Christiane Bervoets (10 May 1948 – 17 November 2023), known by the stage name Samantha, was a Belgian singer.
Christiane Bervoets | |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Samantha |
| Born | 10 May 1948 |
| Died | 17 November 2023 |
| Instrument | vocals |
| Website | http://www.samantha40.be/ |
Her 1970 recordings of "Helicopter US Navy 66" and "Nachten Van Parijs" were very successful, and her 1971 song "Eviva España", written by Leo Caerts and Leo Rozenstraten, achieved widespread fame, was inducted into the Radio Belgium Hall of Fame, and - in a cover by Manolo Escobar - became "part of Spain's cultural identity in the 1970s".[1][2][3]
In 2016, Bervoets received the Golden Lifetime Award at the Retro Festival Aarschot.[4] As of 2017, she was living in a residential care center in Belgium.[5]
Bervoets died on 17 November 2023, at the age of 75.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Y Viva Espana singer dies aged 82". BBC News. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "Hoe zou het zijn met Samantha?". Radio 2 (Belgium) (in Dutch). 24 June 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "Manolo Escobar al país dels belgues". ARA (in Catalan). 11 October 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "Bekend volk op uitreiking Golden Lifetime Awards". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 24 May 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "Ze scoorde een wereldhit, verkocht honderdduizenden platen. Nu is Samantha "fulltime bezig met gelukkig zijn"". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 7 December 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ Zangeres Samantha, bekend van ‘Eviva España’, overleden (in Dutch)
External links
edit- official website
- Christiane Bervoets discography at Discogs