Dick Bakker

Dick Bakker (born 23 May 1947 in Blaricum) is a Dutch composer, conductor and music producer. He succeed Rogier van Otterloo as conductor of the Metropole Orkest, between 1991 and 2005.

Bakker has also composed the winning Eurovision Song Contest entry of 1975 for Teach-In and has remained an associate with the Eurovision Song Contest and the Nationaal Songfestival, composing the Dutch entry for the 1982 Event sung by Bill van Dijk and has conducted three Dutch Eurovision entries in 1996, 1997 and 1998. Bakker is also a strong supporter of an orchestra return to the contest.[1]

Bakker has also worked as a studio engineer and arranger Shocking Blue (on Venus), Rudi Carrell and Paloma Blanca.

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