Willy Sommers (born Willy Jeanne Jean De Gieter in

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on 9 August 1952) is a

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singer and television presenter. He sings

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and is described as an "unsophisticated

crooner Crooner is a term used to describe primarily male singers who performed using a smooth style made possible by better microphones which picked up quieter sounds and a wider range of frequencies, allowing the singer to access a more dynamic range ...

". His hits include "Zeven Anjers Zeven Rozen" (meaning ''Seven Carnations, Seven Roses''), a hit in

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in 1971 which, translated as "Siete rosas, Siete besos" (meaning ''Seven Roses, Seven Kisses''), spent 34 weeks in the Spanish Top 50. Sommers had a relationship in the 1970s with singer

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(real name Gertrudis Vereecken). Sommers appeared as himself in episode 9 of season 2 (Reconstructie) of the Netflix production ''

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''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sommers, Willy Living people Belgian male singers 1952 births