Rogier van Otterloo

Rogier van Otterloo (1975)

Willem Rogier van Otterloo (11 December 1941 - 29 January 1988) was a Dutch composer and conductor.

Biography

Van Otterloo was the eldest son of the conductor Willem van Otterloo. He composed several soundtracks for Dutch films and in 1980 became conductor of the Metropole Orkest for jazz music in Amsterdam. He conducted five Dutch entries in Eurovision Song Contests: "Amsterdam" (1980), "Het is een wonder" (1981), "Jij en ik" (1982), "Ik hou van jou" (1984) and "Rechtop in de wind" (1987). He has also composed jazz music.

Discography

Filmography

Media offices
Preceded by
Israel Izhak Graziani
Eurovision Song Contest conductor
1980
Succeeded by
Republic of Ireland Noel Kelehan
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