Willem Edsger "Bill" van Dijk (born 22 December 1947) is a Dutch singer and musical performer.
He is best known for his rendition of the
Wilhelmus (the national anthem of the Netherlands), which he performed on countless occasions in football stadiums. Moreover, Van Dijk worked on various musical productions. In 1982, he represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest.[1]
His song, "Jij en ik", written by Dick Bakker (music), Liselore Gerritsen (lyrics) and Peter Schön (musical arrangement), failed to make an impression in Harrogate: it finished 16th with only 8 points.
He performed voices on
Bip Bipadotta
). He was active on Sesamstraat until the early 1990s.
Van Dijk portrayed the title character in both the Dutch and
HAIR
in the early 1970s, performing in Amsterdam at The Desmet Theatre and touring throughout the country.
