Bonnie St. Claire (born Bonje Cornelia Swart, 18 November 1949) is a Dutch singer and actress who has a recording history that began in the 1960s and continued into the 1990s. She was part of the trio Bonnie, Debbie & Rosy, and part of the duo with José Hoebee.
Life and career
St. Claire was born as Bonje Cornelia Swart in Rozenburg on 18 November 1949. She was born on a boat and is the daughter of a barge skipper. Her career began in 1966 when at a Peter Koelewijn concert, she was invited to come up on stage and sing with him.muziekweb Bonnie St. Claire, Biografie
In 1970 she had a hit with "I Won't Stand Between Them", which peaked at no. 6 in the Netherlands and spent eleven weeks in the charts.Dutch Charts I Won't Stand Between Them In 1979, she was part of a trio called Bonnie, Debbie & Rosy who released a single called "Oh Boy", which was written and produced by Peter Koelewijn.Swedishcharts.com Bonnie, Debbie & Rosy - Oh Boy (song) In addition to herself, the trio included Debbie, aka Ria Schildmeyer, and Rosy Pereira.Muziek Encyclopedie Biografie DebbieNLDiscografie.nl Bonnie St. Claire She had a string of hits in the Netherlands, including Dokter Bernhard (1976), Pierrot (1980), Bonnie kom je buiten spelen (1980) and Vlieg nooit te hoog (1981). She also scored a hit with a translation of the Bette Midler song The Rose, which translates as De Roos (1980). Later St. Claire would join José Hoebee as part of the duo Bonnie & José and would have a degree of success in the Netherlands. The two singers were under the same management and they soon became friends and started socializing with each other. In 1984 they enjoyed a Top 40 hit with "Cassandra", which had previously been recorded by ABBA. They also recorded an album of Abba songs, which was approved by Björn Ulvaeus.Stars of 80s Dance Pop – The European Edition By James ArenaNLDiscografie.nl Bonnie & José
In 2010, St. Claire and Gerard Joling had a hit in the Netherlands with "Morgen Wordt Alles Anders" as Bonnie & Gerard. The song peaked at no. 2 and spent nine weeks in the charts.Dutch Charts Bonnie & Gerard - Morgen wordt alles andersSongteksten.net Gerard Joling Morgen Wordt Alles Anders Discography Singles Original Title Meaning in English Year Date of entry(date-month-year) Peak Weeks Notes "Tame Me Tiger" — 1967 25-11-1967 tip — as Bonny St. Claire with The Jets "Tame Me Tiger" — 1967 30-12-1967 tip — as Bonny St. Claire with The Jets "Let Me Come Back Home, Mama" — 1969 17-05-1969 24 6 as Bonny St. Claire; #29 in the Hilversum 3 Top 30 "I Won't Stand Between Them" — 1970 05-09-1970 5 14 #6 in the Hilversum 3 Top 30 "Mañana Mañana" — 1972 29-04-1972 11 8 #8 in the Daverende 30 "Clap your hands and stamp your feet" — 1972 16-12-1972 3 12 with Unit Gloria; #3 in the Daverende 30 "Waikiki Man" — 1973 19-05-1973 4 9 with Unit Gloria; #5 in the Daverende Dertig; AlarmschijfVoulez-vous (Yes I Do, I Love You)" — 1974 30-03-1974 21 6 with Unit Gloria; #23 in the Daverende 30 "Rocco (Don't Go) (Live)" — 1975 04-10-1975 28 5 with Unit Gloria and Peter Koelewijn "Een heel gelukkig kerstfeest" "A Very Happy Christmas" 1975 27-12-1975 10 3 with various artists; #12 in the Nationale Hitparade "Rocky" — 1976 22-05-1976 1 11 with Don Mercedes; #1 in the Nationale Hitparade "Dokter Bernhard" "Doctor Bernhard" 1976 10-07-1976 7 8 with Ron Brandsteder; #6 in the Nationale Hitparade "Ik ben gelukkig zonder jou" "I Am Happy Without You" 1976 25-12-1976 6 9 #19 in the Nationale Hitparade "Stop Me" — 1977 19-02-1977 tip — "(Don't Let Them) Stop the Music" — 1978 — — — Not a hit "Het grote sprookjeslied" "The Great Fairytale Song" 1979 26-01-1980 24 5 with various artists; #16 in the Nationale Hitparade "Pierrot" — 1980 24-05-1980 5 11 #8 in the Nationale Hitparade "Bonnie kom je buiten spelen" "Bonnie, Are You Coming Out to Play" 1980 25-10-1980 19 8 #13 in the Nationale Hitparade "De roos (The Rose)" "The Rose" 1980 03-01-1981 26 5 #23 in the Nationale Hitparade "Merlijn" "Merlin" 1981 30-05-1981 33 3 #18 in the Nationale Hitparade "Vlieg nooit te hoog" "Never Fly Too High" 1981 10-10-1981 34 4 #16 in the Nationale Hitparade "Een kind een kind" "A Child, a Child" 1982 10-04-1982 tip — with various artists "Vreemdeling" "Stranger" 1982 15-05-1982 tip — #36 in the Nationale Hitparade "I Won't Stand Between Them" — 1982 18-12-1982 tip — "Verder valt 't wel mee (Avec simplicité)" "Otherwise It's Not That Bad" 1983 19-03-1983 tip — with Benny Neyman "Sla je arm om me heen" "Put Your Arm Around Me" 1983 30-07-1983 13 7 #11 in the Nationale Hitparade "Kwart voor één (The Child in Me)" "Quarter to One" 1983 17-12-1983 tip18 — #45 in the Nationale HitparadeCassandra" — 1984 07-07-1984 24 5 as Bonnie & José; #19 in the Nationale Hitparade "Zoals vrienden doen (The Way Old Friends Do)" "As Friends Do" 1985 30-08-1985 36 4 as Bonnie & José; #18 in the Nationale Hitparade "Doe alles nog een keer over" "Do It All Over Again" 1985 05-10-1985 tip15 — Dutch version of "Kiss You All Over" "Waarom (Move On)" "Why" 1985 21-12-1985 — — as Bonnie & José; #35 in the Nationale Hitparade "Het lijkt of ik droom" "It Seems Like I'm Dreaming" 1988 14-05-1988 — — Dutch version of "I Close My Eyes and Count to Ten" "Happy Xmas / Gelukkig kerstfeest" "Happy Christmas" 1988 10-12-1988 35 3 with various artists "Morgen wordt alles anders" "Tomorrow Everything Will Be Different" 1991 29-06-1991 17 8 #12 in the Nationale Top 100 "Zeven jaren" "Seven Years" 1991 07-09-1991 32 3 #21 in the Nationale Top 100 "Douwe" — 1992 01-02-1992 — — #63 in the Nationale Top 100 "'n Engel als jij" "An Angel Like You" 1995 25-02-1995 tip21 — as Bonnie & José "Haven/Masker af" "Harbour / Mask Off" 1997 — — — "Geef ons nog een keer een kans" "Give Us One More Chance" 2008 — — — "Morgen wordt alles anders (Live)" "Tomorrow Everything Will Be Different" 2010 03-08-2010 — — with Gerard Joling "Anders" "Different" 2011 10-2011 — — with David Vandyck
References
External links "Herinnering" by Bonnie & José: 30th anniversary
Bonnie St. Claire discography