Op 31 jaunuari is Johnny Lion overleden, de zanger die in de jaren zestig vooral bekend werd met zijn hit ‘Sophietje’. Johnny Lion, het pseudoniem van John van Leeuwarden, leed al geruime tijd aan alzheimer en longkanker. Hij is 77 jaar geworden.
Johnny Lion begon zijn carrière in de Haagse band Johnny & His Jewels (bekend geworden als Johnny & The Jumping Jewels). In 1961 scoorde de formatie een nummer 1-hit met ‘Wheels’.
In 1965 ging hij solo verder en brak hij door bij het grote publiek met de hit ‘Sophietje’, een ode aan zijn toenmalige vriendin Sophie van Kleef. Later scoorde hij hits als Tjingeling en Alleen in Lion was niet alleen zanger, maar ook schrijver en acteur. Zijn overlijden is bekendgemaakt door Rob de Nijs, die net als Johnny Lion in Circus Boltini optrad. Vorig jaar was de zanger nog aanwezig bij het jubileumconcert van De Nijs: “Vanavond kwam het trieste bericht dat John na een periode van ziekte is komen te overlijden. John”, aldus De Nijs op Facebook.
Dit is een compilatie van beelden van ’Sophietje’ als een eerbetoon aan Johnny Lion.
On January 31, Johnny Lion, the Dutch singer who became famous in the sixties with his hit ’Sophietje’ died in the age of 77.
Johnny Lion, pseudonym of John van Leeuwarden, had been suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and lung cancer for some time now.
Johnny Lion started his career in The Hague band Johnny & His Jewels (known as Johnny & The Jumping Jewels). In 1961 the formation scored a number 1 hit with ’Wheels’.
In 1965 he continued solo and broke through to the general public with the hit ’Sophietje’, an ode to his former girlfriend Sophie van Kleef. Later he scored hits like ‘Tjingeling’ and ‘Alone in Dallas’.
First broadcast 24 July 1965
With this video we pay hommage today to this popular Dutch singer
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