Johanna Louise (Anneke) Grönloh (born in Tondano, North Celebes, Dutch East… Read Full Bio ↴Johanna Louise (Anneke) Grönloh (born in Tondano, North Celebes, Dutch East-Indies, 7 June 1942; died in France, 14 September 2018) was a Dutch pop singer, best known for her string of hits in 1962 and 1963, including 'Brandend Zand' and 'Paradiso'. She was succesful in The Netherlands, the rest of Europe and also extremely popular in Asian countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.
Born in a Japanese concentration camp in the former Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) during World War II, Grönloh and her family moved to the Eindhoven area in The Netherlands after the war. Anneke's career soon started to take off. She sang jazz material, American standards, Indonesian folk songs and rock 'n roll with Peter Koelewijn & Zijn Rockets. Koelewijn attended the same Eindhoven high school as Grönloh.
Her début solo single, 'Asmara', failed to chart in The Netherlands, but was a hit in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore, where Grönloh toured succesfully as early as 1960. Her Dutch big break followed in the summer of 1962 with the Dutch smash hit, 'Brandend Zand' ('Burning Sand'), which hit #1 in the Dutch Top 40. It was the first of four consecutive #1 hit singles for Grönloh in some eleven months' time. 'Paradiso', 'Soerabaja' and 'Cimeroni' also hit the top spot. Versions of these hit singles in other languages charted in no less than 48 countries. In total, Anneke Grönloh has 'claimed sales' of over 30 million records, primarily singles.
Anneke Grönloh never had a Dutch chart hit again after 1964, but she continued to perform succesfully until 2017, in The Netherlands and the Far East. Her anniversary concert in Singapore in 1994, celebrating her career of 35 years, was attended by 30,000 people. Some of her albums are hardly known in The Netherlands, but sold over 100,000 copies in Indonesia and Malaysia, notably 2002's Nina Bobo.
Having suffered severe pulmonary embolism in 2016, Grönloh's health deteriorated. She stopped performing in the summer of 2017, aged 75, and passed away on 14 September 2018 at her home in France, where she spent the final years of her life. She was 76 years old.
Born in a Japanese concentration camp in the former Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) during World War II, Grönloh and her family moved to the Eindhoven area in The Netherlands after the war. Anneke's career soon started to take off. She sang jazz material, American standards, Indonesian folk songs and rock 'n roll with Peter Koelewijn & Zijn Rockets. Koelewijn attended the same Eindhoven high school as Grönloh.
Her début solo single, 'Asmara', failed to chart in The Netherlands, but was a hit in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore, where Grönloh toured succesfully as early as 1960. Her Dutch big break followed in the summer of 1962 with the Dutch smash hit, 'Brandend Zand' ('Burning Sand'), which hit #1 in the Dutch Top 40. It was the first of four consecutive #1 hit singles for Grönloh in some eleven months' time. 'Paradiso', 'Soerabaja' and 'Cimeroni' also hit the top spot. Versions of these hit singles in other languages charted in no less than 48 countries. In total, Anneke Grönloh has 'claimed sales' of over 30 million records, primarily singles.
Anneke Grönloh never had a Dutch chart hit again after 1964, but she continued to perform succesfully until 2017, in The Netherlands and the Far East. Her anniversary concert in Singapore in 1994, celebrating her career of 35 years, was attended by 30,000 people. Some of her albums are hardly known in The Netherlands, but sold over 100,000 copies in Indonesia and Malaysia, notably 2002's Nina Bobo.
Having suffered severe pulmonary embolism in 2016, Grönloh's health deteriorated. She stopped performing in the summer of 2017, aged 75, and passed away on 14 September 2018 at her home in France, where she spent the final years of her life. She was 76 years old.
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Anneke Grönloh Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Anneke Grönloh:
Asmara Bila tak ada lagi cintamu Yang indah untukku Harusnya kau ta…
Bengawan Solo Bengawan Solo Riwayatmu ini Sedari dulu jadi Perhatian insan…
Boeroeng Kaka Boeroeng Kaka toea Mentjiok di tjende la Neneh soedah toea G…
Brandend zand Brandend Zand en een verloren land En een leven vol gevaar …
Cimeroni In het dal, daar staat het witte huis Dat witte huis,…
Het leven kan mooi zijn Het leven kan mooi zijn Zo wonderlijk mooi zijn, Wanneer j…
Jij bent mijn leven Ik weet dat je liegt en dat je mij bedriegt maar ik…
Klatergoud Ik droom ... maar waarvan ? Ik denk ... maar waaraan ? Ik …
Leven Ik weet dat je liegt En dat je mij bedriegt Maar ik…
Niets Ter Wereld Kan Ons Scheiden (Doedoedoedoe) (Doedoedoedoe) Refr.: Niets ter wereld k…
Nina Bobo Nina bobo oh nina bobo kalau tidak bobo digigit nyamuk. Mari…
O Ina Ni Keke O ina ni keke, mange wisa ko Mangewa aki Wenang, tumeles…
Paradiso Paradiso met je palmenstrand Ach die tijd vergeet ik niet …
Rozen Hebben Doornen Rozen hebben doornen liefde doet soms pijn want in ieders le…
Santo Domingo Ze zochten hun geluk in de grote stad Fernando alfredo en…
Soerabaja Soerabaja, Soerabaja Mijn gedachten zijn altijd bij jou …
Weer Zingt De Wind Weer zingt de wind Van een meisje dat mint En een jongen…
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HS
she is my mom's favourite. and now she is my favourite too. lovely voice!!!
Adam Ho
She's half Dutch and half Indonesian. I'm glad she sang two songs for my home country Malaysia, one being "Oh Malaysia" and the other "Pulau Pinang" :)
Kay Faizal
Danke schön! :) i'm so happy now i can understand the song.
Kay Faizal
hello onehundredfour! Thanks 4 sharing this song. Even though Im not from these era, I fall in LOVE with this Great Singer! By the way, can u translate the song. :)
masyanto
@onehundredfour No body knows her imn those countries now. I am from Indonesia, and I do not know who she is.
Maria Rogaczewska
Im from Poland-and I love Aneke!