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Gerard Joling
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10141879
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Gerard Joling
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Year
1988
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7 x 9,5 cm
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Gerard Jan (Gerard) Joling (Alkmaar, [1] April 29, 1960) is a Dutch singer and television presenter. In 1988 he was the Dutch participant in the Eurovision Song Contest. In addition to his solo career, Joling is a member of the Toppers. In 1985 he participated in Henny Huisman's Soundmix show. In the final he came third with the song Crying by Don McLean, but thanks to this performance he made his breakthrough, because in the same year he scored several big hits, including Love is in your eyes and Ticket to the tropics. The latter song reached the number 1 position within a short time.
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Gerard Jan (Gerard) Joling (Alkmaar,[1] 29 april 1960) is een Nederlands zanger en televisiepresentator. In 1988 was hij de Nederlandse deelnemer aan het Eurovisiesongfestival. Naast zijn solocarrière is Joling lid van de Toppers.
In 1985 deed hij mee met de Soundmixshow van Henny Huisman. In de finale werd hij derde met het nummer Crying van Don McLean, maar dankzij dit optreden brak hij wel door, want in datzelfde jaar scoorde hij enkele grote hits, waaronder Love is in your eyes en Ticket to the tropics. Het laatste nummer kwam binnen afzienbare tijd op de nummer 1-positie.
