brokken dies at 83
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PAROOL: Corry Brokken (1932-2016): van zangvedette tot gerespecteerd rechter
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Died 2016-05-31.
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2009· 1 entry
Released album “Corry Brokken: De keuze van Annie de Reuver”.
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2003· 1 entry
Released album “Milord”.
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1996· 1 entry
Released album “Nooit gedacht”.
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1976· 1 entry
Brokken served as the presenter of the Eurovision Song Contest, and in 1997, she announced the results of the Dutch vote for that year's contest
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1973· 3 entries
To study law, after which she became a lawyer and ultimately a judge
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Released album “Corry zingt Toon”.
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To study law, after which she became a lawyer
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1971· 1 entry
Released album “Voor Nancy”.
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1968· 1 entry
Released album “Wereldsuccessen”.
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1967· 1 entry
Released album “Corry Brokken zingt kleine cantates”.
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1965· 1 entry
Released album “De Corry Brokken show”.
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1960· 1 entry
Released album “Corry's Bed-Time Story”.
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1958· 1 entry
Brokken won the Nationaal Songfestival once again, this time with the song "Heel de wereld"
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1957· 4 entries
Awarded First prize of the Eurovision Song Contest for Net als toen (1957).
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Won Eurovision Song Contest 1957 (1957).
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Won the Nationaal Songfestival for the second time in a row, and represented the Netherlands again in the Eurovision Song Contest 1957
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Won the second edition of the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Net als toen", representing the Netherlands
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1956· 1 entry
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
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1932· 1 entry
Born 1932-12-03.
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