Mieke Telkamp
Mieke Telkamp (born June 14, 1934 in Oldenzaal ; † October 20, 2016 in Zeist ; actually Maria Berendina Johanna Telgenkamp ) was a Dutch singer. In the Netherlands she was best known for the song Waarheen, waarvoor , a Dutch translation of the song Amazing Grace .
Live and act
She had many hits in the 50s and 60s, especially in Germany with the song Prego, prego gondeliere, written by Joe Dixie . In 1957 she won first prize at the Venice Festival, the golden gondola. She performed at the Knokke Song Festival and sang at the Snip & Snap Revue in 1964. In 1971 she received her first gold record with Waarheen, waarvoor . In 2008 there was a double platinum award. At the beginning of the 2000s, a CD with their greatest German successes was released under the title Tulpen aus Amsterdam . She was the first Dutch singer who sang again in Germany after the Second World War, which earned her a lot of recognition there. Her first German title, Tomorrow I Come Again , was also a hit in the Netherlands.
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Web links
- Sound carrier by Mieke Telkamp in the catalog of the German National Library
- Peter de Waard: Mieke Telkamp 1934 - 2016: Postuum . de Volkskrant , October 20, 2016 (Dutch).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mark den Blanken, Tom Tates: Zangeres Mieke Telkamp (82) overleden . Algemeen Dagblad , October 20, 2016, accessed October 22, 2016 (Dutch).
- ↑ Awards for Music Sales: NL
- ↑ Hit record, German chart singles on CD-ROM, Taurus Press
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SURNAME | Telkamp, Mieke |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Telgenkamp, Maria Berendina Johanna |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch singer |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 14, 1934 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Oldenzaal |
DATE OF DEATH | 20th October 2016 |
Place of death | Zeist |