Corry Brokken
Cornelia Maria "Corry" Brokken (3 December 1932 – 2 June 2016) was a Dutch singer, TV presenter and lawyer.
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| Born | 3 December 1932 Breda, Netherlands |
| Died | 2 June 2016 (aged 83) Laren, Netherlands |
| Instruments | Singing |
Brokken participated in the first ever Eurovision Song Contest but did not manage to win. However, she was the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1957 for her song "Net als toen". She also participated in Eurovision 1958 but did not win.
She is known for her songs "Snip en Snap", "Voorgoed voorbij" and "Heel de wereld".
In 1976, she was the presenter for the Eurovision Song Contest.
After her singing career she studied law at Utrecht University in the 1970s. Afterwards she was a lawyer and later on a judge.
Brokken died on 2 June 2016 in Laren, Netherlands at the age of 83.[1]
Corry Brokken Media
Brokken and Donald Jones during a broadcast of De Corry Brokken Show in 1961
References
- ↑ Corrie Brokken (83) overleden - AD (in Dutch)
Other websites
Media related to Corry Brokken at Wikimedia Commons