Zangeres Zonder Naam
Zangeres Zonder Naam | |
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Zangeres Zonder Naam, 1987 | |
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Birth name | Marie Beij |
Born | (1919-08-05)August 5, 1919 Leiden, Netherlands |
Died | October 23, 1998(1998-10-23) (aged 79) Horn, Netherlands |
Genres | Levenslied |
Occupation | Singer |
Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 1957–1987 |
Maria (Mary) Servaes-Beij (Dutch pronunciation: [maˈri sɛrˈvaːs bɛi̯]; Leiden, 5 August 1919 – Horn, Netherlands, 23 October 1998) was a Dutch levenslied singer. She performed under the stage name Zangeres Zonder Naam (English: Singer without a name). She recorded almost 600 songs over the course of her career.[1][2]
Servaes-Beij cared about the poor and disadvantaged, and often performed in prisons and hospitals. She was regularly in direct contact with her public, and received many emotional letters.[1] The Zangeres Zonder Naam was one of the artists who performed at the Dutch Miami Nightmare concert (Amsterdam, 8 October 1977). This evening was directed against Anita Bryant and her anti-gay movement, and the Zangeres Zonder Naam performed her own song Luister Anita ("Anita, listen to me"), in which she compared Bryant with Hitler.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Zangeres Zonder Naam overleden aan hartstilstand". De Volkskrant.
- ^ Gabriëls, A.J.C.M. "Beij, Maria (1919–1998)". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.
External links
- Media related to Zangeres Zonder Naam at Wikimedia Commons
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