Researching Willy Sommers
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 206 people with the Sommers surname? In that year Sommers was ranked number 3373 for popularity in the UK. |
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| Did you know that there are currently 247 people with the Sommers surname in the UK? Sommers is now ranked number 3810 for popularity in the UK. |
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Willy Sommers
Willy Sommers (born Willy Jeanne Jean De Gieter in Uccle, Belgium on 9 August 1952) is a Flemish singer and television presenter. He sings Schlager music and is described as an "unsophisticated crooner". His hits include "Zeven Anjers Zeven Rozen" (meaning Seven Carnations, Seven Roses), a hit in Dutch in 1971 which, translated as "Siete rosas, Siete besos" (meaning Seven Roses, Seven Kisses), spent 34 weeks in the Spanish Top 50. Sommers had a relationship in the 1970s with singer Truus (real name Gertrudis Vereecken).
Sommers appeared as himself in episode 9 of season 2 (Reconstructie) of the Netflix production Undercover.
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