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Bobbejaan Schoepen

1925 - 2010

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Bobbejaan Schoepen (a pseudonym of Modest Schoepen; 16 May 1925 – 17 May 2010) was a Flemish pioneer in Belgian pop music, vaudeville, and European country music. Schoepen was a versatile entertainer, entrepreneur, singer-songwriter, guitarist, comedian, actor, and professional whistler, as well as the founder and former director of the amusement park Bobbejaanland. His musical career flourished from 1948 until the first half of the 1970s. He sold more than five million copies from his repertoire of 482 songs, which extended from Twang, cabaret, instrumental film music, chansons, country, to folk and vocal music. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bobbejaan Schoepen is the 853rd most popular musician (down from 849th in 2019), the 452nd most popular biography from Belgium (up from 462nd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Belgian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Bobbejaan Schoepen ranks 853 out of 3,175. Before him are Joey Jordison, José José, ATB, GG Allin, Hide, and Frank Beard. After him are Eumir Deodato, Glen Matlock, Elmore James, Herb Alpert, Nicolas de Grigny, and Pink Anderson.

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Among people born in 1925, Bobbejaan Schoepen ranks 219. Before him are Italo De Zan, Gazi Yaşargil, Elisabeth Domitien, Evelyn Berezin, Lenny Bruce, and Edward Gorey. After him are Ofelya Hambardzumyan, Czesław Kiszczak, Cathy Berberian, Robert Jonquet, José Freire Falcão, and Armand Razafindratandra. Among people deceased in 2010, Bobbejaan Schoepen ranks 172. Before him are Iryna Melnykova, Zilda Arns, Nicola Cabibbo, Anna Walentynowicz, Pernell Roberts, and Theo Albrecht. After him are Farooq Leghari, Tom Bosley, Armand Razafindratandra, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, Brian G. Marsden, and Allan Sandage.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Bobbejaan Schoepen ranks 452 out of 1,190. Before him are Constant Permeke (1886), Joseph Lebeau (1794), André Vandewyer (1909), Radja Nainggolan (1988), Camille Jenatzy (1868), and Théo Lefèvre (1914). After him are Edouard Van Beneden (1846), Alof de Wignacourt (1547), Joseph Poelaert (1817), Jean Servais (1910), George Minne (1866), and Adriaen Isenbrandt (1490).

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Among MUSICIANS In Belgium

Among musicians born in Belgium, Bobbejaan Schoepen ranks 6. Before him are Django Reinhardt (1910), Toots Thielemans (1922), Arthur Grumiaux (1921), Adrien-François Servais (1807), and Arthur De Greef (1862). After him are Sigiswald Kuijken (1944), André Cluytens (1905), Brian Molko (1972), Francis Goya (1946), Gotye (1980), and Gustaph (1980).

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