Jetty Paerl
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Jetty Pearl is a Dutch
singer, who was most famous in the 1950s and 1960s. She was married to Dutch artist Cees Bantzinger.
During the World War II
, she lived in London
, as the Netherlands was occupied by Nazi Germany
. There she participated in the broadcasts of Radio Oranje, the Dutch government in exile, and was known as Jetje van Radio Oranje ("Jetty of Radio orange"). She appears in episode 18 of the 1970s BBC documentary The World at War.
In 1956 she represented the Netherlands in the first Eurovision Song Contest
with the song "De Vogels Van Holland
" (The Birds of Holland) written by Annie M.G. Schmidt and composed by Cor Lemaire and was also the first competitor to debut on the Eurovision Song Contest. At the time the contest was only broadcast via radio
, and only the winning song was announced.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
singer, who was most famous in the 1950s and 1960s. She was married to Dutch artist Cees Bantzinger.
During the World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, she lived in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, as the Netherlands was occupied by Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
. There she participated in the broadcasts of Radio Oranje, the Dutch government in exile, and was known as Jetje van Radio Oranje ("Jetty of Radio orange"). She appears in episode 18 of the 1970s BBC documentary The World at War.
In 1956 she represented the Netherlands in the first Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1956
The Eurovision Song Contest 1956 was the first edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Teatro Kursaal in Lugano, Switzerland on 24 May 1956...
with the song "De Vogels Van Holland
De Vogels Van Holland
"De vogels van Holland" was the first Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1956 - the only edition of the contest at which two entries per country were allowed - performed in Dutch by Jetty Paerl...
" (The Birds of Holland) written by Annie M.G. Schmidt and composed by Cor Lemaire and was also the first competitor to debut on the Eurovision Song Contest. At the time the contest was only broadcast via radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
, and only the winning song was announced.