eurovision 1957
Bobbejaan Schoepen
Bobbejaan Schoepen represented Belgium at Eurovision 1957 in Frankfurt with “Straatdeuntje”, finishing 8th of 10.
- who
- Belgian musician, performer
- born
- 16 May 1925, Boom, Belgium
- died
- 17 May 2010 (aged 85), Turnhout, Belgium
- contest
- 1957
- best result
- 8th, 1957
- music
- country
- plays
- guitar
- active
- from 1943
- record labels
- Decca
- sang for
- Belgium
Biography
Bobbejaan Schoepen, who died in 2010, was a Belgian pioneer of pop music, vaudeville and European country music, and a versatile entertainer, entrepreneur and singer-songwriter. “Straatdeuntje” finished joint eighth in Frankfurt in 1957.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Bobbejaan Schoepen”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1957 Frankfurt
“Straatdeuntje”
8th of 10 Finished 8th of 10, with 5 points.
- Sung in
- Dutch
- Written by
- Eric Franssen, Harry Frékin
- Conductor
- Willy Berking
- Running order
- 1st of 10
- Age on the night
- 31
- Won that year
- Netherlands: Corry Brokken, “Net als toen”
The story of Eurovision 1957: The scoreboard arrives — and so does a five-minute song
Away from Eurovision
Awards
- Knight of the Order of the Crown
- Officer of the Order of Leopold II
As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.
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