Corry Brokken
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Corry Brokken (born December 3, 1932 in Breda) is a former Dutch singer.
Brokken won the 1957 Eurovision Song Contest, representing the Netherlands singing "Net als toen" (Like it used to be). The melody was composed by Guus Jansen and the lyrics were written by Willy van Hemert.
She participated in the 1956 contest (placing unknown) singing "Voorgoed voorbij" (Over for good), with music and lyrics by Jelle de Vries and in the 1958 contest (where she tied for last place) singing "Heel de wereld" (The whole world), with music and lyrics by Benny Vreden. As noted by author and historian John Kennedy O'Connor in his book The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official History, Corry is the only singer ever to have finished both first and last in the contest. [1]
In 1976, Brokken served as the presenter of the contest, and in 1997 she announced the results of the Dutch vote for that year's contest. By that time she was no longer active as a singer: she ended her musical career in 1976 to study Law and in 1988 she became a judge.
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- ^ O'Connor, John Kennedy. The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official History. Carlton Books, UK. 2007 ISBN 978-1-84442-994-3
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| Preceded by Lys Assia |
Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1957 |
Succeeded by André Claveau |
