Corry Brokken (b. December 3, 1932) is a former singer born in Breda in the Netherlands. December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... Breda is a municipality and a city in the southern part of the Netherlands. ...

Winner of the 1957 Eurovision Song Contest, representing the Netherlands singing "Net als toen" (Like it used to be). The melody was composed by Guus Jansen and the lyrics were written by Willy van Hemert. 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Running since 1956, the Eurovision Song Contest (in French: Concours Eurovision de la Chanson) is an annual televised song contest with participants from numerous countries whose national television broadcasters are members of the European Broadcasting Union. ...

She participated in the 1956 contest (placing unknown) singing "Voorgoed voorbij" (Over for good), with music and lyrics by Jelle de Vries and in the 1958 contest (where she tied for last place) singing "Heel de wereld" (The whole world), with music and lyrics by Benny Vreden. 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1976, Brokken served as the presenter of the contest, and in 1997 she announced the results of the Dutch vote for that year's contest. By that time she was no longer active as a singer: she ended her musical career in 1976 to study Law and in 1988 she became a judge. 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Songography

• "Voorgoed voorbij"
• "Net als toen"
• "Heel de wereld"

Filmography

• Jenny

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IMDB entry

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