Willy Dobbe (born 2 January 1944 in
The Hague
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) is a Dutch
television announcer
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Television and other media
Some announcers work in television production, radio or filmmaking, usually providing narrations, ...
and former
television presenter
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. She was the host of the
1970 Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest 1970 was the 15th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest and took place in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS), the ...
and also presented the Dutch national finals for the
1971 *
The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6).
The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history.
Events
Ja ...
and
1972 contests.
Career
Dobbe was born in
The Hague
The Hague ( ; nl, Den Haag or ) is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea. The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and while the official capital of ...
and obtained a degree as
beautician
Cosmetology (from Greek , ''kosmētikos'', "beautifying"; and , ''-logia'') is the study and application of beauty treatment. Branches of specialty include hairstyling, skin care, cosmetics, manicures/pedicures, non-permanent hair removal such as ...
. In 1967 she joined the broadcaster
Nederlandse Omroep Stichting
The Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (; NOS ; English: Dutch Broadcasting Foundation) is one of the broadcasting organisations making up the Netherlands Public Broadcasting system. It has a special statutory obligation to make news and sports program ...
and became a television announcer, which she remained for 5 years before moving to the
TROS
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in 1972.
In 1970, Dobbe was asked to host the
Eurovision Song Contest
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in
Amsterdam
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. She maintained her Eurovision connection for two more years, when she hosted the
Nationaal Songfestival
(; ) was an annual music competition, which was originally organised by the Dutch public broadcaster (NTS), and later by the (NOS) and (TROS). It was staged almost every year between 1956 and 2012 to determine the country's entry for the Eu ...
consecutively in 1971 and 1972. Dobbe also presented programmes such as School TV, WK Allround Dancing, and, most notably, Zevensprong. She remained associated with TV for the next two decades and retired in 1989, to make way for
Linda de Mol
Linda Margaretha de Mol (born 8 July 1964 in Hilversum) is a successful Dutch television presenter and actress in the Netherlands and Germany. She is the sister of TV-producer and Endemol co-founder John de Mol, and has frequently appeared i ...
.
Twice during her career, Dobbe was featured in the Dutch
gossip magazine
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''Story''.
Dutch director
Wim T. Schippers
Willem Theodoor "Wim T." Schippers (; born 1 July 1942) is a Dutch artist, comedian, television director, and voice actor. During the 1960s, he worked mostly as a visual artist, associated with the international Fluxus-movement. As a television w ...
created a fictional "Willy Dobbe plantsoen" (Willy Dobbe park) that figured in several of his satirical programs.
In 1997, a real park was named after her in
Olst
Olst is a town in the Dutch province of Overijssel, about 8 km north of Deventer. It is located in the municipality of Olst-Wijhe.
History
The village was first mentioned in 947 Holsto. The etymology is unknown. Olst is an ''esdorp'' which ...
, with Dobbe and Schippers both being present at its opening.
Heerlen
Heerlen (; li, Heële ) is a city and a municipality in the southeast of the Netherlands. It is the third largest settlement proper in the province of Limburg. Measured as municipality, it is the fourth municipality in the province of Limburg.
...
has been her domicile for most of her life.
See also
*
List of Eurovision Song Contest presenters
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual international song competition, held every year by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) since 1956. This page is a list of people who have acted as presenters of the contest.
Since 1988, it h ...
References
External links
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1944 births
Living people
Dutch television presenters
Mass media people from The Hague
Nationaal Songfestival presenters