Willeke Alberti

Dutch singer and actress

Willeke Alberti
Background information
Birth nameWilly Albertina Verbrugge
Born (1945-02-03) 3 February 1945 (age 79)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
GenresSchlager, levenslied
Occupation(s)singer, actress
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active1956–present
LabelsPhilips
Universal Music Group
EMI
Websitewww.willekealberti.nl
Musical artist

Willy Albertina Verbrugge (born 3 February 1945), known as Willeke Alberti, is a Dutch singer and actress, the daughter of entertainer and singer Willy Alberti (1926–1985) and Hendrika Geertruida Kuiper (1921–2011).

Biography

Willeke Alberti and Joop Oonk getting married on 27 December 1965

Willeke Alberti started her career at the early age of eleven in the musical Duel om Barbara and she recorded her first single in 1958 together with her father. During the 1960s, she was a well-known singer in the Netherlands and had at least one No. 1 hit with "De winter was lang" ("The winter was long"), however there was no official Dutch chart at the time. Willeke and her father had a television show between 1965 and 1969. Her singing career from 1970 onwards is less active, however Alberti still releases singles and albums at an irregular interval and plays minor roles in television programs and movies.

From 1964 to 1974 she was married to musician Joop Oonk and they had a daughter. She married John de Mol in 1976, and they had a son, Johnny de Mol. The couple divorced in 1980, and Alberti married a third time, with football player Søren Lerby. Another son was born from that marriage. Søren Lerby and Willeke Alberti separated in 1996.

In 1994 she represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Waar is de zon?" ("Where is the sun?"), which claimed a meagre four points from the international juries, all coming from Austria, placing 23rd.

Through the years Alberti has become embraced in the Netherlands as a gay icon, due to a combination of her song repertoire, her durability and her performances in support of many gay causes.[1] She is the mother in law of John van 't Schip.[2]

Filmography

  • De Kleine Waarheid (TV Series) 1970
  • Oom Ferdinand en de Toverdrank (1974)
  • Slippers (TV Movie) (1975)
  • Rooie Sien (1975)
  • Kiss Me Kate (TV Movie) (1975)
  • Pygmalion (TV Movie) (1976)
  • Lachcarrousel (TV Movie) (1976)
  • Dag 80 hallo 81 (1980)
  • Filmpje! (1995)
  • Nachtrit (2006)
  • Alles is familie (2012)
  • Sinterklaas en de Pepernoten Chaos (2013)

References

  1. ^ Foot and Hand Prints in Rotterdam. Retrieved 4 July 2008
  2. ^ Vrouw John van 't Schip. Van 't Schip moest kortgeleden nog afscheid nemen van zijn vrouw, Daniëlle Oonk. (dochter van Willeke Alberti).

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Willeke Alberti.
  • Official website (in Dutch)
  • Willeke Alberti at IMDb
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Ruth Jacott
with "Vrede"
 Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest
1994 		Succeeded by
Maxine & Franklin Brown
with "De eerste keer"
No representation in 1995
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ParticipationArtistsSongs
  • "Alles heeft ritme"
  • "Als het om de liefde gaat"
  • "Amambanda"
  • "Amsterdam"
  • "Arcade"
  • "Een beetje"
  • "Birds"
  • "Birth of a New Age"
  • "Blijf zoals je bent"
  • "Burning Daylight"
  • "Calm After the Storm"
  • "Colorado"
  • "De diepte"
  • "Ding-a-dong"
  • "De eerste keer"
  • "Europapa"
  • "Fernando en Filippo"
  • "Grow"
  • "Heel de wereld"
  • "Hemel en aarde"
  • "Het is een wonder"
  • "I See a Star"
  • "Ik ben verliefd (Sha-la-lie)"
  • "Ik hou van jou"
  • "Ik wil alles met je delen"
  • "Jij bent mijn leven"
  • "Jij en ik"
  • "Katinka"
  • "Lights and Shadows"
  • "De mallemolen"
  • "Morgen"
  • "My Impossible Dream"
  • "Net als toen"
  • "Never Alone"
  • "Niemand heeft nog tijd"
  • "No Goodbyes"
  • "On Top of the World"
  • "One Good Reason"
  • "One More Night"
  • "De oude muzikant"
  • "Out on My Own"
  • "Outlaw in 'Em"
  • "The Party's Over"
  • "Rechtop in de wind"
  • "Ring-dinge-ding"
  • "Shangri-La"
  • "Shine"
  • "Sing Me a Song"
  • "Slow Down"
  • "Een speeldoos"
  • "'t Is genoeg"
  • "'t Is OK"
  • "Tijd"
  • "De troubadour"
  • "De vogels van Holland"
  • "Voorgoed voorbij"
  • "Vrede"
  • "Waar is de zon"
  • "Walk Along"
  • "Wat een dag"
  • "Wat een geluk"
  • "Waterman"
  • "Wijs me de weg"
  • "Without You"
  • "You and Me"
  • "Your Heart Belongs to Me"
  • Note: Entries scored out signify where the Netherlands did not compete
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Songs
  • "Bye Bye Baby"
  • "Chamar a música"
  • "Dincolo de nori"
  • "Duett"
  • "Ella no es ella"
  • "Für den Frieden der Welt"
  • "Ime anthropos ki ego"
  • "Je suis un vrai garçon"
  • "Kinek mondjam el vétkeimet?"
  • "Lopšinė mylimai"
  • "More than Love"
  • "Nætur"
  • "Nagu merelaine"
  • "Nek' ti bude ljubav sva"
  • "Nekonečná pieseň"
  • "Ostani kraj mene"
  • "Rock 'n' Roll Kids"
  • "Stjärnorna"
  • "Sto pregando"
  • "To nie ja!"
  • "To trehandiri (Diri Diri)"
  • "Vechny strannik"
  • "Waar is de zon"
  • "We Will Be Free (Lonely Symphony)"
  • "Wir geben 'ne Party"
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