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Eddy Christiani
Person · male · Kingdom of the Netherlands · The Hague · born 1918 · died 2016
Dutch guitar player and singer (1918–2016)
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Also known as 埃迪·克里斯蒂
Timeline
4 events✦ Award 2◦ Birth 1† Death 1
1910s
1960s
1970s
2010s
Biography
English biography116 words · 1 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1374684709
Biography
Eduard "Eddy" Christiani (21 April 1918 – 24 October 2016) was a Dutch guitarist, singer, and composer. He was best known for songs like Zonnig Madeira (1938), Ouwe Taaie (1943), Op De Woelige Baren (1948), Kleine Greetje Uit De Polder (1950), Spring Maar Achterop (1952), Daar Bij De Waterkant and Rosemarie Polka (1953). In 1961 he reached the 82nd position with his Spanish-language song Sucu Sucu (1961)
He reminisced about his tricky experiences in the Netherlands of both performing for the occupying Nazis and as a resistance supporter in the TV documentary series The World at War (Episode: Occupation: Holland 1940–1944).
In 2008, his song "Rhythm for You" was included in the video game Fallout 3.
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 | 7 | 44.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 2 | 92.6th |
| Timeline events | 4 | 75.9th |
| Recording span (years) | — | no data |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
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Discography (0 release groups)
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Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Eddy Christiani head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 7 | 44.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 2 | 92.6th |
| Timeline events | 4 | 75.9th |
| Recording span (years) | — | no data |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Golden Harp | won | |
| 1977 | Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau | won |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eddy_Christiani_%281965%29.jpgcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1283058genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1283058seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddy_Christianibiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddy_Christiani
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Dutch musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Jack de Nijs for Anefo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q1283058 · MusicBrainz: 1b3cd804-626c-47c6-9695-04a5bfe6c9c0
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