Shirley Zwerus, Willeke Alberti, Trea Dobbs, Rita Hovink, Ilonka Bilushka
Dutch postcard by Uitg. Takken, Utrecht, no. 5920. Photo: in 1964 this Dutch delegation won the Songfestival of Knokke in Belgium a.k.a. the European Cup for Vocal Recitation. Ten years later, only Willeke Alberti and Rita Hovink were still popular performers. Hovink died in 1979.
For more than 50 years now Willeke Alberti (1945) is a very popular singer in the Netherlands. During the 1960s she was a teen idol with several #1 hits. Later she starred as an actress on stage, on TV and in popular films. Through the years, Alberti has become embraced in the Netherlands as a gay icon, due to a combination of her song repertoire, her durability, and her performances in support of manifold (gay) causes.
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Shirley Zwerus, Willeke Alberti, Trea Dobbs, Rita Hovink, Ilonka Bilushka
Dutch postcard by Uitg. Takken, Utrecht, no. 5920. Photo: in 1964 this Dutch delegation won the Songfestival of Knokke in Belgium a.k.a. the European Cup for Vocal Recitation. Ten years later, only Willeke Alberti and Rita Hovink were still popular performers. Hovink died in 1979.
For more than 50 years now Willeke Alberti (1945) is a very popular singer in the Netherlands. During the 1960s she was a teen idol with several #1 hits. Later she starred as an actress on stage, on TV and in popular films. Through the years, Alberti has become embraced in the Netherlands as a gay icon, due to a combination of her song repertoire, her durability, and her performances in support of manifold (gay) causes.
For more postcards, a bio and clips check out our blog European Film Star Postcards or follow us at Tumblr or Pinterest.