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Cornelis Vreeswijk

Cornelis Vreeswijk was a Dutch singer-songwriter and poet active in Sweden.

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Known for: Dutch singer-songwriter and poet known for his influential music and poetry in Sweden
Listed under: Swedish Icons

About Cornelis Vreeswijk

Vreeswijk's compositions often focused on themes of love, poverty, and substance abuse. His unique style blended elements of folk, jazz, blues, and bossa nova, which modernized the Scandinavian ballad tradition. In 2010, the Swedish drama film Cornelis, directed by Amir Chamdin, was made about his life. He emigrated to Sweden with his parents in 1949 at the age of twelve. He left school in 1955 and went to sea, where he passed the time playing the blues. He returned to Sweden in 1959. He was educated as a social worker at Stockholm University and hoped to become a journalist, but became increasingly involved in music, performing...

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