Willy van Hemert (29 March 1912 â€" 26 June 1993) was a Dutch actor
and theatre and television director, but is best known as a songwriter
who penned two winning Dutch songs for the Eurovision Song Contest.Van
Hemert was born in Utrecht in 1912 as Willem Catharinus van Hemert. He
attended the Bonifacius School in Utrecht. He studied drama and
(briefly) law.In 1955 Van Hemert adapted William Inge's Come Back,
Little Sheba for Dutch television. Two years later, in 1957, he wrote
the lyrics for the winning song at the 1957 Eurovision Song Contest,
"Net als toen", performed by Corry Brokken. Two years later Van Hemert
won the Contest in Cannes, with the song "Een beetje", performed by
Teddy Scholten. Van Hemert also wrote the lyrics for the Dutch entry
the following year when the contest was staged in London (as The
Netherlands had hosted the 1958 Edition). The song was called "Wat een
geluk" and was performed by Rudi Carrell. Willy van Hemert Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter