Edwin Bibiano Abath is an Aruban politician

Politician

A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...

 and former singer who currently holds the office of Minister Plenipotentiary of Aruba

Minister Plenipotentiary of Aruba

The minister plenipotentiary of Aruba represents the constituent country of Aruba in the Council of Ministers of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The current Minister Plenipotentiary of Aruba is Edwin Abath...

. From 1999 until 2005 he was a Member of Parliament for the Aruban People's Party

Aruban People's Party

The Aruban People's Party is a Christian democrat political party in Aruba. AVP is an acronym for the Dutch name of the party....

 in the Estates of Aruba

Estates of Aruba

The Estates of Aruba are the unicameral legislature or parliament of Aruba. The Estates have 21 members, elected for a four year term by proportional representation. Each member holds their seats until Parliament is dissolved which is every four years by a general election...

. He represented Aruba as a singer in the 1988 OTI Festival

OTI Festival

OTI Festival was an annual singing competition, held between 1972 and 2000, among active member countries of the Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana .- Venues and Presenters :- Winners :-By country:...

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Biography

Croes was born in Aruba, one of the Caribbean islands of the Lesser Antilles

Lesser Antilles

The Lesser Antilles are a long, partly volcanic island arc in the Western Hemisphere. Most of its islands form the eastern boundary of the Caribbean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean, with the remainder located in the southern Caribbean just north of South America...

 and a country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

Kingdom of the Netherlands

The Kingdom of the Netherlands is a sovereign state and constitutional monarchy with territory in Western Europe and in the Caribbean. The four parts of the Kingdom—Aruba, Curaçao, the Netherlands, and Sint Maarten—are referred to as "countries", and participate on a basis of equality...

. After he finished havo

Hoger algemeen voortgezet onderwijs

The havo or hoger algemeen voortgezet onderwijs is a stream in the secondary educational system of the Netherlands. It has five grades and is generally attended from age twelve to seventeen...

 on Aruba, he went to Nijmegen in the Netherlands to study logopaedics. He practiced as a logopaedic in Aruba's hospital.

Music

In 1988 he collaborated with Venezuelan pop singer Devorah Sasha in the single "Simplemente Así" sung in both English and Spanish . You can hear the song in this Blog http://www.tocuyodelacosta.com/2010/10/los-hits-olvidados-devorah-sasha-y.html.