Lenny Kuhr


Helena Hubertina Johanna "Lenny" Kuhr is a Dutch singer-songwriter.

Career

In 1967, she started a singing career in the Netherlands, performing songs in the French chanson tradition. In 1969, she represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest with her composition "De troubadour". She was one of the four winners that year.
In the early seventies, Kuhr was more successful in France than in her home country. She topped the French charts in 1972 with the song "Jesus Christo" and performed in the shows of Georges Brassens.
In 1980, she had her biggest hit in the Netherlands: "Visite", a song she performed together with the French group Les Poppys. She has been releasing records ever since, though without major chart success.
In 1982, Kuhr hosted the Nationaal Songfestival, the Dutch national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest.
Kuhr was one of the artists who recorded the song "Shalom from Holland" as a token of solidarity to the Israeli people, threatened by missiles from Iraq, during the Gulf War in 1991.

Personal life

Kuhr converted to Judaism. She married Rob Frank and has two daughters from an earlier marriage who live in Israel. For a while, she also lived in Israel.

Discography