Gerrit den Braber

Gerrit den Braber (23 March 1929 – 3 May 1997) was born in Rotterdam and was a Dutch songwriter and lyricist.[1]

Gerrit den Braber (1972)

Braber took music lessons in Rotterdam and Hilversum. He then went into Hospital Radio and joined the Dutch radio and television company VARA in 1955. He wrote the lyrics for three Eurovision Song Contest songs Fernando en Filippo, Ring-dinge-ding and I See a Star, he has also worked with former contestants Willeke Alberti, Corry Brokken, Anneke Grönloh, Lenny Kuhr and Conny Vandenbos as well as providing Dutch commentary for the 1985 Eurovision Song Contest.

He was married to the mother of his children but they divorced and he went to live with Dutch artist Thérèse Steinmetz. He had three children and five grandchildren with his ex-wife. He died from a stroke in 1997.

Songography

Songs written or performed by Braber

References
  1. "Tv- en radiomaker Den Braber (68) overleden". De Volkskrant (in Dutch). Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau. 5 May 1997. Retrieved 10 August 2020.


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