Origin: Belgium

Born: May 16, 1925

Died: May 17, 2010

Bobbejaan Schoepen was a Flemish pioneer in Belgian pop music, vaudeville, and European country music. Schoepen was a versatile entertainer, entrepreneur, singer-songwriter, guitarist, comedian, actor, and professional whistler, as well as the founder and former director of the amusement park Bobbejaanland. His musical career flourished from 1948 until the first half of the 1970s. He sold more than five million copies from his repertoire of 482 songs, which extended from Twang, cabaret, instrumental film music, chansons, country, to folk and vocal music. Born in Boom, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium, he worked his way up from a working-class environment to become one of the 200 richest people in Belgium.

Participations
1
Countries Represented
1
Best Result
8

Eurovision Entries

Year Country Artist · Song Pos Pts
1957 Belgium Belgium
Bobbejaan Schoepen
  • Performer
Straatdeuntje
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