Willy van Hemert
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Willy van Hemert was a Dutch theatre
and television director
, song writer, actor
and comedian
.
van Hemert was born in 1912 as Catharinus William Hemenway he attended Boniface School in Utrecht. He studied Drama and briefly law.
In 1957 van Hemert wrote the lyrics for the winning song at the 1957 Eurovision Song Contest
called Net als toen
performed by Corry Brokken
, then two years later when the Contest was held in Cannes
van Hemert won again with the lyrics with the song Een beetje
performed by Teddy Scholten
. van Hemert also worte the lyrics for the Dutch entry the following year
when the contest was staged in London (as The Netherland had hosted the 1958 Edition). The song was called Wat een geluk
performed by Rudi Carrell
, however the song failed to win.
van Hemert is the father of four children: Hans van Hemert
(who would later write various Dutch entries for the song contest), Ruud van Hemert, Ellen van Hemert and Eric van Hemert from his first wife Miep Kronenburg. He later had another son, actor Coen Flink from his second marriage.
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
and television director
Television director
A television director directs the activities involved in making a television program and is part of a television crew.-Duties:The duties of a television director vary depending on whether the production is live or recorded to video tape or video server .In both types of productions, the...
, song writer, actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and comedian
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
.
van Hemert was born in 1912 as Catharinus William Hemenway he attended Boniface School in Utrecht. He studied Drama and briefly law.
In 1957 van Hemert wrote the lyrics for the winning song at the 1957 Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1957
The Eurovision Song Contest 1957 was the 2nd Eurovision Song Contest. Like the first contest, this one was still mainly a radio programme, but there was a noticeable increase in the number of people with televisions....
called Net als toen
Net Als Toen
"Net als toen" was the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1957 performed in Dutch by Corry Brokken representing the Netherlands....
performed by Corry Brokken
Corry Brokken
Corry Brokken is a former Dutch singer.Brokken won the 1957 Eurovision Song Contest, representing the Netherlands singing "Net als toen"...
, then two years later when the Contest was held in Cannes
Eurovision Song Contest 1959
The Eurovision Song Contest 1959 was the fourth Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in Cannes, following the French victory the previous year....
van Hemert won again with the lyrics with the song Een beetje
Een Beetje
"Een beetje" , sometimes spelled " 'n Beetje ", was the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1959. Performed in Dutch by Teddy Scholten, the song was the second victory for the Netherlands in the first four years of the contest's history.The song is more up-tempo than the previous winners...
performed by Teddy Scholten
Teddy Scholten
Dorothea Margaretha "Teddy" Scholten was a Dutch singer from Rijswijk, close to The Hague, Netherlands....
. van Hemert also worte the lyrics for the Dutch entry the following year
Eurovision Song Contest 1960
The Eurovision Song Contest 1960 was the fifth in the series, and was held on 29 March 1960 in London. France's win this year was their second in the contest....
when the contest was staged in London (as The Netherland had hosted the 1958 Edition). The song was called Wat een geluk
Wat Een Geluk
"Wat een geluk" was the Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1960, performed in Dutch by Rudi Carrell. This was the first occasion on which the Dutch entry was performed by a male singer....
performed by Rudi Carrell
Rudi Carrell
Rudi Carrell , born Rudolf Wijbrand Kesselaar, was a Dutch entertainer. Along with famous entertainers such as Johannes Heesters, Linda de Mol and Sylvie van der Vaart, Carrell was one of the most successful Dutch personalities active in Germany.He worked as a television entertainer and hosted his...
, however the song failed to win.
van Hemert is the father of four children: Hans van Hemert
Hans van Hemert
Hans van Hemert is a Dutch ASCAP award winning record producer and songwriter. Mouth & MacNeal and Luv' are among the pop acts he produced...
(who would later write various Dutch entries for the song contest), Ruud van Hemert, Ellen van Hemert and Eric van Hemert from his first wife Miep Kronenburg. He later had another son, actor Coen Flink from his second marriage.