Christiane Bervoets

Christiane Bervoets (born 10 May 1948), known by the stage name Samantha, is a Belgian singer.

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Christiane Bervoets
Samantha pictured in 1969.
Samantha pictured in 1969.
Background information
Born (1948-05-10) 10 May 1948
Borgerhout, Belgium
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Singer
Instrument(s)Vocals

Career

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]

Personal life

As of 2017, she was living in a residential care center in Belgium.[5]

References
  1. "Y Viva Espana singer dies aged 82". BBC News. October 25, 2013. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  2. "Hoe zou het zijn met Samantha?". Radio 2 (Belgium) (in Dutch). June 24, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  3. "Manolo Escobar al país dels belgues". ARA (in Catalan). October 11, 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  4. "Bekend volk op uitreiking Golden Lifetime Awards". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). May 24, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  5. "Ze scoorde een wereldhit, verkocht honderdduizenden platen. Nu is Samantha "fulltime bezig met gelukkig zijn"". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). December 7, 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
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