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André Hazes (June 30 1951 - September 23 2004) was a Dutch (The West Germanic language of the Netherlands)
[click link for more facts about this subject] singer, Exception Handler: No article summary found.He was born in 1951 in the Pijp in Amsterdam (An industrial center and the nominal capital of the Netherlands; center of the diamond-cutting industry; seat of an important stock exchange; known for its canals and art museum)
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At the age of eight he was discovered at the Albert Cuyp-market by Johnny Kraaykamp, Exception Handler: No article summary found.a Dutch TV personality.
His first big hit was Eenzame Kerst (Lonely Christmas), Exception Handler: No article summary found.In 1979 he signed a contract with EMI[for more, click this link], Exception Handler: No article summary found.and soon after that his career started to take off, Exception Handler: No article summary found.Een Vriend (A Friend) and Een Beetje Verliefd (A Bit In Love) were both top ten hits of his.
1982 was the year of his great concert in the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Exception Handler: No article summary found.His Italian album in 1986, Exception Handler: No article summary found.in memory of Willy Alberti, Exception Handler: No article summary found.was followed by a blues (A type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes)
[for more facts and a summary of this subject, click this link] album, Exception Handler: No article summary found.A childhood dream had come true.
André featured in a documentary Zij Gelooft In Mij (She Believes In Me).
On September 23 2004, Exception Handler: No article summary found.he died of cardiac arrest, Exception Handler: No article summary found.Four days later a capacity crowd (A large number of things or people considered together)
[for more info, click this link] of about 40,000 attended a memorial ceremony in his honour at the Amsterdam ArenA (The amsterdam arena is a football stadium in amsterdam, netherlands....)
[for more facts and a summary of this subject, click this link] stadium, Exception Handler: No article summary found.Over 5 million viewers saw the event live on Dutch television, Exception Handler: No article summary found.Hazes was cremated the day after, Exception Handler: No article summary found.In accordance with his wish, Exception Handler: No article summary found.part of his ashes will be sent into the sky in a skyrocket (Sends a firework display high into the sky)
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