Corry Brokken

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Corry Brokken
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Background information
Born(1932-12-03)3 December 1932
Breda, Netherlands
Died2 June 2016(2016-06-02) (aged 83)
Laren, Netherlands
InstrumentsSinging

Cornelia Maria "Corry" Brokken (3 December 1932 – 2 June 2016) was a Dutch singer and TV presenter. She was the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1957 for her song "Net als toen". She was known for her songs "Snip en Snap", "Voorgoed voorbij" and "Heel de wereld".

She presented the Eurovision Song Contest in 1976.

After her singing career she studied law at Utrecht University in the 1970s. Afterwards she was a lawyer and later on a judge.

Brokken died on 2 June 2016 in Laren, Netherlands at the age of 83.[1]

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