Dries Holten

Dutch singer and songwriter (1936-2020)
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Summary

Dries Holten was born on January 30, 1936[1], in Cimahi[2]. He died on April 15, 2020[3], in Eastrum[4]. He worked as a singer[5], composer[6], songwriter[7], record producer[8], and ceramics designer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (102 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Kingdom of the Netherlands[11]
  • Occupation: visual artist[12], artist[13]
  • Employer: Astoria[14]
  • Educated at: Design Academy Eindhoven[15]
  • Member of: Sandra & Andres[16], Rosy & Andres[17]
  • Sex or gender: male[18]
  • Family name: Holten[19]
  • Given name: Dries[20]
  • Official website: http://www.driesholten.nl/[21]
  • Described at URL: http://www.capriolus.nl/nl/content/holten-dries[22]
  • Instrument: voice[23]
  • Partner in business or sport: Sandra Reemer[24], Rosy Pereira[25]
  • Described by source: Kennisbank Capriolus[26]
  • Participant in: Eurovision Song Contest 1972[27]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Dutch[28]
  • Start of work period: 1966[29]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: NADD Wikidata project[30], NADD creators[31]
  • Has works in the collection: Keramiekcentrum Tiendschuur Tegelen[32]
  • Copyright status as a creator: works protected by copyrights[33]
  • P14750: F9F4-7B98-C5D9-AE42-D0F4[34]

Why It Matters

Dries Holten has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Dries Holten born?

Dries Holten's place of birth was Cimahi[2].

Where did Dries Holten die?

Dries Holten died in Eastrum[4].

What did Dries Holten do for work?

Dries Holten worked as a singer[5], composer[6], songwriter[7], record producer[8], and ceramics designer[9].

Where did Dries Holten go to school?

Dries Holten was educated at Design Academy Eindhoven[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . volkskrant.nl. volkskrant.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . capriolus.nl. Retrieved . capriolus.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Kennisbank Capriolus. Retrieved . capriolus.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . capriolus.nl. Retrieved . capriolus.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . nos.nl. nos.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Kennisbank Capriolus. Retrieved . capriolus.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . ais.axiellcollections.cloud. Retrieved . ais.axiellcollections.cloud. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Employer → Astoria
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  2. 17d ago · Hannolans · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'et', 'eu', 'fa', 'fi', 'lt', 'nl', 'simple', 't
    Educated at → Design Academy Eindhoven
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  3. 26d ago · Hannolans · 2026-09-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Copyright status as a creator → works protected by copyrights
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    Employer → Astoria
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  6. 29d ago · Hannolans · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → Sandra & Andres, Rosy & Andres
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  7. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Participant in → Eurovision Song Contest 1972
    Partner in business or sport → Sandra Reemer, Rosy Pereira
    Given name → Dries
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