Bill van Dijk
Bill van Dijk (aka Willem Edsger van Dijk ; born December 22, 1947 in Rotterdam ) is a Dutch singer and musical performer .
After his theater training he became known as a musical performer and starred in productions such as Hair , Evita and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat . For the Sesamstraat , the Dutch Sesame Street , he lent his voice to various doll figures.
As the winner of the Dutch preliminary round, he took part in the 1982 Eurovision Song Contest in Harrogate . He landed at number 16 with the pop song Jij en ik .
A great success for him was his lead role in the production Cyrano: The Musical . Due to the resonance in his homeland, the piece was also performed with him on Broadway .
Web links
- Homepage
- Bill van Dijk in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
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SURNAME | Dijk, Bill van |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dijk, Willem Edsger van |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch singer and musical performer |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 22, 1947 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Rotterdam |