Thérèse Steinmetz
Dutch singer (born 1933)
Thérèse Steinmetz (born 17 May 1933) is a Dutch singer, best known for her participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967.
Career
Early career
Steinmetz studied at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, and appeared in various theatre, television and film roles before being given her own TV series, Thérèse, in 1966
Eurovision Song Contest
In 1967, Steinmetz sang all six songs in the Dutch Eurovision selection, with "Ring-dinge-ding" being chosen by postcard voting as the winner. Steinmetz went forward to the 12th Eurovision Song Contest, held in Vienna on 8 April, where "Ring-dinge-ding" ended the evening in 14th place of 17 entries, continuing a run of poor Dutch results dating back to 1960.
Later career
In 1970, Steinmetz won the Golden Stag Festival in Braşov, Romania, beating another former Eurovision singer, Lize Marke, into second place. The victory led to her becoming a popular singer in Romania, which she would visit several times, performing a folk music-based repertoire. She had a Top 40 hit, "Geef ze een kans", in the Netherlands in 1974 and made regular television appearances.
Steinmetz has lived for many years in the French Riviera city of Cannes, where she has become a painter and owns and runs an art gallery and workshop.
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