Franklin Kroonenberg (born 11 March 1961), known professionally as
Franklin Brown, is a Dutch singer and voice actor. He is known for
representing the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996,
together with Maxine, with the song "De eerste keer".In 1996, Franklin
Brown and Maxine won the Nationaal Songfestival with the song "De
eerste keer". This gave them the right to represent the Netherlands in
the Eurovision Song Contest 1996, held in Oslo, Norway. They finished
in seventh place with 78 points.After the contest, Maxine and Franklin
Brown continued to pursue their own solo careers, only to get back
together in 2005, when Brown founded the supergroup The EuroStars.
Apart from Maxine and Franklin Brown, this group consists of the Dutch
Eurovision representatives Mandy Huydts (of Frizzle Sizzle, 1986),
Marlayne (1999) and Esther Hart (2003).In 2020, Brown participated in
a special Eurovision-themed broadcast of the Dutch television
programme Beste Zangers, in which he performed the song "One Good
Reason" by Marlayne. Franklin Brown Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter