Cornelis Vreeswijk

Cornelis Vreeswijk {{Audio|sv-Cornelis_Vreeswijk.ogg|Swedish pronunciation}}, {{Audio|nl-Cornelis Vreeswijk.ogg|Dutch pronunciation}} (August 8, 1937 – November 12, 1987) was a singer-songwriter, poet and actor who was born in IJmuiden in the Netherlands but moved to Sweden with his parents in 1949, at the age of twelve. He trained as a social worker and hoped to become a journalist but became instead a musician whose idiosyncratic humor and social engagement are still gaining him new fans.

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August 8 - 1937 - November 12 - 1987 - Singer-songwriter - Poet - Actor - IJmuiden - Netherlands - Sweden - 1949 - Social worker - Journalist

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