Dutch singer. Born in The Hague on February 23, 1948. Died on April 4, 2010 due a heart attack during a surgery she had after a fall.

She’s the mother of singer Jan van der Toorn. When gay marriage was legalized in 2001, she was the first Dutch celebrity to marry a same-sex partner (her long-time girlfriend Andresina van der Kaap, who has changed her name to Andrea van der Toorn).