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Jetty Paerl

1921 - 2013

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jetty Paerl is the 626th most popular singer (up from 843rd in 2019), the 428th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 557th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Dutch Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Jetty Paerl ranks 626 out of 4,381. Before her are Anita Mui, Monica Zetterlund, Keith Flint, Haddaway, Anna Vissi, and Carlos do Carmo. After her are Geri Halliwell, George Dalaras, Mongo Santamaría, Jorge Ben, Nelly Furtado, and Sheryl Crow.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Jetty Paerl ranks 164. Before her are Eugenio Coșeriu, Georges Wilson, Lionel Terray, Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow, Jim Garrison, and Carlo Furno. After her are Gaston Reiff, Meir Amit, Sergio Sollima, Heinz G. Konsalik, Hans Robert Jauss, and Kisshomaru Ueshiba. Among people deceased in 2013, Jetty Paerl ranks 157. Before her are Bebo Valdés, Van Cliburn, Luis Cubilla, Ceija Stojka, Scott Carpenter, and Hans Riegel. After her are William P. Clark Jr., Carlo Lizzani, Jean Vincent, Anatoly Onoprienko, Harry F. Byrd Jr., and Shakuntala Devi.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Jetty Paerl ranks 428 out of 1,646. Before her are Lou Ottens (1926), Jan van Huysum (1682), Roche Braziliano (1630), Theo de Jong (1947), Cornelis Vreeswijk (1937), and Melchior d'Hondecoeter (1636). After her are Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (1885), Jordi Cruyff (1974), Adriaen Coorte (1665), George Hendrik Breitner (1857), Pim Verbeek (1956), and Dirk Jan de Geer (1870).

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Among SINGERS In Netherlands

Among singers born in Netherlands, Jetty Paerl ranks 7. Before her are Corry Brokken (1932), Mariska Veres (1947), Teddy Scholten (1926), C. C. Catch (1964), Sharon den Adel (1974), and Cristina Deutekom (1931). After her are Pierre Kartner (1935), Lenny Kuhr (1950), Floor Jansen (1981), Elly Ameling (1933), Arjen Anthony Lucassen (1960), and Maggie MacNeal (1950).

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