Bonnie St. Claire (born Bonje Cornelia Swart, 18 November 1949) is a
Dutch singer and actress who has a recording history that began in the
1960s and went through to the 1990s. She was part of the trio Bonnie,
Debbie & Rosy, and part of the duo Bonnie & José (nl) with José
Hoebee.St. Claire was born as Bonje Cornelia Swart in Rozenburg on 18
November 1949. She was born on a boat and is the daughter of a barge
skipper. Her career began in 1966 when at a Peter Koelewijn concert,
she was invited to come up on stage and sing with him.In 1970 she had
a hit with "I Won't Stand Between Them" which peaked at No. 6 in the
Netherlands and spent eleven weeks in the charts. In 1979, she was
part of a trio called Bonnie, Debbie & Rosy who released a single
called "Oh Boy" which was written and produced by Peter Koelewijn. In
addition to herself, the trio included Debbie aka Ria Schildmeyer, and
Rosy Pereira. She had a string of hits in the Netherlands, including
Dokter Bernhard (1976), Pierrot (1980), Bonnie kom je buiten spelen
(1980) and Vlieg nooit te hoog (1981). She also scored a hit with a
translation of the Bette Midler song The Rose (song), translates as De
Roos (1980). Later St. Claire would join José Hoebee as part of the
duo Bonnie & José and would have a degree of success in the
Netherlands. The two singers were under the same management and they
soon became friends and started socializing with each other. In 1984
they enjoyed a top 40 hit with "Cassandra" which had previously been
recorded by ABBA. They also recorded an album of Abba songs which was
approved by Björn Ulvaeus.In 2010, St. Claire and Gerard Joling had a
hit in the Netherlands with "Morgen Wordt Alles Anders" as Bonnie &
Gerard. The song peaked at no. 2 and spent nine weeks in the charts.
Dutch singer and actress who has a recording history that began in the
1960s and went through to the 1990s. She was part of the trio Bonnie,
Debbie & Rosy, and part of the duo Bonnie & José (nl) with José
Hoebee.St. Claire was born as Bonje Cornelia Swart in Rozenburg on 18
November 1949. She was born on a boat and is the daughter of a barge
skipper. Her career began in 1966 when at a Peter Koelewijn concert,
she was invited to come up on stage and sing with him.In 1970 she had
a hit with "I Won't Stand Between Them" which peaked at No. 6 in the
Netherlands and spent eleven weeks in the charts. In 1979, she was
part of a trio called Bonnie, Debbie & Rosy who released a single
called "Oh Boy" which was written and produced by Peter Koelewijn. In
addition to herself, the trio included Debbie aka Ria Schildmeyer, and
Rosy Pereira. She had a string of hits in the Netherlands, including
Dokter Bernhard (1976), Pierrot (1980), Bonnie kom je buiten spelen
(1980) and Vlieg nooit te hoog (1981). She also scored a hit with a
translation of the Bette Midler song The Rose (song), translates as De
Roos (1980). Later St. Claire would join José Hoebee as part of the
duo Bonnie & José and would have a degree of success in the
Netherlands. The two singers were under the same management and they
soon became friends and started socializing with each other. In 1984
they enjoyed a top 40 hit with "Cassandra" which had previously been
recorded by ABBA. They also recorded an album of Abba songs which was
approved by Björn Ulvaeus.In 2010, St. Claire and Gerard Joling had a
hit in the Netherlands with "Morgen Wordt Alles Anders" as Bonnie &
Gerard. The song peaked at no. 2 and spent nine weeks in the charts.
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