Harry van Hoof

Dutch conductor, composer and music arranger (1943–2024)

Trea Dobbs

(m. 1967; div. 1991)

Harry van Hoof (16 March 1943 – 1 June 2024) was a Dutch conductor, composer, and music arranger.

Life and career

Van Hoof wrote many successful productions in his name, he had his own production company and he had his first success as an arranger with "Sofie" by Johnny Lion. Van Hoof conducted Dutch entries on 15 occasions for the Eurovision Song Contest: 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, and 1994.

Van Hoof was divorced from singer Trea Dobbs [nl]. He died on 1 June 2024, at the age of 81.^[1]

References

^ "Componist en dirigent Harry van Hoof (81) overleden". NOS (in Dutch). 2 June 2024.

External links

A fully-fledged English biography: http://www.andtheconductoris.eu/index.htm?http://www.eurovisionartists.nl/conductor/dir020.asp?ID=131
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Harry+van+Hoof+Orchestra,+The
http://www.vanhoofprodukties.nl/
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Harry+van+Hoof
Harry van Hoof at IMDb