Louise Johanna (Anneke) Grönloh was a Dutch singer who began her career after winning a talent show. Throughout the 1960s she scored hits, especially with "Brandend Zand", one of the best-selling Dutch songs of all time. She released seven studio albums over a three-year period.
She represented her home country in the 1964 Contest in Copenhagen, Denmark with the song Jij bent mijn leven, which finished in 10th place.
In 2000, Grönloh was named "Singer of the Century" because of the record-breaking sales of "Brandend Zand". In the same year she was also a participant on the television program Big Brother VIPS. In 2006 she released "Anneke and Friends", a DVD of her theater tours. Later that year she was part of the theater tour "Purple 100", replacing Corry Brokken who could not perform due to illness.
On 14 September 2018, Anneke died in her home in Southern France after a short illness.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1964 | |||
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 Hugues Aufray •  Anneke Grönloh •  Arne Bendiksen •  Bjørn Tidmand •  Lasse Mårtenson •  Udo Jürgens •  Rachel •  Matt Monro •  Nora Nova •  Romuald •  António Calvário •  Gigliola Cinquetti •  Sabahudin Kurt •  Anita Traversi •  Robert Cogoi •  Los TNT
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| Songs | |||
| Dès que le printemps revient • Jij bent mijn leven • Spiral • Sangen om dig • Laiskotellen • Warum nur warum? • Le chant de Mallory • I Love the Little Things • Man gewöhnt sich so schnell an das Schöne • Où sont-elles passées • Oração • Non ho l'età • Život je sklopio krug • I miei pensieri • Près de ma rivière • Caracola
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