Jetty Paerl

Jetty Paerl
Paerl during a television broadcast in 1956
Background information
Birth nameHenriette Nanette Paerl
Also known asJetje van Radio Oranje
Born(1921-05-27)27 May 1921
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died22 August 2013(2013-08-22) (aged 92)
Amstelveen, Netherlands
GenresCabaret, chanson

Henriette Nanette "Jetty" Paerl (27 May 1921 – 22 August 2013) was a Dutch singer and resistance member of Jewish origin. She is known for being one of the Netherlands' representatives in the Eurovision Song Contest 1956 with the song "De vogels van Holland", and for being the first singer ever to perform in the Eurovision Song Contest.

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