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Bill van Dijk
Person · male · Kingdom of the Netherlands · Rotterdam · born 1947 · recording since 1982
Dutch actor
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Also known as Bill van Dijke · 比爾·凡·迪克
Timeline
3 events◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1▣ Album 1
1940s
1980s
· Debut release
Debut release: Jij en ik
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
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Biography
English biography209 words · 1 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1338597757
Biography
Willem Edsger "Bill" van Dijk (born 22 December 1947) is a Dutch singer and musical performer.
He is best known for his rendition of the Wilhelmus (the national anthem of the Netherlands), which he performed on countless occasions in football stadiums. Moreover, Van Dijk worked on various musical productions. In 1982, he represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest. His song, "Jij en ikJij en ikSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracksAJij en ik2:49BLeven Is....3:00", written by Dick Bakker (music), Liselore Gerritsen (lyrics) and Peter Schön (musical arrangement), failed to make an impression in Harrogate: it finished 16th with only 8 points.
He performed voices on Sesamstraat, the Dutch co-production of Sesame Street. Van Dijk did the voices of Roosevelt Franklin, Clementine, and many of the rock singers on the show (such as Little Chrissy and Bip Bipadotta). He was active on Sesamstraat until the early 1990s.
Van Dijk portrayed the title character in both the Dutch and Broadway productions of Cyrano: The Musical in the early 1990s. He also played one of the lead roles in the Dutch production of the musical HAIR in the early 1970s, performing in Amsterdam at The Desmet Theatre and touring throughout the country.
He also played Clopin in the Disney movie The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 film) in the Dutch version.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 14 | 70.2th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 2 | 75.7th |
| Studio albums | 1 | 76th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 3 | 73.3th |
| Recording span (years) | 6 | 19.5th |
| Genres | 0 | 0th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (2 release groups · 1 studio albums)
Albums · 1
1988 · studio album
Search SpotifySearch YouTube Music
Tracklist · 46 tracks · 32:27
1Tune “Kortjakje”0:152Twee emmertjes water halen0:303Jan huigen in de ton0:154Klein, klein kleutertje0:305Daar liep een oude vrouw op straat0:466Moriaantje zo zwart als roet0:3871, 2, 3, 4 hoedje van papier0:288Drie kleine kleutertjes1:309Schipper mag ik overvaren0:1810’k Moet dwalen0:5811Het regent, het zegent0:3912In Holland staat een huis1:2013Zagen, zagen0:2414We hebben twee poesjes1:0915Boer wat zeg je van m’n kippen0:3016Het regent op de brug0:2817Vinger in de roet0:1518Hop Marjanneke0:1819’k Zag twee beren1:2720Ik stond laatst voor een poppenkraam0:5221Daantje zou naar school toe gaan0:5222Groen zwanen witte zwanen0:3023Alles in de wind1:1724In een groen groen knolleland0:0725Toen onze mop een mopje was1:2026Er zaten zeven kikkertjes0:2727Groen is ’t gras1:1928In Den Haag daar woont een graaf0:3029Ik zou zo graag een ketting rijgen0:3830Berend Botje0:3431Hop, hop, hop paardje in galop0:2832Mooi ietje fietje1:0033Jan mijne man0:2434Tussen Keulen en Parijs0:2835Jarig Jetje1:1836Daar zat een aapje op een stokje0:2037Ik zei d’r van Jaap0:3838Onder moeders paraplu2:0239De zevensprong0:3740Zeg moeder waar is Jan?0:5241Rijen, rijen, rijen in een wagentje0:4742Vogeltje wiet wiet1:1943Schuitje varen0:2044Draai er het wieletje nog er eens om45Slaap, kindje slaap0:3546Tune “Kortjakje”0:15
Single · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Jij en ikSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 5:49AJij en ik2:49 BLeven Is....3:00 | 1982 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Bill van Dijk head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 14 | 70.2th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 2 | 75.7th |
| Studio albums | 1 | 76th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 3 | 73.3th |
| Recording span (years) | 6 | 19.5th |
| Genres | 0 | 0th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 nl · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bill_van_Dijk_2.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e31bf688-cf4d-4d0e-8ef6-1aeecf9a64cfdiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e31bf688-cf4d-4d0e-8ef6-1aeecf9a64cfcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q862690seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_van_Dijkbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_van_Dijk
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Dutch musicians
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Image: NOS · CC BY-SA 3.0 nl · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q862690 · MusicBrainz: e31bf688-cf4d-4d0e-8ef6-1aeecf9a64cf