Jeroen van Merwijk

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Jeroen van Merwijk
Van Merwijk in 2019
Born	(1955-09-11)11 September 1955 Bilthoven, Netherlands
Died	3 March 2021(2021-03-03) (aged 65) Sainte-Juliette, France
Nationality	Dutch
Occupation	comedian, painter and songwriter
Awards	[nl] (2006)

Jeroen van Merwijk (11 September 1955 – 3 March 2021) was a Dutch comedian, painter, and songwriter.^[1][2][3][4]

He had thirteen individual theater tours between 1986 and 2019.^[1][2][3][4]

He wrote the lyrics for the anti-apartheid song Zuid Afrika (1984), which was recorded by Karin Bloemen, who also performed it in front of Nelson Mandela in 1994.^[5][6] He wrote songs for among others: Hans Dorrestijn, , Karin Bloemen, and . His song Dat vinden jongens leuk was awarded the  [nl] in 2006.^[1][2][3][4]

In February 2020, Van Merwijk announced that he had colorectal cancer and cancelled his theater tours. He died in his hometown Sainte-Juliette, France on 3 March 2021, aged 65.^[1][2][3][4] A few days after his death, a sign with lyrics of Van Merwijk was placed at train station Utrecht Centraal to honor him.^[7]

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External links[]

• Jeroen van Merwijk discography at Discogs
• Jeroen van Merwijk at IMDb

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