Bonnie St. Claire

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 continued into 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, which 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. "Bonny St. Claire – I Surrender / Come Home". Discogs. Retrieved 19 February 2017. "Bonny St. Claire – Kai-Uwe Schmidt / Entweder - Oder". Discogs. Retrieved 19 February 2017. "Bonnie St. Claire – Pierrot". Discogs. Retrieved 19 February 2017. "Bonnie & José – Herinnering". Discogs. Retrieved 19 February 2017. muziekweb Bonnie St. Claire, Biografie Dutch Charts I Won't Stand Between Them Swedishcharts.com Bonnie, Debbie & Rosy - Oh Boy (song) Muziek Encyclopedie Biografie Debbie NLDiscografie.nl Bonnie St. Claire "Bonnie St. Clair on Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 8 December 2019. Stars of 80s Dance Pop – The European Edition By James Arena NLDiscografie.nl Bonnie & José Dutch Charts Bonnie & Gerard - Morgen wordt alles anders Songteksten.net Gerard Joling Morgen Wordt Alles Anders "Herinnering" by Bonnie & José: 30th anniversary Bonnie St. Claire at IMDb Bonnie St. Claire discography