Wyn Hoop
Wyn Hoop (born 29 May 1936) is a German singer, birth name Winfried Lüssenhop, best known for his participation in the 1960 Eurovision Song Contest. Hoop started to make solo recordings, at first under the name Fred Lyssen, before settling on the professional name Wyn Hoop. In 1960, Hoop took part in the German Eurovision selection final, and his song "Bonne nuit ma chérie" was chosen to go forward to the fifth Eurovision Song Contest, held in London on 29 March.
Also recorded as Winfried Lüssenhop
Wyn Hoop
- Name
- Wyn Hoop
- Birth Name
- Winfried Lüssenhop
- Born
- 29 May 1936
- Occupation
- Singer
- Nationality
- Germany.
- Fields
- pop music.
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Wyn Hoop (born 29 May 1936) is a German singer, birth name Winfried Lüssenhop, best known for his participation in the 1960 Eurovision Song Contest. Hoop started to make solo recordings, at first under the name Fred Lyssen, before settling on the professional name Wyn Hoop. In 1960, Hoop took part in the German Eurovision selection final, and his song "Bonne nuit ma chérie" was chosen to go forward to the fifth Eurovision Song Contest, held in London on 29 March.
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At the contest "Bonne nuit ma chérie" (which, despite its title, was sung in German) finished in joint fourth place of the 13 entries. Hoop recorded several successful German cover versions of English-language hits (such as "Are You Lonesome Tonight?") before joining forces in 1962 with Finnish singer Pirkko Mannola, with whom he recorded a number of popular tracks. From 1964, Hoop began recording with Austrian singer Andrea Horn, who he had married in 1961. Their material was mainly folk music oriented. In 1973, they released the single "Was kann schöner sein", written by Lynsey de Paul (credited as Rubin) and Ron Roker as Wyn & Andrea. In 1978, Hoop and Horn retired from show business. They have since established themselves as successful publishers of sailing guidebooks, and contributors of travelogues to magazines and newspapers.
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• Name — Wyn Hoop • Birth Name — Winfried Lüssenhop • Born — 29 May 1936 • Origin — Hannover, Germany • Genre — Pop • Occupation — Singer • Website — horn-hoop-maritim.de
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- 1.GERMAN NATIONAL FINAL 1960. Natfinals.50webs.com.
- 2.Eurovision Song Contest : Germany 1960 : Wyn Hoop, Bonne Nuit, Ma Cherie : ESC-History. Esc-history.com.
- 3.Bonne nuit ma chérie – lyrics – Diggiloo Thrush. Diggiloo.net.
- 4.Wyn & Andrea – Was kann schöner sein. Ultratop.be.
- 5.Audiotitelliste Singles von Wyn & Andrea, Honey Twins, Pirko Manola. Horn-hoop-maritim.de.
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