Annie Palmen



Maria Anna (Anny) Palms ( IJmuiden , August 191926 - Beverwijk , January 152000 ) was a Dutch singer. She was known as Anny Palms and as Drika the Boertjes of Buuten . Her first name is almost always spelled as "Annie," also on her first record.

At the age of 15 Palms sang a Hawaiian band. Then they sang a cowboy trio and a dance orchestra in Haarlem . She then worked as a semi-professional. Palms often participated in singing contests and won in 1948 a talent contest at the KRO . She was also Miss Zandvoort . At the age of 22, she was regularly asked for radio performances by the VARA , AVRO andKRO . In 1958 she scored her first hit I'll never forget . In 1958 she was part of the duo The Heart Thieves, consisting of Annie Palmen and Nelly Wijsbek . The duo made ​​in 1958, three singles on the label Artone.

In 1960 Palms took part in the National Contest, the preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest , on March 29 in London would take place. This year, all songs were produced by two artists. Like Rudi Carrell she sang the song What luck . However, the jury chose Carrell. But three years later, Palm got her chance. She was the only candidate for the Eurovision Song Contest of 1963 is selected, also in London would take place. Because of a musicians strike no National Finals took place. Palms presented three songs for a jury. It opted for a musical box (written by Pieter Goemans ). Because the musicians strike the orchestra did not go to London, but was an English band assigned Palms. During the Eurovision Song Contest on 23 March1963, she finished in a tie for thirteenth and last place with zero points. Palm knows the low appreciation both to the orchestra, the filmy song would have bet too hard as a technical malfunction, so they did not get a good picture. Upon returning to the Netherlands she got all kinds of accusations, so that they have held a bad memory in the festival.

In September 1967 she started as Drika, the peasant girl singing at the Boertjes of Buuten, a new phase in her career. Palms was the successor Annie Reuver and was asked by Kees Schilperoot, the role of the Boertjes Gait-Jan Kruutmoes played. Palms was afraid to lose her. Awareness But her performance was a huge success. In 1969 was released a long-playing record with gold rewarded. Palms also discovered that Boertjes Buuten of seasoned professional musicians, with members of the Promenade Orchestra and the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra . The monthly television Mik could count on a high audience share.

When the program after 1972 ended, came the end of Palmen career in sight.

Palms died at age 73 after a long illness in Beverwijk.