Birth name Cornelis Pieters Instruments Double bass Also known as Carlo Pietro Name Manke Nelis | Genres Levenslied Role Singer Associated acts Johnny Meijer | |
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Born February 16, 1919
Amsterdam, Netherlands ( 1919-02-16 ) Died October 8, 1993, Amsterdam, Netherlands Albums Dureco Wolkenserie, Volume 50, Manke Nelis Similar People Johnny Meijer, Johnny Jordaan, Tante Leen, Willy Alberti, Dolf Brouwers | ||
Occupation(s) Bass player, singer | ||
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Manke Nelis, born Cornelis Pieters, was a Dutch singer in the levenslied genre.
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Career
Manke Nelis was born in Amsterdam on 16 December 1919 and began his musical career as a bass player, often accompanying his brother-in-law, accordionist Johnny Meijer. In the 1950s he performed under the stage name Carlo Pietro and started singing the Amsterdam levenslied. A motorcycle accident in France and a subsequent medical error cost him a leg; he reportedly spent the more than 100,000 guilders he received as compensation within a year. His biggest hit was "Kleine Jodeljongen" in 1987.
In 1987 he narrowly survived a bus crash on an American tour with Dutch artists, near San Diego. He died of cancer 8 October 1993, at age 73.
Legacy
A statue of Manke Nelis was placed on the Johnny Jordaan Square off the Elandsgracht, in the company of statues for Johnny Jordaan, Tante Leen, and Johnny Meijer.