Bernadette



Bernadette Kraakman ( Volendam , March 11959 ) is a Dutchsinger .

Early in her youth Bernadette was introduced to music. She was six years a part of the children's Damrakkertjes, and she was also featured on the album Here comes Swiebertje . Later, she did stage experience as a singer at Fat Eddy Band . With which band they made ​​a couple of singles including Let Your Body Move It , Good Times, and Do not Let It Fade .

Bernadette became known to a wide audience in 1983, when she at the age of 24 in the Netherlands Eurovision Song Contest in Munich went. With the song Sing Me A Song, written by Martin Duiser and composed by Piet Souer, she finished in seventh place with 66 points.

After 1983 Bernadette became somewhat into oblivion. In 1985 she recorded with percussionist Eddie Conard single Make It Right on. She then sang a few tunes in television, including the opening and closing song of the animated series Candy Candy . In 1986 she formed with the Surinamese singer Ingrid Simons the few successful duo Double Trouble. Moreover Bernadette spoke the voice from Snow White in the second Dutch version of the very first Disney movie, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the voice of the Blue Fairy in the second Dutch version of Pinocchio , The Golden Harp from the Disney Classic Free and Happy Angelique in Beauty and the Beast : An enchanting Christmas and she spoke in the voice of Leota Eleven of the animated series Teddy Ruxpin . She also sang the title song Cinderella in the second Dutch version of the eponymous Disney.