Frederik, Baron van Pallandt
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Frederik Jan Gustav Floris, Baron van Pallandt (4 May 1934 15 May 1994) was a Dutch
singer best known as the male, guitar-playing half of the singing duo Nina & Frederik
, which was together from the late 1950s to the early 1960s.
Van Pallandt was born in Copenhagen
, the son of a former Ambassador for the Netherlands
to Denmark
and Danish Else Dagmar Hanina Blücher, Countess of Altona. He and his first wife, Nina van Pallandt
, created a sensation first in Denmark
and then throughout Europe with music rooted in folk, ethnic, and calypso styles and, at first, their plain stage attire. Their recordings were released in the United States on the Atlantic Records
subsidiary Atco, but did not enjoy the same success as they had enjoyed in Europe; they may have been ahead of the music curve which saw folk music enjoy a revival in the US in the early 1960s.
The couple had three children: Floris Nicolas Ali, Baron van Pallandt (10 June 1961 – 2006), Kirsa Eleonore Clara, Baroness van Pallandt (born 9 August 1963), and Ana Maria Else, Baroness van Pallandt (born 30 October 1965) and continued their musical careers until they parted in 1969, eventually divorcing in 1975. The following year, on 10 May, van Pallandt married María Jesus de Los Rios y Coello de Portugal. Together, they had one child Daniel Tilopa, Baron van Pallandt, who was born 12 May 1977 and in 1979, van Pallandt bought Burkes Peerage from The Holdway Group.
According to his first wife's memoir, van Pallandt was an avid sailor, and settled in the Philippines
in the 1990s. There he joined a major Australia
n crime syndicate, for which he provided transportation for drug trafficking. On May 15, 1994, both he and his Philippine girlfriend Susannah were shot dead in a hut at Puerto Galera in the Philippines, supposedly in a dispute over the sale price of his yacht, which he had recently sold. However, their murderer is believed to have been another member of the drug syndicate. He was buried near his parents's grave in IJhorst in the Netherlands.
Dutch people
The Dutch people are an ethnic group native to the Netherlands. They share a common culture and speak the Dutch language. Dutch people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in Suriname, Chile, Brazil, Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and the United...
singer best known as the male, guitar-playing half of the singing duo Nina & Frederik
Nina & Frederik
Nina and Frederik were a Danish popular singing duo of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Their repertoire consisted of a blend of folk music, calypsos and standards...
, which was together from the late 1950s to the early 1960s.
Van Pallandt was born in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, the son of a former Ambassador for the Netherlands
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...
to Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
and Danish Else Dagmar Hanina Blücher, Countess of Altona. He and his first wife, Nina van Pallandt
Nina van Pallandt
Nina, Baroness van Pallandt is a Danish singer and actress.-Personal life:Born Nina Magdelene Møller-Hasselbalch, she married Frederik, Baron van Pallandt in 1960. They formed a singing duo, Nina & Frederik, and achieved worldwide popularity with their calypso-style songs...
, created a sensation first in Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
and then throughout Europe with music rooted in folk, ethnic, and calypso styles and, at first, their plain stage attire. Their recordings were released in the United States on the Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
subsidiary Atco, but did not enjoy the same success as they had enjoyed in Europe; they may have been ahead of the music curve which saw folk music enjoy a revival in the US in the early 1960s.
The couple had three children: Floris Nicolas Ali, Baron van Pallandt (10 June 1961 – 2006), Kirsa Eleonore Clara, Baroness van Pallandt (born 9 August 1963), and Ana Maria Else, Baroness van Pallandt (born 30 October 1965) and continued their musical careers until they parted in 1969, eventually divorcing in 1975. The following year, on 10 May, van Pallandt married María Jesus de Los Rios y Coello de Portugal. Together, they had one child Daniel Tilopa, Baron van Pallandt, who was born 12 May 1977 and in 1979, van Pallandt bought Burkes Peerage from The Holdway Group.
According to his first wife's memoir, van Pallandt was an avid sailor, and settled in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
in the 1990s. There he joined a major Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n crime syndicate, for which he provided transportation for drug trafficking. On May 15, 1994, both he and his Philippine girlfriend Susannah were shot dead in a hut at Puerto Galera in the Philippines, supposedly in a dispute over the sale price of his yacht, which he had recently sold. However, their murderer is believed to have been another member of the drug syndicate. He was buried near his parents's grave in IJhorst in the Netherlands.