Vandenbos, Conny - Vogelvrij

Vandenbos, Conny - Vogelvrij

Vandenbos made her solo debut in the KRO radio programme Springplank, a showcase for young talent, in which she performed French chansons. After her performance at the Belgian Knokkefestival in 1961, Conny signed a recording contract with Philips. In 1964, she made a television series Zeg maar Conny ("Call me Conny") for the Dutch public broadcaster NCRV.[citation needed]In 1965, she represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest held in Naples, Italy, with the song "'t Is genoeg", finishing in eleventh place. One year later, Vandenbos finally achieved chart success with her first hit single, "Ik ben gelukkig zonder jou".[2]In 1974, Conny parted company from Philips and signed with Basart Records. During her contract at Basart, several albums were released, such as Een Vrouw Van Deze Tijd and Zo wil ik leven. A number of her singles, "Sjakie Van De Hoek", "Drie Zomers Lang" and "Ome Arie", charted on the Dutch pop charts.[2] During this period, many of her hits were Dutch translations of foreign songs including her highest charting song "Een Roosje, M'n Roosje", which was a translation of "Daisy a Day" by Jud Strunk. She also released a German version of the song. In 1980, while back with Philips Records, Conny released an album of songs by Janis Ian titled Conny Vandenbos zingt Janis Ian. A duet with Janis Ian, "Don't Leave Tonight", reached number 17 in the Dutch charts in December 1980.[3]