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Also known as Johan Marius Nicolaas Heesters, Jopi Heesters, Jopie Heesters

Dutch actor, singer and entertainer (1903–2011)

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Johannes Heesters was a male artist from the Netherlands who began his professional work period in 1921. He was born on 5 December 1903 and died on 24 December 2011. His musical style is associated with tags such as classic german, german swing, oldies, and Schlager.

Heesters is credited with several works, including the titles "Auch hundert Jahre sind zu kurz" and "Es kommt auf die Sekunde an." Records indicate he had five works listed in one database and three in another. His music has been played 49,285 times by 7,850 listeners. Additionally, his name is referenced by 150 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 19 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
1903
Works
3

Top works

  • Auch hundert Jahre sind zu kurz
  • Auch hundert Jahre sind zu kurz
  • Es kommt auf die Sekunde an

via Open Library + Wikidata

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Netherlands
Active from
1903-12-05
Active to
2011-12-24

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
7,850
Total plays
49,285

Tags

Johannes Heestersclassic germangerman swingoldiesSchlager

Johan Marius Nicolaas "Johannes" Heesters (5 December 1903 – 24 December 2011) was a Dutch actor, singer, and entertainer with a career dating back to 1921. Active almost exclusively in the German-speaking world from the mid-1930s, he was a controversial figure for his actions during the Second World War and alleged support for the Nazi Party. Heesters was born in Amersfoort, Netherlands, the youngest of four sons. His father Jacobus Heesters (1865–1946) was a salesman and his mother Geertruida

via Last.fm · Johannes Heesters

Key facts

Born
( 1903-12-05 ) 5 December 1903, Amersfoort , Netherlands
Died
24 December 2011 (2011-12-24) (aged 108), Starnberg , Germany
Resting place
Nordfriedhof , Munich , Germany
Occupations
Actor singer
Years active
1921–2011
Spouses
Louisa Ghijs ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1930 ; died 1985 ) ​ Simone Rethel ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1992 ) ​
Children
Wiesje Heesters (born 1931) Nicole Heesters (born 1937)
Website
www .johannes-heesters .de

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

Johan Marius Nicolaas Heesters (5 December 1903 – 24 December 2011), known professionally as Johannes Heesters, was a Dutch-German actor of stage, television and film, as well as a vocalist of numerous recordings and performer on the concert stage with a career dating back to the 1920s. He worked as an actor until his death and is one of the oldest performing entertainers in history, performing shortly before his death at the age of 108. Heesters was almost exclusively active in the German-speaking world from the mid-1930s and became a film star in Nazi Germany, which later led to controversy in his native country. He was able to maintain his popularity in Germany in the decades until his death.

Early life

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Johannes Heesters” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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