Corry Chunks



Corry Chunks ( Breda , December 31932 ) is a Dutchsinger and former radio and television presenter and former judge . With a first place at the Eurovision Song Contest 1957, she was the first Dutch who managed to reach this place. They also won a two Edison in 1963 and in 1995 .

Corry Chunks debuted in 1952 on the Dutch radio with the song I Apologize . Two years later, she released her first album. In 1956 she represented the Netherlands for the first time at theEurovision Song Contest . The song Forever Gone did not win (the result of the vote was secret in that year, only the winner was announced). A year later she won the Eurovision Song Contest with the song Like when (a composition by Willy van Hemert ). Also in 1958, she represented the Netherlands with Heal the World , she was 9th (shared last). In 1959 did Chunks for the fourth time at the National Contest, but this edition could not win. After Eurovision adventure Chunks decided anything to withdraw. However came in 1959 her first album: Corry's bed-time story, a 25cm-lp eight American pieces. A year later, her daughter Nancy was born. In 1966 she was asked on behalf of Germany to take part in the Eurovision Song Contest but she thanked.

In 1960 Chunks scored a number 1 hit in the Netherlands with the song Milord, also in a version of Édith Piaf became known. In the charts of Foon her performance was a total of 16 weeks in the first place. [1]  The text of the song (a prostitute ) was considered offensive in the then conservative Netherlands by some. A year later she performed with Snip and Snap in theSchleswig Revue . She herself was not a real revue-lover, she had more feeling for cabaret à la Conny Stuart . An interview with Wim Sonneveld, however, came to nothing, according to him it was "too famous" for his company.

Between 1961 and 1972 presented Chunks television shows on Dutch television. In this period appeared with great frequency recordings of her, among other highly successful and successful Dutch interpretations of songs by Charles Aznavour, " My Ideal "(1962) and" La mamma "(1964).

Meanwhile, she had become known to the German public with German recordings of eg " Milord "and" La Mamma ". Between 1967 and 1970 she also presented for major German ARD television shows ("Varietezauber") with guests like Charles Aznavour, Gilbert Becaud , Caterina Valente and Hildegard Knef . But working in Germany did poorly. Chunks made ​​there in an interview with Parool mentions. They criticized the method of the people-TV German and the Germans called 'patients'. That did many Germans in the wrong way. "No one has asked her to watch our money to come here usurping" snorted a viewer in a German magazine.

After her recording contract with Phonogram ended, Corry Chunks brought by Polydor Dutch two albums: "Corry Chunks sings small cantatas" (1967) and "World Successes, compliments of Corry" (1968). In 1971 was published by EMI her album "For Nancy", produced by William Duys, and in 1973 its preliminary latest album, "Corry sings Show", with songs by Toon Hermans . The singles that appeared in these years were selling moderate to poor.

Chunks as a presenter at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1976In 1976 Chunks presented the Eurovision Song Contest, after teach-in in 1975 had won. festival for Netherlands In the same year Chunks began with a study rights . After graduating, she was originally a lawyer, in 1988 she was installed as (deputy) judge in 's-Hertogenbosch .

In 1996 Chunks made ​​a comeback after she was distinguished for the double CD "Just like then," with a summary of her previous work as a singer. previous year with an honorary Edison They released a new CD with the appropriate title "Never thought" she promoted in several television programs. Also joining EMI double CD from which, under the heading "Corry Chunks sings ...."the albums "For Nancy" and "Corry sings Show" were reissued. When all this did not produce the expected success she committed herself to writing her memoirs, titled As for me , which were published in 2000. The book was a great success in a short time there appeared four prints.

After her 70th birthday Chunks was invited to participate in the play " The Vagina Monologues "in which she starred alongside among others Olga Zuiderhoek , Hanneke Groenteman and Jetty Mathurin .

In 2006 she was a regular guest at celebrity theater Purple in the show "Purple 100" where she absentia had to let go after her, however, in the second game series breast cancer was detected.Its share was acquired by Anneke Grönloh . Earlier in 2006 there was a DVD with highlights from her former television shows: "A night out with Corry Chunks".

In early 2008 Chunks suffered a stroke, from which they had to recover long term.

In 2009 there appeared a second biography, entitled Encore , which lumps tells how she fared after 2000. Chunks also played a guest role in the comedy Children no objection (afl 209, 'Chunks!').

In 1969 Corry Chunks briefly appeared in a song that Annie wrote for the musical:. "With Mouse and Man" in the song "Text" Conny Stuart sang the song. ==Discography [ edit] == ===Singles [ edit] === ===Albums <span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[ edit] ===
 * 1959 - Corry's Bed Time Story - 10 "lp - PHILIPS - P 10923 R
 * 1965 - The Corry Chunks Show - 12 "lp - PHILIPS - P 12970 L
 * 1965 - Corry Chunks (German version) - 12 "lp - PHILIPS - 840 379 PY
 * 1965 - Corry Chunks (uk version) - 12 "lp - PHILIPS - P 12975 L
 * 1966 - The Best Of Corry Chunks - 12 "lp - PHILIPS - XPL 655 007
 * 1967 - Corry Chunks Sings Little cantatas - 12 "lp - POLYDOR - 184 119
 * 1968 - Miss Wonderful - 12 "lp - PHILIPS - 870 047 BFY
 * 1968 - With Compliments From Corry - World Successes - 12 "lp - POLYDOR - 656 006
 * 1971 - For Nancy - 12 "lp - IMPERIAL - 5C 062 24394
 * 1972 - Golden Favorites Parade - 12 "lp - PHILIPS - 6440 073
 * 1973 - Corry Sing Show - 12 "lp - IMPERIAL - 5C 062 24742
 * 1974 - La Mamma - Corry Chunks Und Ihre Grossen Erfolge - 12 "lp - FONTANA - 6428 085
 * 1981 - Motive - 12 "lp - PHILIPS - 6375 398
 * 1994 - Just Like Then - A Tribute To An Unforgettable Singer - 2 CDs - MERCURY - 522 864 2
 * 1996 - Milord - CD - BEAR FAMILY - BCD 15877 AH
 * 1996 - La Mamma - CD - BEAR FAMILY - BCD 15883 AH
 * 1996 - Never Thought - CD - MERCURY - 534 312 2
 * 1997 - Nana - That Ronnex Aufnahmen - CD - BEAR FAMILY - BCD 16120 AH
 * 1997 - Corry Chunks Sings - 2 CDs - EMI - 856 763 2
 * 2003 - Milord - CD - ROTATION - 067 349 2
 * 2009 - The Choice Of Annie Reuver - CD - WETON Wesgram - NN020