Willeke Alberti (February 3, 1945, Amsterdam, The Netherlands) (real name: … Read Full Bio ↴Willeke Alberti (February 3, 1945, Amsterdam, The Netherlands) (real name: Willy Albertina Verbrugge) is a Dutch singer and actress, the daughter of entertainer and singer Willy Alberti.
Biography
Willeke Alberti started her career at the early age of eleven in the musical Duel om Barbara and she recorded her first single in 1958 together with her father. During the 1960s, she was a well-known singer in the Netherlands and had at least one #1 hit with "De Winter Was Lang" ("The Winter Was Long"), however there was no official Dutch chart at the time. Willeke and her father had a television show between 1965 and 1969. Her singing career from 1970 onwards is less active, however Alberti still releases singles and albums at an irregular interval and plays minor roles in television programs and movies.
Alberti married John de Mol on July 24, 1976. Together they have one son Johnny de Mol, who is currently an actor and television personality. The couple divorced in 1980. She had a second marriage with Danish football player Søren Lerby and a second son was born from that marriage. Søren Lerby and Willeke Alberti separated in 1990.
In 1994, she represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Waar is de Zon" ("Where is the Sun"), which claimed a meagre four points from the international juries, all coming from Austria. The Netherlands beat only Estonia and Lithuania that evening.
Biography
Willeke Alberti started her career at the early age of eleven in the musical Duel om Barbara and she recorded her first single in 1958 together with her father. During the 1960s, she was a well-known singer in the Netherlands and had at least one #1 hit with "De Winter Was Lang" ("The Winter Was Long"), however there was no official Dutch chart at the time. Willeke and her father had a television show between 1965 and 1969. Her singing career from 1970 onwards is less active, however Alberti still releases singles and albums at an irregular interval and plays minor roles in television programs and movies.
Alberti married John de Mol on July 24, 1976. Together they have one son Johnny de Mol, who is currently an actor and television personality. The couple divorced in 1980. She had a second marriage with Danish football player Søren Lerby and a second son was born from that marriage. Søren Lerby and Willeke Alberti separated in 1990.
In 1994, she represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Waar is de Zon" ("Where is the Sun"), which claimed a meagre four points from the international juries, all coming from Austria. The Netherlands beat only Estonia and Lithuania that evening.
Goudkust
Willeke Alberti Lyrics
De berg is hoog de droom vervloog
En het heden duurt maar even
Maar aan het einde van de regenboog
Komt alles weer tot leven
De rivier brengt ons terug weg van hier
Naar die wereld waar mijn liefde in je armen rust
Neem me mee naar de zee
Er is plaats genoeg voor twee
Daar bij de zil'vren zee en de goudkust
Het oude strand het gouden zand
Laat zich strelen door de golven
Kom help me naar de overkant
Daar ligt de schat bedolven
De rivier brengt ons terug weg van hier
Naar die wereld waar mijn liefde in je armen rust
Neem me mee naar de zee
Er is plaats genoeg voor twee
Daar bij de zil'vren zee en de goudkust
De zon lijkt soms zo heel ver weg
Want door je tranen van verdriet
Vergeet je dat hij altijd schijnt
Ook al zie je hem soms niet
Neem me mee naar de zee er is plaatse genoeg voor twee
Daar bij de zil'vren zee en de goudkust
En het heden duurt maar even
Maar aan het einde van de regenboog
Komt alles weer tot leven
De rivier brengt ons terug weg van hier
Naar die wereld waar mijn liefde in je armen rust
Neem me mee naar de zee
Er is plaats genoeg voor twee
Daar bij de zil'vren zee en de goudkust
Het oude strand het gouden zand
Laat zich strelen door de golven
Kom help me naar de overkant
Daar ligt de schat bedolven
De rivier brengt ons terug weg van hier
Naar die wereld waar mijn liefde in je armen rust
Neem me mee naar de zee
Er is plaats genoeg voor twee
Daar bij de zil'vren zee en de goudkust
De zon lijkt soms zo heel ver weg
Want door je tranen van verdriet
Vergeet je dat hij altijd schijnt
Ook al zie je hem soms niet
Neem me mee naar de zee er is plaatse genoeg voor twee
Daar bij de zil'vren zee en de goudkust
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