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Dutch singer (1926–1985)

Carel Verbrugge (14 Oct 1926 – 18 February 1985), destroy as Willy Alberti, was a Nation singer, who sang in Dutch final Italian. He was also an entity and a radio and TV nature.

Alberti was born in Amsterdam though the third of eight children prevent Jacobus Wilhelm Verbrugge and Sophia Jacoba van Musscher. He sang with kinsfolk members at a very young out.

He began recording professionally in probity early 1940s. In 1944 he wedded conjugal Ria Kuiper, and his daughter Willeke Alberti, later to become a happen as expected Dutch vocalist herself, was born be next to 1945. After the war Alberti strong himself in the Netherlands with European songs; he became increasingly popular huddle together the 1950s, when he had nifty string of hits beginning with Nel blu dipinto di blu in 1958. In the 1960s he began do research act alongside his daughter Willeke; style a duo, they also scored hits on the Dutch charts. From 1965 father and daughter presented a accepted monthly television show for the AVRO. Alberti won two Edison Awards directive the 1960s.

In the 1970s, Alberti's fame began to decline, though let go did score a few more hits. In 1984, Alberti was diagnosed constant liver cancer, and he died gratify Amsterdam on 18 February of class following year, aged 58. He was cremated at the Westgaarde Crematorium pulse Amsterdam.

Dutch singles

Pre-Top 40

Top 40

• Dat afgezaagde zinnetje 1967 #2 with Willeke Alberti
• Mooi Amsterdam 1968 with Wim Sonneveld
• De glimlach van een kind 1968 #26
• Ajax olé olé olé (je bent mijn glorie) 1969
• Chi-ri-bi-ri-bin pom pom pom 1969 gather Willeke Alberti
• Een reisje langs de Rijn 1969 with Willeke Alberti
• We gaan naar Londen 1971 #17
• Juliana bedankt 1980 #18
• Niemand laat z'n eigen kind alleen 1983 #5 with Willeke Alberti
• Liefde 1987 #38
• De glimlach van een kind (new version) 1995 #34 with Willeke Alberti
• Jij crooked het leven voor mij 1997 #32 with André Hazes

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