Cor Bakker (born 19 August 1961) is a Dutch
pianist
A pianist ( , ) is an individual musician who plays the piano. Since most forms of Western music can make use of the piano, pianists have a wide repertoire and a wide variety of styles to choose from, among them traditional classical music, ja ...
.
Bakker was born at
Landsmeer
Landsmeer () is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.
Population centres
The municipality of Landsmeer consists of the three villages: Den Ilp, Landsmeer, Purmerland.
Topography
''Dutch topographic ...
. He rose to fame playing in ''
De Schreeuw van De Leeuw'', a television show starring
Paul de Leeuw
Paul Henri de Leeuw (born 26 March 1962) is a Dutch television comedian, singer and actor.
De Leeuw gained national fame in the late eighties and early nineties with television shows for broadcasting company VARA. Though satire was only a part ...
He has had his own Radio Show called ''Music Minded'', which he continued on television titled ''Cor & Co'' from 1996 until 2001. He also hosted ''Cor op Reis'', a
travel documentary
A travel documentary is a documentary film, television program, or online series that describes travel in general or tourist attractions without recommending particular package deals or tour operators. A travelogue film is an early type of travel ...
series.
It was announced in July 2018 that he would participate on the trivia gameshow ''The Smartest Person''.
"Cor Bakker and Cas Jansen in new season The smartest person"
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References
External links
Official website
1961 births
Living people
People from Landsmeer
Dutch pianists
21st-century pianists
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