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Lenny Kuhr | |
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 Kuhr atHet Grote Songfestivalfeest in 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Helena Hubertina Johanna Kuhr (1950-02-22)22 February 1950 (age 75) Eindhoven, Netherlands |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
Helena Hubertina Johanna "Lenny"Kuhr (born 22 February 1950) is a Dutch singer-songwriter.
In 1967, she started a singing career in theNetherlands, performing songs in the Frenchchanson tradition. In 1969, she represented the Netherlands in theEurovision Song Contest with her composition "De troubadour" (lyrics by David Hartsema; orchestra conducted by Franz de Kok). She was one of the four winners that year.
In the early seventies, Kuhr was more successful in France than in her home country. In 1970 she toured withGeorges Brassens. Late 1971 she had a top 10 hit in France with "Jesus Christo".
In 1980, she had her biggest hit in the Netherlands: "Visite", a song she performed with the French groupLes Poppys. She has been releasing records ever since, though without major chart success.
Lenny Kuhr was one of the artists who recorded the song "Shalom from Holland" (written bySimon Hammelburg and Ron Klipstein) as a token of solidarity with the Israeli people, threatened by missiles fromIraq, during theGulf War in 1991.
Lenny Kuhr performed "De troubadour" during the interval of the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday 22 May 2021 in Rotterdam, in a segment called "Rock the Roof", together with other Eurovision winners.[1] Kuhr later recorded the song in five additional languages: English, French, German, Spanish, and Italian.
In March 2024, Lenny Kuhr was heckled while on stage by pro-Palestine activists during a concert inWaalwijk.[2][3]
Kuhr's first marriage was in 1974 to an Israeli doctor, whom she met after she had her nose damaged in an attack in May 1973, inHaarlem. Her new husband repaired her nose and Kuhr converted to Judaism. She had two daughters with her first husband, in 1975 and in 1980, before moving back to the Netherlands in 1981.[4][5]
After her divorce, Kuhr was romantically involved with songwriterHerman Pieter de Boer, from 1981 to 1993.
She was married for a second time in 2003.
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| Preceded by | Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 (tied with  Lulu, Salomé & Frida Boccara) | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 | Succeeded by |
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