Dries Holten
Andres "Dries" Holten (30 January 1936 – 15 April 2020) was a Dutch singer and songwriter of Indo descent. He represented the Netherlands at the 1972 Eurovision Song Contest alongside Sandra Reemer. After he and Reemer broke up, Holten formed a new group with Rosy Pereira and called it Rosy & Andres.
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Dries Holten
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- Name
- Dries Holten
- Born
- 30 January 1936
- Birthplace
- Cimahi, West Java, Indonesia
- Died
- 15 April 2020
- Occupation
- singer songwriter
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Languages
- Dutch
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Andres "Dries" Holten (30 January 1936 – 15 April 2020) was a Dutch singer and songwriter of Indo descent. He represented the Netherlands at the 1972 Eurovision Song Contest alongside Sandra Reemer. After he and Reemer broke up, Holten formed a new group with Rosy Pereira and called it Rosy & Andres.
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In 1980, Holten's final group was of him and Ria Shield Meyer.
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• Name — Dries Holten • Born — 30 January 1936 • Birthplace — Cimahi, West Java, Indonesia • Died — 15 April 2020 • Occupation — singer songwriter • Footnotes — Related acts Rosy & Andres, Rosy Pereira, Sandra & Andres, Sandra Reemer, Ria Shield Meyer
Sandra and Andres
Sandra and Andres
In 1972 at Eurovision, along with fellow Dutch-Indonesian singer Sandra Reemer he represented the Netherlands with their song "Als het om de liefde gaat", the meaning in English is when love is concerned. He co-wrote the song with Hans van Hemert.
Rosy and Andres
Rosy and Andres
In 1975, now having teamed up with another Indonesian singer, Rosy Pereira the daughter of steel guitarist Coy Pereira, they released the single "Sausilito". Holten co-wrote it with Marshal Manengkei. In the Netherlands it peaked at number 7 and spent four weeks on the charts. The following year, it was reported in the 9 October 1976 issue of Billboard that their single "My Love" reached position number 3 in the Dutch chart, just behind "In Zaire" by Johnny Wakelin and with "Dancing Queen" by ABBA at no 1.
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Dries Holten is recorded as singer, composer, songwriter, record producer and ceramics designer.
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Dries Holten died at Eastrum.
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