Thérèse Steinmetz | |
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 Thérèse Steinmetz in 1967 | |
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| Born | (1933-05-17)17 May 1933 (age 92) Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation | Singer |
Thérèse Steinmetz (born 17 May 1933) is a Dutch singer, best known for her participation in the 1967Eurovision Song Contest.
Steinmetz studied at theConservatorium van Amsterdam, and appeared in various theatre, television and film roles before being give her own TV series,Thérèse, in 1966
In 1967, Steinmetz sang all six songs in the Dutch Eurovision selection, with "Ring-dinge-ding" being chosen by postcard voting as the winner.[1] Steinmetz went forward to the 12thEurovision Song Contest, held inVienna on 8 April, where "Ring-dinge-ding" ended the evening in 14th place of 17 entries, continuing a run of poor Dutch results dating back to 1960.[2]
In 1970, Steinmetz won theGolden Stag Festival inBraşov,Romania, beating another former Eurovision singer,Lize Marke, into second place.[3] The victory led to her becoming a very popular singer in Romania, which she would visit several times, performing afolk music-based repertoire. She had a top 40 hit, "Geef ze een kans", in the Netherlands in 1974 and made regular television appearances.[4]
Steinmetz has lived for many years in theFrench Riviera city ofCannes, where she has become a successfulpainter and owns and runs an artgallery andworkshop.[5]
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| Preceded by | Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967 | Succeeded by |
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