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| Name | : | Rudolf Wijbrand Kesselaar |
| Born | : | 19-12-1934 |
| 7-7-2006 | ||
| Nationality | : | Dutch |
| National Finals | : | Nationaal Songfestival 1960 |
| ESC Entries | : | Wat een geluk |
| Website | : | http://www.rudicarrell.com/ |
Biography
Rudi Carell was a Dutch singer, actor and entertainer. He worked as a television entertainer and hosted his own show; the “Rudi Carrell Show“,first in the Netherlands, and then for many years in Germany. As a singer he had a number of hits, including a Dutch version of “A Windmill in Old Amsterdam”, and acted in several movies. He represented the Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest 1960. The “Rudi Carrell Show” was a huge success in Germany from the 1960s to the 1990s, and brought many well-known German pop stars and actors to prominence, His show was also pretty popular in some other European non-German speaking countries like Slovenia.
Rudi Carell died of lung cancer on July 7, 2006, aged 71
In between he hosted other popular shows
Entries
| Country | : | The Netherlands |
| Year | : | 1960 |
| Language | : | Dutch |
| Artist | : | Rudi Carell |
| Song | : | Wat een geluk |
| Lyrics | : | Willy van Hemert |
| Composer(s) | : | Dick Schallies |
| Conductor | : | Dolf van der Linden |
| Backings | : | – |
| Results | ||
| Points | : | 2 |
| Position | : | 12 |
| Running order | : | 10 |
