Rob De Nijs

Netherlands

Born: 26 December 1942

Years Active: 80, 90

Genres: Pop/Rock

Styles: Euro-Pop, Europop

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Rob de Nijs is one of the most well-known Dutch singers of the post-war era. Following the turn of the century his commercial successes were few, but he remained one of the ten most-played Dutch artists on Dutch radio. In 2001, he received the Radio 2 Zendtijd Award -- an award presented to Dutch artists with lasting influence on Dutch music. DJ Frits Spits once called de Nijs "the embodiment of the history of Dutch pop music." Robert de Nijs was born in Amsterdam on December 26, 1942, during World War II. An asthmatic child, he started playin...

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