Julio Bernardo Euson (born April 12, 1941), professionally known as Euson, is an

Aruba Aruba ( , , ), officially the Country of Aruba ( nl, Land Aruba; pap, Pais Aruba) is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands physically located in the mid-south of the Caribbean Sea, about north of the Venezuela peninsula of ...

n-Dutch singer, songwriter and occasional actor.

Biography

Euson formed his first band aging just twelve years. After winning a number of amateur talent contests on Aruba he tried his luck and emigrated to the Netherlands in 1962. Besides accepting a job at he joined the

beat Beat, beats or beating may refer to: Common uses * Patrol, or beat, a group of personnel assigned to monitor a specific area ** Beat (police), the territory that a police officer patrols ** Gay beat, an area frequented by gay men * Battery ( ...

groups ''The Scarlets'' from The Hague, changing to the Rotterdam

garage rock Garage rock (sometimes called garage punk or 60s punk) is a raw and energetic style of rock and roll that flourished in the mid-1960s, most notably in the United States and Canada, and has experienced a series of subsequent revivals. The sty ...

band ''Kreole Kats'' which renamed to ''Julio uson& the Kreole Kats''. Meeting

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...

musicians

Chris Hinze Christiaan Herbert "Chris" Hinze (born June 30, 1938, Hilversum, Netherlands) is a Dutch jazz and New age flautist. Life an work Hinze initially performed publicly as a pianist until the mid-1960s, when he began studying flute at the Royal Con ...

, flute player, and

Cees Schrama Cees () is a Dutch masculine given name, a short form of Cornelis. Since, as in English, the letter "c" before "e" is normally pronounced in Dutch, the alternative spelling Kees is more common. Notable people named Cees include: * Cees Andriess ...

, keyboardist and some former members of ''The Lords'', formerly the supporting group of singer

Rob de Nijs Rob de Nijs (born 26 December 1942) is a Dutch singer and actor, active since the 1960s. Biography 1962–1968 De Nijs, backed by The Lords, won a talent-contest in 1962 and released his first single in 1962, " Ritme van de Regen". In 1965 D ...

in 1967 resulted in cooperating as ''Stax'', the supporting group of J.B. Euson. In 1970 however Hinze opted for a solo career, while Schrama started organizing ''Sesjun'' jazz sessions and festivals in Loosdrecht, radio presentation work, and his own instrumental jazzrock group ''Casey & the Pressure Group'', leaving Euson no other choice than going solo. Euson then became famous in the early 1970s in the Netherlands and in Latin America. With his producer Hans van Baaren he recorded and had a hit with

Both Sides, Now "Both Sides, Now" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. First recorded by Judy Collins, it appeared on the US singles chart during the fall of 1968. The next year it was included on Mitchell's album ''Clouds'', and became one of ...

. In 1971 he represented, together with

Ben Cramer Ben Cramer (born Bernardus Kramer; 17 February 1947) is a Dutch singer who represented the Netherlands in the 1973 Eurovision Song Contest. Music career Early years Cramer was born in Amsterdam. He made his television debut in 1966 with his ...

, the Netherlands at the

Golden Orpheus The Golden Orpheus ( bg, Златният Орфей, ''Zlatniyat Orfey'') was an international song contest, held annually from 1965 to 1999 in Sunny Beach, Bulgaria. Alongside its Bulgarian pop song competition, the festival’s rules and regula ...

song contest in Bulgaria. Later in 1971 Euson and

Lenny Kuhr Helena Hubertina Johanna "Lenny" Kuhr (born 22 February 1950) is a Dutch singer-songwriter. Career In 1967, she started a singing career in the Netherlands, performing songs in the French chanson tradition. In 1969, she represented the Neth ...

took part in the

Sopot International Song Festival The Sopot International Song Festival or Sopot Festival (later called ''Sopot Music Festival Grand Prix'', ''Sopot Top of the Top Festival'' from 2012–13 and ''Polsat Sopot Festival'' in 2014) is an annual international song contest held in So ...

, a musical festival and song contest in Poland. Euson was the winner of the

Viña del Mar International Song Festival , image = , caption =Overture to the closing night of LI Viña del Mar International Song Festival (2010) , location =Viña del Mar, Chile , years_active =1960-present , founders = , dates =3rd week of February , ...

in Chile in 1972 where he represented the Netherlands with the song 'Julie' written and composed by himself. In 1973 together with

Oscar Harris Oscar Harris (born 30 November 1943) is a Surinamese singer. He was among the best known Surinamese musicians in the Netherlands during the 1970s and 1980s. Harris moved to Amsterdam to study architecture in 1963, and founded Oscar Harris and T ...

, he represented the Netherlands again at the Golden Orpheus song contest in Bulgaria. Euson is known especially in this period of time for his pop and soul ballads like '

', 'Julie', which shared the

Zilveren Harp The Zilveren Harp (Silver Harp) is a Dutch award given annually to promising musical talent. The award is very prestigious and winners are chosen by a different jury each year. The Zilveren Harp is given by the foundation "Buma Cultuur", which aims ...

in 1973, and 'Leon'. The beauty of his voice is internationally recognized as in the nineties he is added to the

Karen Carpenter Karen Anne Carpenter (March 2, 1950 – February 4, 1983) was an American singer and drummer, who formed half of the sibling duo the Carpenters alongside her older brother Richard. With a distinctive three-octave contralto range, she was praise ...

memorial list, ''The Worlds Most Beautiful Voices: The Ultimate Hall of Fame''. In 1977 Euson, experiencing a fade into the unknown, accompanied by his Polish wife Stanka Matić and manager

Peter Kok Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a sur ...

left the Netherlands and moved to the USA. When they didn't succeed over there as well, in 1978 they moved on to Chile, knowing Euson's 1972 song contest victory was granting them access to success. They founded a radio station and a production company ''P.J. Productions'', producing Chilean artists. Cultural life in Chile however was suffering from the suppression by the Pinochet military regime. Euson and his wife later moved back to the USA. Euson took up acting in American B-movies. Peter Kok moved back to the Netherlands and became a background musician in theatres. Euson is related to Kizzy.

Discography

Singles

* ''My Plea'' - 1964 * ''Now I Know'' - The Scarlets - 1966 * ''Ooh Pook Pah Doo'' - Julio and the Kreole Kats - 1966 * ''

Amen Amen ( he, אָמֵן, ; grc, ἀμήν, ; syc, ܐܡܝܢ, ; ar, آمين, ) is an Abrahamic declaration of affirmation which is first found in the Hebrew Bible, and subsequently found in the New Testament. It is used in Jews, Jewish, Christia ...

'' - 1967 * '' True Love'' - 1967 * ''I Want You Around Me'' - J.B. Euson & Stax - 1968 * ''A Fool For You'' - J.B. Euson & Stax - 1970 * ''

Born on the Bayou "Born on the Bayou" (1969) is the first track on Creedence Clearwater Revival's second album, '' Bayou Country'', released in 1969. It was released as the B-side of the single "Proud Mary" that reached No. 2 on the '' Billboard'' charts. The s ...

'' - 1970 * ''My Purpose In Life'' - 1970 * ''

'' - 1970 - #7 in January, 1971 * ''I Need You To Turn To'' - 1971 * ''Crimson Eyes'' - 1972 * ''Julie'' - 1972 * ''Angelina'' b/w ''Put Your Trust In The Lord'' - 1972 * ''Dirty Lady'' - 1973 * ''Life Is On My Side'' - #20 in July, 1973 * '' Our Last Song Together'' - 1973 * ''Leon'' - #14 in May/June, 1974 * '' Sweet Surrender'' - 1974 * ''Shadow Of Love'' - 1974 * ''I Use The Soap'' - 1974 - #30 in January, 1975 * ''Midnight Blue'' - 1976 * ''Four And Twenty Hours'' - 1976 * ''Canta Libre'' - 1977

Albums

* ''J.B. Euson Live At Club 67'' - J.B. Euson & Stax - 1967 * ''Both Sides Now'' - 1971 * ''Euson'' - 1972 * ''Life Is On My Side'' - 1973 * ''Better Days'' - 1974 * ''Favourites Of The Fifties'' - 1974 * ''Sweet Surrender'' - 1975 * ''Midnight Blue'' - 1976 * ''The Best Of Euson'' (

compilation album A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several Performing arts#Performers, performers. If by one artist, then generally the tr ...

) - 1976 * ''The Best Of ...'' (compilation album) - 1987

Filmography

Source: *''

The Brothers Grimm The Brothers Grimm ( or ), Jacob (1785–1863) and Wilhelm (1786–1859), were a brother duo of German academics, philologists, cultural researchers, lexicographers, and authors who together collected and published folklore. They are among the ...

'' (2001) *'' Virus Man'' (2001)

References

{{Authority control 1941 births Living people Dutch male singers Aruban singers People from Oranjestad, Aruba Aruban people of African descent