David Alexandre Winter

Film & TV

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

David Alexandre Winter (born Lion Kleerekoper; 4 April 1943) is a Dutch-born international pop singer. Winter found fame in Luxembourg and France. Winter was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands into a Jewish family. Both he and his parents, Israel Kleerekoper and Magdalena Kleerekoper, née Blocq, were deported to different Nazi concentration camps during the German occupation of the Netherlands.…

Known for

• Système 2 — Self1975
• Midi trente — Self1972
• Samedi soir — Self1971
• Eurovision Song Contest — Self - Contestant1956

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

Netherlands

Active from

1943-04-04

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

2,653

Total plays

8,281

David Alexandre Winter (real name Leon Kleerekoper) is an Amsterdam born musician. He left the Netherlands to go to Paris in 1969. He was triumphant at the 1969 Antibes Song Festival and was discovered by Riviera Records (an affiliate of the Barclay group). In April that same year his debut single, "Oh Lady Mary", was released; by September it had sold 750,000 and the million sales were achieved by November in France, where it was number one for five weeks and in the Top 10 for six months. <a h

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

David

Gender

male

Citizenship

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Place of birth

Amsterdam

Occupation

singer-songwriter

Languages spoken

Dutch

Participant in

Eurovision Song Contest

Genre

pop music

Instrument

voice

Record label

Epic Records

Official website

www.david-alexandrewinter.com/en/Home.asp

Image

David Alexandre Winter (Luxemburg), Bestanddeelnr 923-3696.jpg

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