Dave Benton

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Dave Benton (2009)

Dave Benton (born January 31, 1951 in Aruba , Netherlands Antilles ) is a pop singer living in Estonia .

Musical career

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Singles
Everybody (with Tanel Padar & 2XL )
  DE 99 06/18/2001 (1 week)

Dave Benton was born in Aruba under the name Efren Eugene Benita and moved to the United States as a young adult . As a drummer and singer he has worked with The Drifters , Tom Jones , Billy Ocean , José Feliciano and The Platters , among others .

In the 1980s he met his future Estonian wife Maris in the Netherlands . In 1997 Benton moved permanently to Estonia. He then worked successfully as a musician and singer in Northern Europe, especially in the Baltic States . Benton appeared in Germany in the musical City Lights . Among other things, he also released an album in his native Papiamentu .

Eurovision Song Contest

At the beginning of 2001 he won the Estonian preliminary round with the song Everybody together with the Estonian rock singer Tanel Padar and the band 2XL and then the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 in Copenhagen .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Chart sources: DE
personal data
SURNAME Benton, Dave
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Benita, Efren Eugene
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Estonian singer
DATE OF BIRTH January 31, 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH Aruba