Ron Link (

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, 22 September 1979) is a Dutch singer and actor in musical theatre.

Career

He began his career as a model for a sauna promotion. In 2004, he competed in the Dutch version '' Idols'' where he managed to reach the final 10 but was ultimately voted off in the third round, making him the eighth finalist. Since then he has made numerous appearances on television programs in the Netherlands. In 2006, he was chosen in the TV show ''Wie Wordt Tarzan?'' (Who is going to be Tarzan?) to play Tarzan in the Dutch version of

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/ref> The program had one of the highest audience shares of any television program in the Netherlands. Link is played the role in the Netherlands and continued with the production when it moved to

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. In preparing for the role, Link got to work with such notable artists as

Phil Collins Philip David Charles Collins (born 30 January 1951) is an English singer, musician, songwriter, record producer and actor. He was the drummer and lead singer of the rock band Genesis and also has a career as a solo performer. Between 1982 and ...

. In 2007, he was awarded with the Nashuatec Musical Award (John Kraaijkamp Musical Award) for new musical talent. Link was seen in cabaret group Purple in 2011. In 2012, he competed on season 3 of '' The Voice of Holland'', where he was chosen to be on Trijntje Oosterhuis' team. In 2013, he was performing as lead singer of the Dutch band Colibri.

Personal life

Link was in a committed relationship with fellow ''Idol'' star

Jamai Loman Jamai Johannes Loman (born 30 June 1986) is a Dutch singer, musical actor and presenter who was the winner of the first series of '' Idols'', the Dutch variant of ''Pop Idol''. Biography Loman (at that time living with his parents and two elder ...

from 2004 when they met on the program,Jamai - Come over and see Jamai at Madame Tussauds Amsterdam!
/ref> but they broke up in 2008.

References

External links

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Official fan club website

1979 births Living people People from Nijmegen Dutch gay actors Dutch gay musicians Dutch LGBT singers Dutch male musical theatre actors Gay singers The Voice (franchise) contestants 21st-century Dutch male singers {{Dutch-singer-stub