Johnny Jordaan was the pseudonym

Pseudonym

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 for Johannes Hendricus van Musscher (7 February 1924 – 8 January 1989) a Dutch

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...

 folk singer

Folk Singer

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. He was well known for his songs about the city of Amsterdam

Amsterdam

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, especially the Jordaan

Jordaan

The Jordaan is a district of the city of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. The area is bordered by the Lijnbaansgracht canal to the west, the Prinsengracht to the east, the Brouwersgracht to the north and the Leidsegracht to the south...

 district.

His most famous song is "Geef mij maar Amsterdam" (I prefer Amsterdam). A small part of the song was featured in Friends

Friends

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 episode "The one with all the football", where Joey and Chandler are competing for a Dutch girl.

External links

• Johnny Jordaan on Find-A-Grave