Stella Bos

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Stelle Bos
Born
Adrie Pot

(1935-09-21)21 September 1935
Den Helder, Netherlands
Died1 January 2022(2022-01-01) (aged 86)
Schagen, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Occupationsinger

Adrie Tuinsma-Pot with stage name Stelle Bos, also known as De Onbekende Zangeres (21 September 1935 – 1 January 2022) was a Dutch singer.[1][2]

The first singles of Bos were Als de jantjes binnenvaren/ Stella Maris and Ik kan je niet trouwen/ Het is nog niet te laat which appeared in 1958 under the name Adri Tuinsma en de Gouden 5. In the 1960s she recorded 6 singles with record company Artone. In 1970 she came into contact with Johnny Hoes [nl] who started writing songs for her. In 1984, the breakthrough of Bos was with the songs Weer ging een vriendschap kapot and Een keer te veel. In the 1980s, Bos ended her active singing career due to an illness.[1][2] In 1991 she made a comeback with the single Over 'n uur', that was Dutch Top 40 for three weeks.[3]

Bos died in Schagen on 1 January 2022, at the age of 86.[1][2]

References[change | change source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Vertolkster van het levenslied droeg haar fans op handen en andersom: 'Ze zong de waarheid'". De Volkskrant (in Dutch). 27 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Sterallures? In het woordenboek van zangeres Stella Bos kwam dat woord niet voor. 'Zij was heel aanspreekbaar en stond iedereen vriendelijk te woord'". Noordhollands Dagblad (in Dutch). 8 January 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  3. "Stella ((Bos))". Dutch Top 40 (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 January 2023.