The Most Famous

SINGERS from Netherlands

This page contains a list of the greatest Dutch Singers. The pantheon dataset contains 4,381 Singers, 55 of which were born in Netherlands. This makes Netherlands the birth place of the 14th most number of Singers behind Canada, and Norway.

Top 10

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Dutch Singers of all time. This list of famous Dutch Singers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Dutch Singers.

1. Corry Brokken (1932 - 2016)

With an HPI of 67.59, Corry Brokken is the most famous Dutch Singer. Her biography has been translated into 46 different languages on wikipedia.

Cornelia Maria "Corry" Brokken (3 December 1932 – 31 May 2016) was a Dutch singer, television presenter and jurist. In 1957, she won the second edition of the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Net als toen", representing the Netherlands. Throughout her career, she scored a number of hits, sang in the popular Sleeswijk Revue with Snip en Snap, and had her own television show. She was also the presenter of the Eurovision Song Contest 1976, which was held in The Hague, Netherlands, following the victory of Teach-In the year before. She ended her career as a singer in 1973 to study law, after which she became a lawyer and ultimately a judge.

2. Mariska Veres (1947 - 2006)

With an HPI of 66.89, Mariska Veres is the 2nd most famous Dutch Singer. Her biography has been translated into 25 different languages.

Maria Elisabeth Ender, better known as Mariska Veres (; 1 October 1947 – 2 December 2006), was a Dutch singer who was best known as the lead singer of the rock group Shocking Blue. She was known for her sultry voice, eccentric performances, and her striking appearance which featured kohl-rimmed eyes, and high and long jet-black hair, which was actually a wig.

3. Teddy Scholten (1926 - 2010)

With an HPI of 66.33, Teddy Scholten is the 3rd most famous Dutch Singer. Her biography has been translated into 40 different languages.

Dorothea Margaretha "Teddy" Scholten (née van Zwieteren; 11 May 1926 – 8 April 2010) was a Dutch singer and television presenter. She is known for winning the Eurovision Song Contest 1959 with the song "Een beetje", representing the Netherlands.

4. C. C. Catch (b. 1964)

With an HPI of 66.31, C. C. Catch is the 4th most famous Dutch Singer. Her biography has been translated into 39 different languages.

Caroline Catherine Müller (born 31 July 1964), known professionally as C. C. Catch, is a German pop singer. She is known for her collaboration with Dieter Bohlen (one half of Modern Talking) in the 1980s.

5. Sharon den Adel (b. 1974)

With an HPI of 62.11, Sharon den Adel is the 5th most famous Dutch Singer. Her biography has been translated into 45 different languages.

Sharon Janny den Adel (born 12 July 1974) is a Dutch singer who is the lead vocalist of the symphonic metal band Within Temptation. She has been performing since age 14, and co-founded Within Temptation with partner Robert Westerholt in 1996. She was also elected to be the Dutch chairperson of the jury for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018.

6. Cristina Deutekom (1931 - 2014)

With an HPI of 61.95, Cristina Deutekom is the 6th most famous Dutch Singer. Her biography has been translated into 19 different languages.

Cristina Deutekom (28 August 1931 – 7 August 2014) was a Dutch operatic dramatic coloratura soprano. She sang with many of the leading tenors of her time, including Carlo Bergonzi, José Carreras, Franco Corelli, Plácido Domingo, Nicolai Gedda, Alfredo Kraus, Mario del Monaco, Luciano Pavarotti, and Richard Tucker.

7. Jetty Paerl (1921 - 2013)

With an HPI of 61.31, Jetty Paerl is the 7th most famous Dutch Singer. Her biography has been translated into 30 different languages.

Henriette Nanette "Jetty" Paerl (27 May 1921 – 22 August 2013) was a Dutch singer and resistance member of Jewish origin. She is known for being one of the Netherlands' representatives in the Eurovision Song Contest 1956 with the song "De vogels van Holland", and for being the first singer ever to perform in the Eurovision Song Contest.

8. Pierre Kartner (1935 - 2022)

With an HPI of 60.97, Pierre Kartner is the 8th most famous Dutch Singer. His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Petrus Antonius Laurentius Kartner (11 April 1935 – 8 November 2022) was a Dutch musician, singer-songwriter and record producer who performed under the stage name Vader Abraham (Father Abraham). He wrote around 1600 songs.

9. Lenny Kuhr (b. 1950)

With an HPI of 60.67, Lenny Kuhr is the 9th most famous Dutch Singer. Her biography has been translated into 35 different languages.

Helena Hubertina Johanna "Lenny" Kuhr (born 22 February 1950) is a Dutch singer-songwriter.

10. Floor Jansen (b. 1981)

With an HPI of 59.87, Floor Jansen is the 10th most famous Dutch Singer. Her biography has been translated into 43 different languages.

Floor Jansen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈfloːr ˈjɑnsə(n)]; born 21 February 1981) is a Dutch singer. She is the third and current lead vocalist of Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. Jansen was the lead vocalist of symphonic metal band After Forever from 1997, when she joined at age 16, to their disbanding in 2009. When the band disbanded, she formed ReVamp and has released two albums with them. In 2012, following the departure of their lead vocalist Anette Olzon, Nightwish brought in Jansen as a touring member until the end of their Imaginaerum World Tour. In 2013, they announced Jansen was now their full-time lead vocalist; she subsequently disbanded ReVamp to focus on Nightwish. In 2018, she and Pagan's Mind guitarist Jørn Viggo Lofstad premiered their hard rock duo Northward. A frequent collaborator of Arjen Anthony Lucassen, Jansen is a member of his progressive metal supergroup Star One, and sang in the Ayreon albums Universal Migrator Part 1: The Dream Sequencer, 01011001, and The Source, as well as the live album Ayreon Universe – The Best of Ayreon Live. She also sang lead vocals in several songs of the MaYan album Quarterpast and in Avalon's Angels of the Apocalypse. She is the older sister of singer Irene Jansen, who also worked with Ayreon.

People

Pantheon has 55 people classified as Dutch singers born between 1921 and 2004. Of these 55, 46 (83.64%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Dutch singers include C. C. Catch, Sharon den Adel, and Lenny Kuhr. The most famous deceased Dutch singers include Corry Brokken, Mariska Veres, and Teddy Scholten. As of April 2024, 55 new Dutch singers have been added to Pantheon including Corry Brokken, Mariska Veres, and Teddy Scholten.