Bojoura

Bojoura, born Raina Gerardina Bojoura van Melzen (15 April 1947), is a folk and pop vocalist, whose greatest success came in the late 1960s and 1970s.

Born in The Hague, The Netherlands, Bojoura was discovered by George Kooymans of the rock band Golden Earring, who went on to write and produce many of her songs. Bojoura scored her first hit in 1967 with the Kooymans ballad "Everybody's Day," and in 1969 charted once more in Europe with her version of the song "Frank Mills" from the Broadway musical Hair. Through the mid-1970s she remained one of the most popular singers in the Netherlands. Bojoura was married to the Dutch drummer , who died in March 2018. Cleuver was a founding member of the progressive rock band Focus.^[1] The opening lines of the hit song, "Chura Liya Hai Tumne" from the 1973 Indian film Yaadon Ki Baaraat were inspired by his song, the title track of If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium.^[2]

Albums so far[]

1967 - Kunst voor Kinderen (for terre des hommes)
1968 - Nightflight Nightsight
1970 - The Beauty of Bojoura (with Focus)
1972 - The Best of Bojoura
1973 - Jesus Christ Superstar
2001 - Everybody's Day

References[]

^ "Bojoura". NME. Retrieved 12 February 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Pandey, Siddhant (September 12, 2017). "Chura Liya Hai to Mehbooba: 7 Bollywood songs that were 'inspired' by others'". inuth. New York City: inuth. Retrieved September 12, 2017.

External links[]

Bojoura Website

[[NME]-1] "Bojoura". NME. Retrieved 12 February 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] Pandey, Siddhant (September 12, 2017). "Chura Liya Hai to Mehbooba: 7 Bollywood songs that were 'inspired' by others'". inuth. New York City: inuth. Retrieved September 12, 2017.

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