Mieke Telkamp

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Mieke Telkamp (around 1962)

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.

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Singles
You're my first thought
  DE 20th 07/01/1956 (4 weeks)
A whole heart full of love
  DE 13 07/14/1956 (9 weeks)
Prego, Prego, gondolier
  DE 29 01/01/1960 (8 weeks)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Mark den Blanken, Tom Tates: Zangeres Mieke Telkamp (82) overleden . Algemeen Dagblad , October 20, 2016, accessed October 22, 2016 (Dutch).
  2. ↑ Awards for Music Sales: NL
  3. ↑ Hit record, German chart singles on CD-ROM, Taurus Press
personal data
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