Bob Benny

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Hou Toch Van Mij 00:00 Tools
Waar En Wanneer 00:00 Tools
September, gouden roos 00:00 Tools
September Gouden Roos 00:00 Tools
Blauw Is De Nacht 00:00 Tools
Op De Purp'Ren Hei 00:00 Tools
Geef Aan Je Vrouwtje 00:00 Tools
Cindy, Oh Cindy 00:00 Tools
Wat Was Je Naam Dat Ben Ik Vergeten 00:00 Tools
Mandolinen Bij Maanlicht 00:00 Tools
Alleen Door Jou 00:00 Tools
Medley: Aan Het Noordzeestrand 00:00 Tools
Parel Van Tahiti 00:00 Tools
Voulez-Vous Danser Avec Moi 00:00 Tools
Paola, Droomprinsesje Uit Het Zuiden 00:00 Tools
Mijn Gitaar Zal Altijd Zingen 00:00 Tools
Tiritomba 00:00 Tools
Medley: In Je Ogen Staat Geschreven 00:00 Tools
Je Vous Aime Ma Cherie 00:00 Tools
Liefde Is Een Bouquetje Viooltjes 00:00 Tools
Liev'ling 00:00 Tools
Mijn Kleine Jongen 00:00 Tools
April In Portugal 00:00 Tools
Bij Jou Was Het Altijd Zo Mooi 00:00 Tools
Morena 00:00 Tools
Medley: Korenbloemenblauw 00:00 Tools
Paola (Droomprinsesje Uit Het Zuiden) (Principessa D'Un Bel Sogno) 00:00 Tools
Rosen im September 00:00 Tools
Niemals Zuvor 00:00 Tools
Medley: Zing, Signorita Zing 00:00 Tools
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Bob Benny (born Emilius Wagemans, 18 May 1926, Sint-Niklaas) is a Belgian singer and musical theatre performer, who participated in the Eurovision Song Contests of 1959 and 1961. Benny began his singing career at the end of World War II when he started performing regularly at a café in Sint-Niklaas. By the early 1950s, he had regular spots on radio, and released his first album, Mijn haart spreekt tot u (My Heart Speaks to You). In 1957, he had his first hit single with "Cindy, Oh Cindy", which reached #2 on the Belgian chart. In 1959, Benny was chosen, with the song "Hou toch van mij" ("Do Love Me"), as the Belgian representative in the fourth Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 11 March in Cannes, France. "Hou toch van mij" received votes from five of the other 10 participating countries and finished in sixth place. In 1961, Benny was again selected to represent Belgium, with the song "September, gouden roos" ("September, Golden Rose"), in the sixth Eurovision, which again was held in Cannes, on 18 March. Although the contest had now expanded to 16 participants, "September, gouden roos" only managed to pick up one point from Luxembourg, consigning Benny to a joint last-place finish with Austria's Jimmy Makulis. Benny had two further hit singles in 1963, "Waar en wanneer" (#3) and "Alleen door jou" (#5). He became a musical theatre performer and played in many long-running shows in Belgium and Germany. In 2001, Benny suffered a stroke and fell into financial difficulties. A benefit concert on his behalf took place in Antwerp in April 2003, featuring the music of Richard Rodgers performed by well-known Flemish artists. In 2006, Benny celebrated his 80th birthday and claimed he was back to full health. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.