Jan Boers (1812-1896) was the passionate and beloved director of City Music in Delft. A musician, composer and collector of musical instruments, he belonged to the circle of friends of the Delft entrepreneurial couple Jacques and Agneta van Marken, known for the Gistfabriek (Yeast factory) and the Agnetapark.
Jody Bernal is 18 years old when he remakes the Argentinian summer song ‘Que Si, Que No’ in 2000. The song becomes an international hit and more popular songs like ‘Oh Bambolero’, ‘Un Beso Mas’, ‘Me and You’, ‘Dreams’ and ‘Chica Bonita’ follow. After some ups and downs, Jody Bernal is still very much active in the world of music, both as a successful DJ and singer.
Henk Koorn is the founding member of the successful, originally Delft-based band Hallo Venray. Their very first live performances take place in the Koornbeurs on Cameretten and their breakthrough follows in 1992 with ‘The More I Laugh, The Hornier Due Gets’.
Peter Tettero was the founding member, singer and frontman of Tee-Set. From 1965 onwards, this Delft-based band scored no less than 21 Top 40-hits, including the international nederbeat hit ‘Ma Belle Amie’ and number one hit ‘She likes weeds’.
Delft band De Div (later shortened to Div) is very popular in the Dutch nightlife during the eighties. The band’s success is partly due to Martin Kollaart, owner of record store Plexus on Voldersgracht, as he releases their debut album ‘Stap voor Stap’ (Step by Step) on his independent Plexus-label in 1981.
Robbie (Polle) Eduard (Delft, 1947) is a singer, musician, lyricist and composer; well-known among Nederpop lovers for his hit ‘Ik wil jou’ (I want you), produced by Peter Koelewijn. Polle Eduard first enters the spotlight as a young sixteen year-old guitarist in 1965, when he started playing in the band Tee Set alongside Peter Tetteroo